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(Message started by: r33per on Sep 17^th, 2007, 5:26pm)

Title: Facelift front bumper (or not!!)
Post by r33per on Sep 17^th, 2007, 5:26pm

Well, it was quite amazing really. I was just parking in town and all of a sudden the 4x4 infront of me grew a towbar! Suddenly, like the 'tongue' of the Alien, it lashed out and made a gaping hole in my front bumper (http://www.bowlerwell.net/images/P9170018.JPG, 2592x1944). Amazing...

Needless to say, I need a replacement. I have a 1998 S Reg facelift saloon, Auralis Blue.

Stu

Title: Re: Facelift front bumper
Post by Highlander on Sep 17^th, 2007, 5:40pm

Thats not a facelift bumper, thats the pre-facelift (easier to find a replacement though) :)

I'd be tempted to try a repair to that though, its not it too bad a position

Title: Re: Facelift front bumper
Post by r33per on Sep 17^th, 2007, 5:52pm

on 09/17/07 at 17:40:59, Highlander wrote:

Thats not a facelift bumper, thats the pre-facelift (easier to find a replacement though) :)

Interesting. So even though I have a facelift model, it is not the facelift bumper?

Dude, I couldn't repair this sort of thing if my life depended on it. Local bodyshop the best place?

Title: Re: Facelift front bumper (or not!!)
Post by Highlander on Sep 17^th, 2007, 6:14pm

Thats not a facelift car you have going by the picture

Title: Re: Facelift front bumper (or not!!)
Post by r33per on Sep 17^th, 2007, 6:18pm

:o :o :o :o

I'm shocked...

Title: Re: Facelift front bumper (or not!!)
Post by Highlander on Sep 17^th, 2007, 6:20pm

what year was it built? I see it was registered as a S in 98 but probably is an earler build date.

does it have the chrome on the rear rights?
middle headrest and full seatbelt on the rear seat?

Title: Re: Facelift front bumper (or not!!)
Post by r33per on Sep 17^th, 2007, 8:40pm

does it have the chrome on the rear rights? Yes

middle headrest and full seatbelt on the rear seat? No to both

Title: Re: Facelift front bumper (or not!!)
Post by Highlander on Sep 17^th, 2007, 8:52pm

Its a prefacelift

The facelift was introduced November 97 so it must have sat in the dealers from before then until August 98 until it was registered..

There are quite a few T and V regs, a couple of W reg's and even a Y reg in the North West ;) but none were built after mid 98

Title: Re: Facelift front bumper (or not!!)
Post by r33per on Sep 17^th, 2007, 9:04pm

Thanks for the clarification :)

You reckon I'd be better off with a fix it, as opposed to a replace it?

Title: Re: Facelift front bumper (or not!!)
Post by Scorpio_Mike on Sep 17^th, 2007, 9:46pm

Pah ! Easy fix - my old Granada Scorpio had a damaged bumper - I used 'No-Nails', some thin styrene plastic sheet which I got from a model shop to fill the hole, stuck to the inside of the bumper with the No-Nails and then some good ol' body filler. Rub down and paint. Reckon the repair was stronger than the rest of the bumper. :)

Warning about No-Nails - if you use the super strength stuff, use disposable gloves as if it gets on your fingers and dries it doesn't want to come off...I speak from experience :-[

Title: Re: Facelift front bumper (or not!!)
Post by r33per on Sep 18^th, 2007, 9:01am

Well, I guess I can but give it a go.

Thanks for the assistance, guys.

Stu

Title: Re: Facelift front bumper (or not!!)
Post by Highlander on Sep 18^th, 2007, 9:25am

Heres a facelift Stuart, different Beastie altogether..
Spot the difference in the bumper with the built in vents beside the lights, darker headlights and altered grille

http://i14.tinypic.com/63seatv.jpg
http://i15.tinypic.com/680s16r.jpg

Title: Re: Facelift front bumper (or not!!)
Post by peteHull on Sep 18^th, 2007, 9:48am

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I repaired one off my old car by cutting an old piece of bumper into thin strips and using them as welding rods to weld the peices back together, I used a high capacity electric soldering iron to melt the 'rod' into the gap after first removing all the paint from the edges. By careful persiverance I was able to completely rebuild the N/s of the bumper and after my latest fiasco where a woman has smashed my present car the repaired bumper is serving as a temporary replacement..... The car goes in today for repairs....

Any other info required? just holler out.... :D

hth pete

Title: Re: Facelift front bumper (or not!!)
Post by Highlander on Sep 18^th, 2007, 10:14am

Superglue does the job too ;)

Title: Re: Facelift front bumper (or not!!)
Post by Baz on Sep 19^th, 2007, 10:40pm

not hitting something is better though!!

Title: Re: Facelift front bumper (or not!!)
Post by Highlander on Sep 19^th, 2007, 11:11pm

Now thats just bad! but funny ;D

Title: Re: Facelift front bumper (or not!!)
Post by peteHull on Sep 20^th, 2007, 6:41am

on 09/19/07 at 22:40:38, Baz wrote:

not hitting something is better though!!

[] BUT

Tell me about it.... or other people hitting it... GRRR... boo hoo.... almost makes you want to laugh doesn't it?

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Title: Re: Facelift front bumper (or not!!)
Post by r33per on Sep 20^th, 2007, 12:55pm

on 09/19/07 at 22:40:38, Baz wrote:

not hitting something is better though!!

HE HIT ME!

The fact that his car was stationary is a mere detail...

Title: Re: Facelift front bumper (or not!!)
Post by r33per on Dec 1^st, 2007, 10:37pm

Well, :-[ in an incredible moment of talent, my bumper is now entirely minced, along with the two offside light clusters. They currently bandaged together with Duct tape , superglue and a poly-pocket...

Anyone got any of these going spare? Colour of bumper is not an issue, although Auralis Blue is preferable.

Thanks, and sorry if the thought of a bashed Scorpio makes you wince...

Stu

Title: Re: Facelift front bumper (or not!!)
Post by TRACEYS_LIMO on Dec 3^rd, 2007, 8:01am

if you cant find a bumper you might think about getting a whole car and taking off what you want :) you never know when a post or rhino will hit the rear

Title: Re: Facelift front bumper (or not!!)
Post by RichardMS on Dec 5^th, 2007, 9:04am

Have you checked the paint code, It looks like Cuirass in the pic, Auralis is slightly lighter.

Title: Re: Facelift front bumper (or not!!)
Post by r33per on Dec 7^th, 2007, 4:57pm

on 12/03/07 at 08:01:08, TRACEYS_LIMO wrote:

if you cant find a bumper you might think about getting a whole car and taking off what you want :) you never know when a post or rhino will hit the rear

I was thinking so, but the only ones available are in Englandshire. In up in NE Scotland!!!

Title: Re: Facelift front bumper (or not!!)
Post by r33per on Dec 7^th, 2007, 4:58pm

on 12/05/07 at 09:04:30, RichardMS wrote:

Have you checked the paint code, It looks like Cuirass in the pic, Auralis is slightly lighter.

Forgive my noobness, but where can I double-check the paint code?

Title: Re: Facelift front bumper (or not!!)
Post by Snoopy on Dec 7^th, 2007, 7:00pm

YEs you can check it ALL HERE (http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/vinno.htm)