[s-cars] Suitable bumper for FMIC applications?

[Joseph Pizzimenti]

What Joey Pizzo knows about body kits:
Euro bumpers: Around the same cost as Seidl, but no
room for FMIC
SGI: They make fiberglass addons to US bumpers, but
(1) they're fiberglass (crack easily) and (2) pre-95
cars will still retain UGLY rubber/plastic molding
(Sorry Herr Kessell, I like a clean look.)
Rieger: No kit available for UrS cars, various kits
for EVERY OTHER AUDI MODEL.  Rieger is good stuff
because they use ABS plastic (OEM-ish), which is easy
to work on
Seidl: Complete front, rear and skirt kit, made out of
fiberglass composite (IMO not as good as ABS, but as
close as you're going to get.)  Lots of room for an
FMIC, but you will have to do your own plumbing, as
the PederSport/MaguireTuning FMIC design won't clear
the Euro-ish shorter Seidl bumper.  The Seidl is LOW,
so you would have to take that into consideration when
thinking about thinking about not cracking the
fiberglass on your driveway or a pothole.

Joe
--- Michael J Schwartz <mjschwartz at hotmail.com> wrote:
> I believe that is an S2 bumper...
> http://www.euro-audi-parts.com/Eurobitss2.html
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Paul.Park at Colorado.EDU>
> To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 12:25 AM
> Subject: [s-cars] Suitable bumper for FMIC
> applications?
>
>
> Hey guys,
>
>
> Just bored tonight. When I'm bored, I'm left to my
> thoughts. My thoughts are
> almost completely dominated by what my car "needs".
> Being a car nut is a
> disease, I tell ya!
>
> I was thinking of Mike Pedersen's/Hap's FMIC, and
> was wondering if
> anyone/company has a front bumper shell suitable for
> an FMIC application.
> Hap sent me a pic of his bumper, but I believe he
> was looking to upgrade to
> another, more aesthetic, solution.
>
> Reiger has an RS2-look bumper, but I'm not a fan of
> it. The bottom of the
> reiger RS2 front would necessitate sideskirts to
> complete a uniform look all
> around. To me, aftermarket sideskirts= an
> unnecessary aerodynamic burden,
> not to mention they usually look like crap. My ideal
> bumper would be
> something OEM look, of course. Something that
> doesn't draw any attention.
>
>  I got to thinking about the European-Spec later
> model Cabriolet with it's
> "mini-rs2" look bumper.  It's shorter(height-wise)
> compared to the RS2,
> which makes it look even with the rest of car.
> Here's what I'm talking about:
>
http://www.autoreview.ru/new_site/year2002/n04/audi/800/Audi-Cabriolet-2.jpg
>
> Other than the SEIDL, and Reiger covers, is there
> anything else out there
> for those who, one day, hope to have enough power to
> necessitate a FMIC?
>
>
> Paul
> -off to play some NFL2K3 to right the wrongs that
> occurred today. Stupid,yet
> loveable, Titans. :angry:
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