 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: 13,815 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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| SirAndy |
Oct 28 2015, 11:38 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,353 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
Mine are 916 style FG reproduction bumpers. Unfortunately, even the nicer ones are a crappy facsimile of the original.
The original 916 bumpers added more downforce to the front and allowed for a front mounted oil-cooler. The repros suck. All of them. I have never seen any aftermarket ones that were an exact copy of the original. They are all so bad that i firmly believe none of them were actually molded off a original bumper. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) |
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| 76-914 |
Oct 28 2015, 12:24 PM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist Group: Members Posts: 13,815 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(SirAndy @ Oct 28 2015, 10:38 AM)  Mine are 916 style FG reproduction bumpers. Unfortunately, even the nicer ones are a crappy facsimile of the original. The original 916 bumpers added more downforce to the front and allowed for a front mounted oil-cooler. The repros suck. All of them. I have never seen any aftermarket ones that were an exact copy of the original. They are all so bad that i firmly believe none of them were actually molded off a original bumper. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) That's OK. I can re-work FGlass. Was the OEM design about increasing air flow as well or just the downward thrust that you mention? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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| SirAndy |
Oct 28 2015, 12:40 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,353 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(76-914 @ Oct 28 2015, 11:24 AM) That's OK. I can re-work FGlass. Was the OEM design about increasing air flow as well or just the downward thrust that you mention? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Good luck trying to re-work them. The overall shape is completely off. Not even close to the original. You'd be better off starting from scratch. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) What air-flow are you talking about? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) |
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| Andyrew |
Oct 28 2015, 02:41 PM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,380 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California
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QUOTE(SirAndy @ Oct 28 2015, 11:40 AM) QUOTE(76-914 @ Oct 28 2015, 11:24 AM) That's OK. I can re-work FGlass. Was the OEM design about increasing air flow as well or just the downward thrust that you mention? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Good luck trying to re-work them. The overall shape is completely off. Not even close to the original. You'd be better off starting from scratch. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) What air-flow are you talking about? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) I think he is reffering to the "splitter" like design on the bottom. The biggest issues with the cheap knock off's are the fact that they flatten the face of the bumper really really badly and look horrible. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/www.thisweekinmotors.com-172-1446064913.1.jpg) Real... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/htsmall.automotion.com-172-1446064914.2.jpg) The worst fake's I have seen.. http://i.ebayimg.com/images/a/(KGrHqMOKoYE...3;~~/s-l500.jpg The best fakes I have seen Most are somewhere in between. That best one is from an ebay auction. Its not perfect, but it looks like someone is making a decent replica now. http://www.ebay.com/itm/131274212532 |
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| JamesM |
Oct 29 2015, 08:20 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,146 Joined: 6-April 06 From: Kearns, UT Member No.: 5,834 Region Association: Intermountain Region |
QUOTE(Andyrew @ Oct 28 2015, 12:41 PM) That best one is from an ebay auction. Its not perfect, but it looks like someone is making a decent replica now. http://www.ebay.com/itm/131274212532 FYI all that guys stuff on ebay appears to be from QRS http://www.qrsfiberglass.com/porsche-914-9...e=1&Items=6 The QRS stuff I have and have seen is much nicer than a lot of the other stuff out there. |
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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 76-914
That's OK. I can re-work FGlass. Was the OEM ... Oct 28 2015, 02:02 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 scotty b FWIW, Even the factory 916 bumper was far from a s... Oct 29 2015, 07:02 AM SirAndy FWIW, Even the factory 916 bumper was far from a s... Oct 29 2015, 11:14 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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