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

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

but more than happy with the finish

so now rubber strips front and back, propper chrome and no scrappy rust marks inside

The back

and the front

they look great barry!

nice job! they look 100% on the car in those pics

Nice Job mate. Mr Sheen eh?
LOL m

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!

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

Oooh... shiny bumpers! You did a good job by the looks of it!

good job on those bumpers! and good tip on the rustproofer too! Our non-VW car could use that on its bumpers....

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.

try using the 2" taper tips then they look the bomb