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Vehicle & Technical => Suzuki => Topic started by: muddyjlx on August 18, 2007, 20:01:19

Title: duke's new bumpers.
Post by: muddyjlx on August 18, 2007, 20:01:19

After some hassles and some swearing we have got duke's new bumpers fitted to the lwb vitara.

rear
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y185/MUDDYJLX/products/product012.jpg)

(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y185/MUDDYJLX/products/product011.jpg)

front.
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y185/MUDDYJLX/products/product014.jpg)

(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y185/MUDDYJLX/products/product013.jpg)

now before any one starts, i will not be making any more front bumpers with the a-bar. ( i cannot get my head round this eu legislation, so to be safe, i am not making anymore with a-bars.)

Title: duke's new bumpers.
Post by: Whatmot on August 18, 2007, 21:13:08

i like the rear bumper, i think i might make something similar myself

Title: duke's new bumpers.
Post by: muddyjlx on August 18, 2007, 21:21:45

i sell them. :lol:

Title: duke's new bumpers.
Post by: Evilgoat on August 19, 2007, 22:43:14

Hmm, no affence but I'm not sold :( Too much bare metal where the old bumpers where, tis half the challenge in making em look right. Maybe side plates on the rear one and integrate the tank guard? Dont look too bad at all with the towbar on it but I dont think itd look anywhere near that good on the Rabbit.

Curious that the back end on that one looks different to mine, is it lwb/swb and what year?

Title: duke's new bumpers.
Post by: muddyjlx on August 19, 2007, 23:54:01

no offence taken.


its a lwb vit.
they have a different cross member to the swb.

i personally would have trimmed the sides off under the bumper.

but thats what he wanted.

looks alot better in the flesh and with the number plate fitted.

Title: duke's new bumpers.
Post by: Evilgoat on August 20, 2007, 10:11:34

Quote from: "muddyjlx"

no offence taken.


its a lwb vit.
they have a different cross member to the swb.

i personally would have trimmed the sides off under the bumper.

but thats what he wanted.

looks alot better in the flesh and with the number plate fitted.

Thats what I was thinking. I have a tubular x-member and the tank is right there as well, hence the remark about the guard. IIRC all the metal down there on the back is just 'bling' so trimming it or even rolling it back on itself would help.

Wonder what could be done to that exhaust, that could be trimmed back too I guess.

Title: duke's new bumpers.
Post by: muddyjlx on August 20, 2007, 12:10:06

i'm thinking about 6mm plate tanguards, but i need a swb zook that i can pull the old guard off of for measurements.

front skid plates as well.

Title: duke's new bumpers.
Post by: Evilgoat on August 20, 2007, 13:47:10

Quote from: "muddyjlx"

i'm thinking about 6mm plate tanguards, but i need a swb zook that i can pull the old guard off of for measurements.

front skid plates as well.

My guard is mangled and needs replacing. If I get round to doing it before you find one you are welcome to it. I owe you one anyhoo.

Title: duke's new bumpers.
Post by: muddyjlx on August 20, 2007, 14:21:17

mangled. how the hell did you manage that. :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Title: duke's new bumpers.
Post by: Evilgoat on August 20, 2007, 17:09:03

Quote from: "muddyjlx"

mangled. how the hell did you manage that. :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Landed on it too many times :)