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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914 Wiring Harnesses Group: Members Posts: 8,536 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None |
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 |
ConeDodger |
Sep 17 2015, 10:53 AM
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Apex killer! Group: Members Posts: 23,617 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California |
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 Don't care. Not ever going to try to get the originality back. 2. Loss of the cars front/rear safety bumper equipment Have you seen what happens to a late model 914 in a minor crash? Not much of a loss... 3. Loss of the cars value – both resale and long term Mine's worth much more than before... 4. Loss of the cars integrity – attempting to make a late-model 914 something it is not Not concerning and I'm not pretending. 5. Loss of time spent to perform the backdating I had the time and enjoyed spending it. 6. Loss of money spent to perform the backdating Money, thank goodness, is not a big concern for me... 7. Loss of early bumper parts that are only correct on early 914s (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) those cars are V E R Y long gone... 8. Loss of better aerodynamics of the late front bumper My car is much faster now and they weren't that much better aerodynamically. 9. Requires at least selective painting where bumper side brackets are removed Done. Not really that difficult. 10. Requires mods to chassis for early front/rear bumper mounting hardware Easy peasy... 11. Requires mods to chassis for early foglights mounting hardware Done. Easy peasy... 12. Requires mods to chassis for early horn(s) mounting hardware No it doesn't. Mine are still right where they were under the car... 13. Requires custom wiring harness to adapt early foglights to 75-76 chassis harness Whew! That was a tough 15 minutes... 14. Requires custom wiring harness to adapt early license plate lights to 75-76 chassis harness Really? Next... 15. Creates remnant holes through chassis from removed bumper shocks Which I patched and painted. All in all a very satisfying Saturday afternoon... |
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