q: front bumper from '87 5k will work on a '91 200tq?addendum

[Kneale Brownson]

Tow hook sticks THRU the cover.

I'd think you could take the extra vents off your '91 cover and attach them 
to your '87 cover.  Probably drill out/replace some rivets.



At 01:22 PM 06/21/2001 -0600, Barton Oleksy wrote:

>The tow hook is on the bumper cover?  Isn't that part of the chassis?  I
>haven't looked recently, but if the bumper cover that I'm talking about
>wouldn't stay on because the clips were broken off, I'd think that pulling
>this same piece by its tow hook could easily result in the same problem.
>Remember, though, that I'm a newbie as far as automotives go, so maybe I
>didn't explain correctly which part I'm talking about.
>
>Assuming the tow hook issue isn't a deal-breaker here, how critical would it
>be for the '91 200tq NOT to have the lower air scoops?
>
>Thanks for your quick reply!
>
>Bart
>
>Kneale Brownson wrote:
>
> > Tow hook is on the other side, of course, and the '87 does not have the
> > lower air scoops for (is it?) brake cooling air flow.
> >
> > At 02:13 PM 06/21/2001 -0400, Kneale Brownson wrote:
> >
> > >I just went out and looked at both, and it sure looks like the '87 bumper
> > >cover would fit on a '91.  My '87 is a TQ.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >At 11:20 AM 06/21/2001 -0600, Barton Oleksy wrote:
> > >
> > >>I have a slightly-damaged front bumper (the black part) on my '91 200tq
> > >>- the right corner has buckled a bit, and the clips holding it onto the
> > >>car were also damaged so the previous owner put in two bolts to hold the
> > >>bumper on.
> > >>
> > >>I have a line on a local '87 5000 (not sure yet if it's an S or a Turbo
> > >>- haven't seen it yet) for pretty cheap, like $400 CAD, and was
> > >>wondering if its bumper would fit on the 200tq.  I understand that the
> > >>5000, 100, and 200 series are similar (Type 44, right?) but I haven't
> > >>seen a site yet that gives definitive information on which parts are
> > >>interchangeable between them and which aren't.  Thanks!
> > >>
> > >>Bart
> > >>'86 CGT
> > >>'89 200t
> > >>'91 200tq
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
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