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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: birdy on February 17, 2007, 19:23:25

Title: new bumper
Post by: birdy on February 17, 2007, 19:23:25

the old disco bumper looked a bit out of place after a body lift .
so made a new one .
no more lost bumper ends!!!

Title: new bumper
Post by: Keri on February 17, 2007, 19:29:32

Do ya realise you've posted this twice  :?

Title: new bumper
Post by: NIVAD on February 17, 2007, 19:34:57

Nice job.
Have you got any pictures of it as you built it?
What thickness metal did tou use-or was it box section.

Did you make front as well? same questions if you did.

I was toying with building my own for my disco.

Motor looks good..

Title: new bumper
Post by: birdy on February 17, 2007, 20:24:28

no photo's of build. bumper is made out of 3.8 mm steel sheet
done on a press with a reinforcing web on the rear .
fromt bumper is a guardian tubular winch bumper.
rear bumper is easy to make if you have access to a guillotine and press.
if not you could get the sheet cut for you to size then well it

Title: new bumper
Post by: BrumLee on February 17, 2007, 21:09:47

Don't forget to put reflectors on the rear to be legal  :wink:

Title: new bumper
Post by: Littledan on February 18, 2007, 02:12:50

nice one mate :D

Title: new bumper
Post by: Guardian. on February 18, 2007, 09:34:25

thats a cracking job on the rear bumper, what did you use 3,4,5,6mm sheet?

Title: new bumper
Post by: Steven on February 18, 2007, 09:39:39

Very nice, you just need to get some reflecters on now. :)

Title: new bumper
Post by: Littledan on February 18, 2007, 20:56:07

Quote from: "91Steven"

Very nice, you just need to get some reflecters on now. :)

 :shock: your joking right?

lol

Title: new bumper
Post by: Steven on February 18, 2007, 21:05:21

...dont it have to have them to be road legal...?

Title: new bumper
Post by: Guardian. on February 19, 2007, 10:32:45

it does need them for legality as the origional bumpers held the origional reflectors, and even a car has to have relfectors, and also beware, not sure on the actaul ruling but some mot testers will not allow that tape reflector, it has to be a proper plastic one as i found out, not that it makes a sod of difference. unless you want a test that is!

Title: new bumper
Post by: muddyjames on February 19, 2007, 16:32:12

Quote from: "birdy"

no photo's of build. bumper is made out of 3.8 mm steel sheet
done on a press ............

Quote from: "Guardian."

thats a cracking job on the rear bumper, what did you use 3,4,5,6mm sheet?

I think he used 3.8mm steel sheet Guardian :wink:

Title: new bumper
Post by: Guardian. on February 19, 2007, 18:31:15

3.8 you say, are you sure?

Title: new bumper
Post by: birdy on February 19, 2007, 18:51:37

yes used 3.8 mm sheet but with a vernier on it .it is only just under 4mm

Title: new bumper
Post by: BrumLee on February 19, 2007, 21:06:47

Quote from: "Littledan"

Quote from: "91Steven"

Very nice, you just need to get some reflecters on now. :)

 :shock: your joking right?

lol

No joke, HERE IS THE MOT TESTER'S RULING (http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual_140.htm)  :wink: