27 Reasons, to back date your bumpers |
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27 Reasons, to back date your bumpers |
arkitect |
Sep 16 2015, 06:33 PM
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JeffBowlsby |
Sep 16 2015, 08:49 PM
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My perspective on 15 reasons why NOT to backdate the late-style bumpers, in no particular order, anyone is free to disagree. Assuming your car is not a race car or customized hot rod:
1. Loss of the cars originality - impossible to get originality back once its lost 2. Loss of the cars front/rear safety bumper equipment 3. Loss of the cars value – both resale and long term 4. Loss of the cars integrity – attempting to make a late-model 914 something it is not 5. Loss of time spent to perform the backdating 6. Loss of money spent to perform the backdating 7. Loss of early bumper parts that are only correct on early 914s 8. Loss of better aerodynamics of the late front bumper 9. Requires at least selective painting where bumper side brackets are removed 10. Requires mods to chassis for early front/rear bumper mounting hardware 11. Requires mods to chassis for early foglights mounting hardware 12. Requires mods to chassis for early horn(s) mounting hardware 13. Requires custom wiring harness to adapt early foglights to 75-76 chassis harness 14. Requires custom wiring harness to adapt early license plate lights to 75-76 chassis harness 15. Creates remnant holes through chassis from removed bumper shocks |
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