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Posted by: Mueller Jan 4 2005, 08:57 AM
Decided to go with 'glass bumpers (90% sure I'll get them from Rennspeed)
Now to decide on coloring scheme
All black??
boring.....
black top with silver bottom??
possible if I find a nice shiney silver.....
black top with color matched bottom (zambiezi green in my case)
hmmm, could look good
all green??
nah, I like some contrast, but who knows, it might look good 
Posted by: Porsche Rescue Jan 4 2005, 09:21 AM
Body color, black top. Will look like early car without appearance group. Rockers black, no sail vinyl.
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Posted by: Porsche Rescue Jan 4 2005, 09:23 AM
Another, Joan A.'s car, now in Maine.
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Posted by: Mueller Jan 4 2005, 09:40 AM
thanks...I like that look...I too have no sail panel viny so my car would look very similar to that scheme
Posted by: synthesisdv Jan 4 2005, 09:46 AM
| QUOTE (Mueller @ Jan 4 2005, 10:40 AM) |
| thanks...I like that look...I too have no sail panel viny so my car would look very similar to that scheme |
When I go to FG bumpers, I had the idea to use the chrome adhesive foil they use for signage to mimic the chrome. I have seen the stuff and it looks pretty good.
I like the bright bits on our cars. The monochrome look is too common nowadays.
Posted by: Root_Werks Jan 4 2005, 09:59 AM
My 914 has glass bumpers from rennspeed. Decent fit, I just rattle canned them flat black last year (in a rush to finish). They actually look great I think. But I have been thinking about going back to steal painted bumpers. I have a front one, but would need a rear with or without top in just about any condition. So I might be selling these? 
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Posted by: seanery Jan 4 2005, 10:15 AM
Dave,
that Chrome vinyl has a very short lifespan.
I've been looking into the metallic vinyls and most of them are rated at 1 year vs 6 or 8 for the standard colored vinyls.
SKline's friend who sells vinyl cutters and such also warned me to stay away from them because they don't adhere as
well as the standard vinyls.
Posted by: Porsche Rescue Jan 4 2005, 10:18 AM
I have used "chrome" rattle can paint on fog light grills in combo. with chrome bumpers. Looks pretty good. Not sure how it would be on a complete bumper but might be worth a try.
Posted by: rdauenhauer Jan 4 2005, 10:20 AM
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| I have a front one, but would need a rear with or without top in just about any condition. |
Root let me know, have about three in the Shed takin up space.
Posted by: Bleyseng Jan 4 2005, 10:45 AM
painted
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Posted by: synthesisdv Jan 4 2005, 10:46 AM
| QUOTE (seanery @ Jan 4 2005, 11:15 AM) |
| Dave, that Chrome vinyl has a very short lifespan. I've been looking into the metallic vinyls and most of them are rated at 1 year vs 6 or 8 for the standard colored vinyls. SKline's friend who sells vinyl cutters and such also warned me to stay away from them because they don't adhere as well as the standard vinyls. |
the car only sees the daylight about 20 days per year, so not worried about the material over time.
The chrome spraypaint is pretty good. Maybe I'll try that first.
Posted by: Root_Werks Jan 4 2005, 11:16 AM
| QUOTE (rdauenhauer @ Jan 4 2005, 08:20 AM) | ||
Root let me know, have about three in the Shed takin up space. |
Well, I had about 5PM's after posting that one. Looks like Craig has dibs on them if he wants them. If he backs out (1st one to send something) then you were second. I like them, the only reason I would be removing them is to add a little more protection to the car.
Posted by: Lou W Jan 4 2005, 12:26 PM
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| Bleyseng Posted on Jan 4 2005, 08:45 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- painted |
Posted by: Mueller Jan 4 2005, 12:42 PM
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| I like them, the only reason I would be removing them is to add a little more protection to the car. |
with the steel early bumpers you have no "crush" zones....a small impact can cause damage to the body of the vehicle
with the stock steel bumper, with a small impact (stop-n-go traffic) , the rubber top can actually do more damage than good since it will make contact with the hood causing it to bow/bend...
for my 'glass bumpers, I'll be making a lightweight tubular steel frame that'll go in between the bumper and the car, next, I will be adding an expanable foam on the backside of the bumper.
depending on the impact, the 'glass bumper will give absorbing some of the energy, then the tubular steel frame adds more protection....obviously at a certain speed or impact, nothing will protect you, something going to get bent
I think the "hybrid" bumper is a good comprimise, or at least for me it is...I need new bumpers for my green car....the rear bumper is/was chromed that was sanded at one time and has now started to rust,the top pad is the ugliest one I've ever seen....a new pad is over $200 and it'll cost me at least $50 to get the chrome stripped...so a 'glass bumper is more cost effective
for the front, the stock bumper is missing the pad and the bumper is bent due to an impact (which when it did have a bumper pad, the bumper pad tweaked the hood)
so a 'glass bumper is once again more cost effective and lighter to boot and easier to repair replace in case of a small mishap
Posted by: Root_Werks Jan 4 2005, 12:57 PM
I thought, correct me if I am wrong 
That the little steel spacers fit inside the mounting holes on the body? Hence giving a little bit of "give" before the bumper steel would touch the body steel?
I can say that I hit a deer once in a 914. Put a dent in the bumper, bent the headlight back, broke the turnsignal lense. I popped off the bumper, re-adjusted the headlight, popped the dent in the bumper out, got a new lense, couldn't even tell anything happened. That same situation now would see me pulling body steel back out, I know it would.
This all came about Sunday. My wife and I were driving the 914 around and I had to avoid being bumped twice. A gentle reminder to also fix my horn! 
Both would have been small taps, but would have involved repainting parts of the car. I but knowing what I have been through before, I think the stock bumpers offer a little more projection to the car for low speed, low impact stuff.
Some sort of hybrid bumper sounds cool for sure.
Posted by: Mueller Jan 4 2005, 01:12 PM
I think the steel and a hybrid bumper can both have good and bad points...to be honest with you, I hope I never have to find out if the hybrid bumper was a good idea or not
Posted by: Root_Werks Jan 4 2005, 01:17 PM
| QUOTE (Mueller @ Jan 4 2005, 11:12 AM) |
| I think the steel and a hybrid bumper can both have good and bad points...to be honest with you, I hope I never have to find out if the hybrid bumper was a good idea or not |
The 914 is a fragile car when it comes to taking abuse from other cars. I would also hope to never test bumpers again, steel or FG. 
Posted by: Bleyseng Jan 4 2005, 03:29 PM
Mueller, I took off the heavy late bumpers and installed the liteweight FG ones I got from Brad. Damn, everytime I parked somewhere (usually the far corner of the lot) someone had to park by "feel" and pushed the FG bumper up onto the front hood. Thats why I sourced some Chrome early ones so there is some basic protection on the car.
Geoff
Posted by: jkeyzer Jan 4 2005, 03:40 PM
Chrome spraypaint doesn't last, at least the stuff on my foglight grilles didn't. It's kind of green now, 1 yr later.
Posted by: pete-stevers Jan 4 2005, 04:18 PM
Fantastic thread... I painted mine flat black, with "bumper" the same color as the car and the lower valance flat black, However i think i like the look of the "bumper" painted silver the best out of all....
and flat black as a second....
damn it, 
gotta take out the spray gun....
Posted by: Porsche Rescue Jan 4 2005, 04:31 PM
I like the silver above (looks like Wurth wheel silver) that Geoff posted best, especially if the "chrome" paint doesn't hold up.
Posted by: Jeroen Jan 4 2005, 07:05 PM
I can have the f/g bumpers painted in chrome for ya... shipping is gonna be a bitch though 
Posted by: Howard Jan 4 2005, 07:51 PM
Most of the purists don't like this, but works fine for my driver/track car. FG bumpers and chin spoiler, steel rockers. Black area is Cyano/Rubber truck bed liner (RhinoLiner) rolled on. Really durable and looks good from 10 feet. Do have hard rubber strip between bumper and hood (that's FG too) to protect from little taps, but rarely parked on street.
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Posted by: xsboost90 Jan 4 2005, 07:55 PM
a guy i know from autox has glass bumpers, he has the orange body, black trim. He painted the bumpers black, and the tops semigloss black, making them look stock.
Posted by: Sammy Jan 4 2005, 08:20 PM
YBAF (yellow bumpers are faster)
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Posted by: cametal Jan 4 2005, 09:46 PM
It's only primer. But it's all one color
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Posted by: root Jan 4 2005, 10:15 PM
I learned to love multi-color primer,
She's been this way for years! At times I
hope I don't ever finish and cover up the primer.
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Posted by: 72914S Jan 4 2005, 11:00 PM
See avitar
Posted by: MJHanna Jan 5 2005, 07:54 AM
yellow on a dark track car I did not want to get run over and when I'm behind some slower I wanted them to see me.
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Posted by: MJHanna Jan 5 2005, 07:54 AM
rear
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Posted by: TC Johnson Jan 5 2005, 11:19 AM
Great thread.
Has anyone tried to replace the steel structure and mounting pistons behind the 75-76 bumper with a fabricated aluminum mount to reduce weight but retain the late-look bumpers? It would probably not retain the same level of shock absorption, but would reduce polar moment considerably.
TC
Posted by: Bleyseng Jan 5 2005, 11:24 AM
yeah, someguy did a few years ago or just screw the rubber cover to the body! forget the heavy metal inside..
Geoff
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