[s-cars] LL-tek front bumper.

[James Murray (QA/EMC)]

Mark, from your description of the damage it sounds like it will work...
Send me a pic and I should be able to better say. The cut off portion is
in the front right under the lower grill portion, it needs to be
enlarged to accommodate the larger LLTEK scoops. The front of the unit
will bolt up to the bumper, but the sides are glued to the existing side
"pebbled sufrace" as you call it. So as long as your side strips are
still there, this unit should attach to them and make it stronger. 

Caveat... Although the LLTEK unit will make your car look sooo much
nicer, and although it won't be lower than your current undecarriage, it
does square off the front! Which means that the angle of descent has
been lowered by a few inches compared to the original bumper that swoops
upwards... It also has a longer shelf portion than the original bumper.
However it's not the best option for making an S-Car into an ralley
car... The Euro bumper which is shorter by a few inches can be a wiser
choice if you have steep angles or offroading to do frequently... Only
drawback with the Euro is less space for FMIC.

/J.

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[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Mark Strangways
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 12:11 AM
To: S-CAR at audifans.com
Subject: [s-cars] LL-tek front bumper.

While offroading in my lower 93' (CAD) //S4, apparently I misunderstood
the depth of the mud I was about to drive in.
And after coming to an abrupt stop, due to resting on the U/S of the
body, I relieved all the AWD I had and more would be required to get
myself outta this.
Now I can recommend to all those wanting to try mudding in an S4 to be
sure that the underpan (lower engine cover, whatever it's called) is
firmly in place. Since mine hasn't been present for many years, the
lower bumper skin became a scoop as I was helped out the same way I went
in. Needless to say they don't hold up well full of mud and gravel.

Now if that wasn't bad enough, as I was still trying to exit my cottage
road, I started to get stuck again. This time I was able to back up
unassisted. Unfortunately, the bumper cover caught something and dug in
so the sides where pointing down.

Ok, prelude over, my cover is ripped across just under the pebbled
surface. So this question is for those of you who have installed an
LL-Tek front cover before. Will the bumper cover still work with the
ll-tek, or do I need a new one.
I know that the installation calls for the lower part of the cover to be
cut off, where is the cut-off portion ?

Going to be an expensive weekend I think.

Mark
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