 Question About 916 Bumpers, or the one like Sir Andy has |
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| 76-914 |
 Oct 28 2015, 09:59 AM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist  Group: Members Posts: 13,735 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California 
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Not sure if the one on Andy's car is what we call the 916 style but it is the one I am referring to. My question is 2 part. What is the benefit of the 916 bumper? Surely Porsche designed it to improve performance, no? Secondly, does that bumper improve the air flow thru the grille because of it's shape? Just thinking ahead for this summer since I have installed AC. I might need a little extra air flow. TIA, Kent (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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| scotty b |
Oct 29 2015, 07:02 AM
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rust free you say ? Group: Members Posts: 16,375 Joined: 7-January 05 From: richmond, Va. Member No.: 3,419 Region Association: None |
FWIW, Even the factory 916 bumper was far from a stellar fit. I have a LOT of pics I took of one i can post later when I have more time. As far as the aftermarkets, they all fit like shite. Supposedly there are 3 different manufacturers, each fitting better than the other. This is the one from Dr. Evils car I cut and re-glassed to make it fit nicely. IIRC I have close to, possibly over, 40 hours just in the 2 bumpers
start at post #148 http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...2781&st=140 |
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| SirAndy |
Oct 29 2015, 11:14 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,245 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(scotty b @ Oct 29 2015, 06:02 AM)  FWIW, Even the factory 916 bumper was far from a stellar fit. It's not a fitment issue, they can be reworked to fit. The issue is that the overall shape is nothing like the real thing. I actually compared my bumper to the real thing side to side. I already knew mine wasn't right but to see the difference in shape closeup when looking at the real deal was sobering. And to answer another question asked earlier, no, even the ones AA used to sell in the early days were *not* molded off the original. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) |
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76-914 Question About 916 Bumpers Oct 28 2015, 09:59 AM
AZ914 I think Sir Andy has the 916-style bumpers. I h... Oct 28 2015, 10:19 AM
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I think Sir Andy has the 916-style bumpers. I ... Oct 28 2015, 10:52 AM SirAndy Mine are 916 style FG reproduction bumpers. Unfort... Oct 28 2015, 11:38 AM 76-914
Mine are 916 style FG reproduction bumpers. Unfor... Oct 28 2015, 12:24 PM SirAndy That's OK. I can re-work FGlass. Was the OEM d... Oct 28 2015, 12:40 PM 76-914
That's OK. I can re-work FGlass. Was the OEM ... Oct 28 2015, 02:02 PM Andyrew
[quote name='76-914' post='2257986' date='Oc... Oct 28 2015, 02:41 PM JamesM
That best one is from an ebay auction. Its not pe... Oct 29 2015, 08:20 PM mepstein Buy a used one for $50. See if you like it on... Oct 28 2015, 12:47 PM Chris H. Check page 15 of Andy's build thread (top one)... Oct 28 2015, 02:22 PM BIGKAT_83
Check page 15 of Andy's build thread (top one... Oct 28 2015, 03:57 PM dcecc1968 My 914 came with FG 916 bumpers and I can say that... Oct 28 2015, 02:37 PM Elliot Cannon They're ugly bumpers anyway. :lol: :poke: Oct 28 2015, 03:17 PM 76-914
They're ugly bumpers anyway. :lol: :poke:
... Oct 28 2015, 03:30 PM Elliot Cannon
They're ugly bumpers anyway. :lol: :poke:... Oct 29 2015, 10:35 PM '73-914kid Kent, a buddy down here has one that he'd part... Oct 28 2015, 05:42 PM rnellums I wish I had known. I just threw my old one out... Oct 28 2015, 06:06 PM flmont I seen a scoop/ vent on a new camero,..just yester... Oct 28 2015, 07:35 PM r_towle See if you can find the pictures of the reworked s... Oct 28 2015, 08:03 PM 76-914 So many guys throwing these out makes me wonder. ... Oct 28 2015, 08:54 PM jim_hoyland When AA began selling the 916 bumpers, were they a... Oct 29 2015, 06:58 AM DBCooper I changed mine from a rectangular cutout in a pain... Oct 29 2015, 07:11 AM lonewolfe
I changed mine from a rectangular cutout in a pai... Nov 1 2015, 07:02 PM 76-914
I changed mine from a rectangular cutout in a pa... Nov 2 2015, 08:46 PM matthepcat There is also the renegade hybrids front valance: ... Oct 29 2015, 08:11 AM Chris H.
There is also the renegade hybrids front valance:... Oct 29 2015, 08:40 AM 76-914 That's some nice work Scotty. Thx for the head... Oct 29 2015, 08:29 AM 1972 914 2.0 I'm quite pleased with my 916 bumper... :conf... Oct 29 2015, 05:29 PM SirAndy I quite pleased with my 916 bumper... :confused: ... Oct 29 2015, 05:35 PM 1972 914 2.0
I quite pleased with my 916 bumper... :confused:... Oct 29 2015, 07:01 PM scotty b real deal :george: car Oct 29 2015, 05:45 PM SirAndy real deal :george: car
Yepp, notice that there... Oct 29 2015, 05:55 PM jim_hoyland
real deal :george: car
Yepp, notice that there... Oct 29 2015, 06:14 PM rick 918-S The one on my car I purchased used in 1993. It had... Oct 29 2015, 08:36 PM 76-914 Damn, I'm getting old. I can't see the dim... Oct 30 2015, 09:12 AM toon1
Damn, I'm getting old. I can't see the di... Oct 30 2015, 10:22 AM Larmo63
This one has two.
Also, I agree with Elliot. Oct 30 2015, 10:26 AM Scott S Mine was as old as Ricks - 1992. No dimple, and th... Oct 30 2015, 01:49 PM Scott S OH, and to the op regarding cooling, I used the st... Oct 30 2015, 01:57 PM Andyrew This was the work I did to my rear bumper to make ... Oct 30 2015, 02:25 PM |
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