916 FG Rear bumper, How is it supposed to sit?, On top of the ledge or flush with it? Options

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This is an area that I feel is way under-rated for payback. It's a ton of work to get all the glass parts to fit right. Let me repeat....a TON of WORK! They fit terrible and require a lot of touch up, filling, cutting and sanding.

However, I think this is where it really makes your car stand out. I always think it's a shame to see a nice paint job and the parts on the car don't fit properly. It takes away from the overall workmanship that was put into the car.

This area is where I spent most of my time. The area where I always notice....The bumper fit, the flair on the valances and uniform gaps.

Here is how I did mine......

I filled the front body "notches" at the corners where the bumper corners wrap. This was an easy chore with a little sheet metal and looks so much better eliminating the gap. The rear bumper notches were also filled, the bumper mounted a little higher and close to the body. The rear valance extensions were made from sheet metal and welded to the original so that it matched the fender flare.

The rockers are tough and I didn't like how the stock ones are inset since it made the rear flare match almost impossible so I pulled them out to be flush with the doors. The bottom of the doors and fenders have a 45 deg angle and the flares do not (poor stamping) To get a decent match requires a fair amount of work at the flare bottom to get a 45 deg so that when you sight down the car everything is straight and the rockers look proper and give a even gap to the rear flare.

Sorry for the reflections, it's tough on a black car.....The Rear.....

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The Front....Note how the notches have been filled

[Scott S]

thats the way the factory should have shaped the fender recess to begin with! Very very pretty/clean - love it!
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Andy, what front flair is that? That looks mean as hell.

[Rand]

YES! Totally nails my point. Funny, Paul, I thought of your work when I was griping about the side/bumper lines.

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Here is the flare issue....
The Problem....

Note how we continued the line at the bottom of the door and body (the 45 deg) into the edge of the flare...


More cutting and shaping at the flare bottom.

And the payoff.....

[Andyrew]

Wow Paul, I didnt even think about that! That looks really good! Hmm. Im not sure I want to redo this though... I'll have to think long and hard about that.


Scott,
HPH Bontempi flares front/rear. See my sig for my "Progress thread"

Heres a teaser, Old pic, car is primer sealed now on the drivers side, I just havent taken a pic to show how nice the lines look.
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