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smooth rear bumper
« on: January 23, 2012, 06:33:47 pm »
has anyone smoothed the standard rear bumper in? Im wanting to smooth the lower plastic half into the top half but wondered as there is a slight step between the 2 can it be done?

anyone got pic`s?

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Re: smooth rear bumper
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2012, 11:35:19 pm »
Have a look at Top Cat's old thread. He managed something similar and it looked gorgeous.

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Re: smooth rear bumper
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2012, 01:17:00 pm »
i cant find the thread i think your on about :S

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Re: smooth rear bumper
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2012, 01:31:56 pm »
 :surprised: Agreed - it looks like it's gone AWOL!

I wonder whether TC deleted it when he sold the car?

worth PMing him and asking for pics. Am sure there will be a few.

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Re: smooth rear bumper
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2012, 03:21:03 pm »


Have seen some done quite badly though.
Was going to get mine done like this, local garage said they doubt they could do it properly, and the guy who did TC's has shut shop too

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Re: smooth rear bumper
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2012, 08:01:27 pm »
IIRC TC had trouble with getting it done from one bodyshop.

Looks awesome though.

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Re: smooth rear bumper
« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2012, 09:25:38 am »
If you like the one piece style bumper the thunderbunny rear like Steve P's is very nice.