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Posted by: Kerrys914 Aug 1 2003, 09:55 AM

Has anyone come up with a quick and easy way to adjust the GT style bumpers?

There are 4 bolts attaching the bumper to the car and another 4 adjusting the bumper on it's mounting plate. The issue is the 4 adjusting bolts are a real pain to get to. You can only get to one side of whil ethe bumper is on the car.

Since you need the bumper on the car to adjust it correctly how do I tighten the bolts.

My thought was to get the adj bolts mostly tight so when I adjust the bumper it will hold its position????

Cheers
Kerry

Posted by: Qarl Aug 1 2003, 09:58 AM

Can you get to them through the foglight grille holes?

Posted by: serge914 Aug 1 2003, 10:01 AM

Do you have any pic ? I am planning to install those also

Thanks

Posted by: maf914 Aug 1 2003, 11:01 AM

Kerry,

Could you tell us who makes the bumpers you are using? Are these by Getty, since their web site shows brackets that go together as you're describing? How is the quality? Shape, fit, trueness? Thanks.

Mike

Posted by: Kerrys914 Aug 2 2003, 06:54 AM

You can only get to one side of the bracket from the fog light openings, that's the issue. I need to have access to the other side to hold the nut from turning???

I am not sure of the manufacturer of the bumpers. I'll do some looking around and see what I can find out

Cheers
Kerry

Posted by: URY914 Aug 2 2003, 07:55 AM

Can you post a picture?

I screwed my bolts into the back side of the bracket so they stick out toward the car. Can you do this?

Paul

Posted by: maf914 Aug 2 2003, 08:00 AM

With the brackets off the car, you could have the nuts welded to the blind side, then thread the bolts in from the fog light opening side.

Or, glue the nuts and serated lock washers into position using an epoxy or JB weld. This may hold well enough for the lock washers to bite while tightening the bolts.

Or maybe you could switch to some type of riv-nut to capture the threaded portion in one of the brackets.

Or, could you bolt the brackets together with a snug, but not tight fit, then bolt to the car, push and pull the bumper into position, unbolt from car, then tighten the brackets completely? (If I am visualizing the process correctly.)

Or, drill (eek!) a hole from the front or rear to allow a small box-end wrench to reach the nut and bracket.

Mike

Posted by: URY914 Aug 2 2003, 08:09 AM

It sounds like your bumpers have brackets that are diff than mine.

How about a nut with the plastic insert (nylock) in it so you can tighten up enuff to hold it in place?

Paul