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« on: March 05, 2006, 16:16:23 »
Has anyone got any pictures of the cut down bumpers, i.e. missing the lower valance as i am just about to attempt mine but i dont know where to start, also just need to see the corner bits as obviously i dont know where to cut them either!

I need to get this done by the latest tomorrow :D

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« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2006, 18:39:41 »
unfasten the lower valance,its on fiddly screws underneath,i think theres about 6 and then draw a line with a felt pen in line with the bottom of the bumper and cut it off either with a grinder or a saw
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« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2006, 18:49:00 »
Sort of like this :

I just followed the bottom of the bumper round the corners and chopped.
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« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2006, 18:51:05 »
It the back of my 90 for the tip trip tomorrow is two ready cut bumper ends and a bumper...

Yours if you want em (or anyone elses).... you must come and collect by the weekend though...

PM responses before tomorrow morning else they are going to get binned :)

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« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2006, 18:54:59 »
Matt stick me name on em :D hehe, can collect wednesday when meeting for lunch ;) think of defender seat cost savings ;)

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« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2006, 20:53:20 »
he doesn't want them now - so anyone else shout now!

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« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2006, 15:36:27 »
cut mine ages ago just before you said you had some trimmed down ones :(

Did you trim them in the end Dan?

I used a stanley knife for mine and followed the bit where the bumper cap steps down slightly. Mine is a 300tdi though.

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« Reply #7 on: March 13, 2006, 17:35:28 »
Are you are able to leave the middle section in place containing the No. plate... You probably are just wanted to check. Then off to buy a good stanley knife.

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« Reply #8 on: March 13, 2006, 17:45:45 »
yes you if you put your head under the front end, that number plate mount is only held on with two small screws.

You'll need more than a stanley knife tho, its quite tuff and thick plastic.  I nice little hacksaw would do the job better.  I used a coping saw with a wood blade to do mind, the coping saw allowed it to follow the contour better and reached the middle from both ends of the end caps.
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« Reply #9 on: March 13, 2006, 18:06:53 »
a brand new stanley knife blade and a ruler to score the line lightly for the first time and then after that the blade follows that line. I managed to do both end caps with 1 blade. The blade was very blunt though by the end of it.

It left a wonderful smooth edge too once cut.

Yes you can leave the plastic bit in place for the number plate. I broke a screw mount though when I did mine and so drilled 2 holes in the botom of it and into the bumper and put 2 screws in it. also means it is quick to remove if I need the high lift jack points on my steering guard and dont need to get muddy underneath. I dont have a high lift jack so wont be very often I need to take it off.
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« Reply #10 on: March 13, 2006, 18:24:18 »
You can see where i cut my end cap by clicking HERE

Another picture of the complete front bumper can be found by clicking HERE  
I did mine with a nice sharp stanley knife.
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« Reply #11 on: March 13, 2006, 18:28:50 »
I think it was you Jake who suggested the stanley knife to me.
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« Reply #12 on: March 13, 2006, 18:32:39 »
It may well have been
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