[urq] For those with Euro bumpers...

[Martin Pajak]

Hi Steve,

Thanks for the options. Now that I have looked at it more closely the two
holes do line up, cool.
I'll be drilling access holes and removing the weld in nuts as you
described.

Cheers
Martin 

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Eiche [mailto:seiche at shadetreesoftware.com] 
Sent: 22-Apr-12 16:44
To: urq at audifans.com; Martin Pajak
Subject: Re: [urq] For those with Euro bumpers...

Martin,
As I see it, there are two options:

First, if you want the conversion to be easily reversible, but a bit more
difficult to mount, you can drill out the mounting studs in the Euro bumper
and mount the bumper "reinforcements" to studs screwed into 
the welded-in nuts in the body.   I am not sure if you can get at those 
with the valance on, so you would probably have to mount the valance 
after mounting the bumper.   I think that also precludes you from using 
the plastic clips that go into the valance tabs.

Second, you can cut out the nuts in the body (pretty easy actually - I cut
one weld with a Dremel cutoff wheel, then put a bolt in the nut and rocked
it until the other side broke free), cut an access hole in the inner North
America spec trunk reinforcement and mount the bumper and valance as normal.
If you did go back the the N. A. spec bumpers, you would just use bolts from
the inside now accessible.

I weighed the pros and cons and went with option 2.   Don't forget to 
plug the old holes that the bumper shocks went through.  There are also
rubber gaskets that go between the body and the bumper reinforcement to seal
it.

Steve


On 4/22/2012 1:00 PM, Martin wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> I have a set of Euro bumpers to go onto my 84.
> Front is easy, but the rear end is not a simple bolt on.
>
> For those who have them on, how did you install yours?
> I have couple of options, just wasnted to see others.
>
> Thanks
> Martin Pajak


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