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I'm putting euro bumpers on my 87 924s, but I am at a crossroads... should I delete the rubber bumper pads/strip or leave them on? Take a look.

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Grenadiers · Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 7:19 am Post subject:

If I were me, I'd leave them off, and sell them to someone, like me~! If you decide to go rubberless, I have dibs~!
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Carrera RSR · Joined: 08 Jan 2010 Posts: 2312 Location: Somerset, UK

Think you need to see a car as a whole rather than just some naked bumpers to make a call

Before and after here

http://www.porsche924.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=11245&start=50

Depends on the rest of the body, suspension, wheels for me whether it looks right or not.
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curtissboggs · Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 11:17 am Post subject:

Thank you guys for the imput, by the way I love your two tone 924. It looks absolutely stunning. The euro models look worlds better... hence my dillema with the bumpers.

Here is a pic of the car before I put my 17x7 cup 1 wheels on. I'll take and upload an updated picture tomorrow when it is light out.

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morghen · Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 9095 Location: Romania

leave them on, it will look nice and balanced.
if you take them off it will just look like a hastely modified car in my opinion.
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mhart · Joined: 24 Feb 2006 Posts: 170 Location: New York, NY

I say leave the rubber trims on - they will match the side strips and the rubber trim on the euro bumpers isn't bulky like the rubber bricks on US bumpers
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curtissboggs · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 2:37 pm Post subject: update

A little fresh paint, cup 1's, and I decided to keep the rubber trim on. They look good - thanks for the advice everyone. [/img]
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ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15550 Location: Spring Lake MI

Very very nice.
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Carrera RSR · Joined: 08 Jan 2010 Posts: 2312 Location: Somerset, UK

Proper bumpers, well done. Looks clean .....

PS will those awful side markers buff out?

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Brians924 · Joined: 17 Jan 2013 Posts: 35 Location: Massachusetts USA

I like the look with the bumpers on also!
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edredas · Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 861 Location: Charlotte, NC

Very nice indeed !

This is my next project, I've already shaved the markers.
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morghen · Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 9095 Location: Romania

proper !
the front wings you can swap for european ones too...but on the rear ones i would just make a fiberglass pad that levels the round stamped area with the body and fix it like the factory fixed the marker. Ofcourse paint it with the car. The result would be a shaved side marker but no metal work, no rust ,ever. and i think it would look just as good as an euro model.
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