I actually have mine bolted in the same spot using three bolts. The PO must have done this as the side clips (white ovals attached to the fender) were broken. I put new clips on but they broke off again. I'm wondering if there is some way to bolt the clips on to the fender so the sides of the bumpers aren't flapping around.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark Reda Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 6:29 PM To: a2list Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] Question About Big Bumper Clips Just be sure you're mounting a big bumper on a big bumper rebar. Small bumpers and big bumpers use essentially the same rebars except the tow hooks are located in different spots, and it won't mount unless you cut off the tow hook on the small bumper rebar. I tried to mount a big bumper on a small bumper rebar and it wouldn't stay on, then all the clips broke. 2 years ago I had my car towed because my in-tank fuel pump died on me. My car is lowered. The tow truck driver attempted to put his "stinger" under the front skirt to the front wheels, then decided that my car was too low to tow. When he retracted his stinger, I heard some weird sounds then my front bumper was ejected from my car. Since all the clips were broken I had no choice but to visit Home Depot and buy some long bolts and washers and bolt the bumper in from behind the front license plate. It worked, and it's still there. Mark Reda. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Wilkeson" <[email protected]> To: "A2-16V Mailing List (A2-16V Mailing List)" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 5:36 PM Subject: [a2-16v-list] Question About Big Bumper Clips > I have a question about the clips on the fender that the big bumpers > mount to. I can't get these clips to stay on for some reason. Every > time I would mount the bumper back on they would pop out. I used an > adhesive to make them stay on, but, the popped off again when the lower > part of the bumper hit the ground in a friends driveway. > > Have any of you had similar problems? Does anyone have ways of securing > these clips?? > > Thanks > > Brian > > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above. > _______________________________________________ a2-16v-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list For list archives, see listinfo link above.
