Finally scored some late original VW bumpers the other day.
In Brisbane but by chance my mate was there so a quick call and he brought them back for me.
Chrome is excellent but the inside was worse for wear and a few ripples on the front
Bizarre ·
Anyway....
some polish..... hammer work......sanding......etch promer and some hammertone paint.
Love this stuff. Suppose to be rust resistant/sealant and a great brush on finish.
The primer bonded like......well seems to have really stuck
Didnt quite get ALL the ripples out
Bizarre ·
but more than happy with the finish
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so now rubber strips front and back, propper chrome and no scrappy rust marks inside
The back
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and the front
killakornkobb ·
they look great barry!
akean1 ·
nice job! they look 100% on the car in those pics
waltermitty ·
Nice Job mate. Mr Sheen eh?
LOL m
phil ·
cool....want a good rear one for mine too....po reversed into something the day i went to pick it up...grrr
hey, what exhaust is that? looks great!
Bizarre ·
Its a VW Brazil OEM header.
Not that great, but not crap either. Cheaper than stock set up.
I had a stock exhaust with flared tips and it broke so I went for this mainly cause it was a header type and you dont have tips seperate.
The sound isnt as good as the flared tips and there is no chance in power but i reckon economy is 5-10% better.
Strange .... but i keep check on my economy and it has improved since the change
PrettyBlueBug ·
Oooh... shiny bumpers! You did a good job by the looks of it! 👍
hipichic ·
good job on those bumpers! and good tip on the rustproofer too! Our non-VW car could use that on its bumpers....
phil ·
thanks for the info. Barry. might be just what i need to fill in the cutouts..i like the stock look with bigger bore outlets.
barls ·
try using the 2" taper tips then they look the bomb
Bizarre ·
hipichic wrote:and good tip on the rustproofer too! ....
this stuff went on great!
And the paint on finish of the hammertone is great.