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Which do you prefer?

Old-school plastic bumper kit
5 (83.3%)
Modern Bis-style plastic kit
1 (16.7%)

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Gordan

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Going old-school...
« on: December 23, 2008, 10:49:20 PM »
Heres the deal, the car im going to get for a spare box is supposed to have these old plastic bumpers, so im thinking of putting em on my bis, as i now have the new stop light clusters with reversing lights (which need some modification...) i dont need the bis ones, the only problem i can see is that the bis side plastic thingys are lower than these old ones, so dk how to cover up the holes...  :-
the third option was ofcourse the prettiest ones, the chrome bumpers, but i cannot seem to find a pair, and then id have to cover the holes on the doors, and then paint the doors, which is rather a pain in the ar*e... :p

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Re: Going old-school...
« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2008, 06:36:38 PM »
I don't mind the newer 'wrap' round type plastic bumpers either. The BIS bumpers look cool, makes the bottom of the car look streamlined. A touch of sportiness. But nothing beats chrome bars: the way light shines off it, and how the lines on the road reflect off them (and there's something to polish on the car as well :) )
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Re: Going old-school...
« Reply #2 on: December 26, 2008, 02:40:31 AM »
Gordon, if your thinking old school, you have to go down either the chrome bumper or no bumper route.....go on, fill the holes...you know you want to......... 8)
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Re: Going old-school...
« Reply #3 on: December 26, 2008, 05:18:10 PM »
Hy, yes i really want to, but i dont know how to  :oops: :oops:
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Re: Going old-school...
« Reply #4 on: December 26, 2008, 07:02:26 PM »
I agree, chrome or none is really the only way to go. Plastic or plastic? Naaaaa :-X

Gordan

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Re: Going old-school...
« Reply #5 on: December 26, 2008, 08:46:15 PM »
 :P
thats just the thing, everyone is going chrome its getting kinda boring...  ::)
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Re: Going old-school...
« Reply #6 on: December 26, 2008, 10:08:58 PM »
I have stuck to plastic as I am too poor at the moment to get chrome.

I thought it would fail an MOT test without bumpers. :oops:
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Re: Going old-school...
« Reply #7 on: December 28, 2008, 10:45:41 PM »
you can make the old bumpers look better by fitting them so they sit closer to the bodywork after giving them a good refurb of course . but then again the bis bumpers are okay , but the cars look so much better without any ..

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Re: Going old-school...
« Reply #8 on: December 28, 2008, 11:14:51 PM »
well i found a pair of new ones in Serbia for 38€ each, plus they have those side plastic that comes with them, but only the aft ones... gotta save some cash now...

p.s. theese guys i mentioned have most of the parts for 126es including BISes, ive already ordered some relays, carb choke plastic parts, and front white indicators. theyre quite cheap and i think they ship world wide...
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http://glavasevic.com/prodaja/index.php?osCsid=cdb0fb06c6b059f56fbcbde780c3c392
the wep page is in Serbian and ill gladly translate anything you might need...  ;)
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