Rear bumperette/bracket removal cover?

[mikesz]

here is what I did once I removed bumperettes.Thoughts?

[BIGJake111]

looks pretty good... would honestly make for a good front end as well haha. I wonder how hard it would be to route the exhaust out the back.......

[Slate 01]

I was thinking about going to the bumperette-less look but got scared off with thought of what car insurance company tried to avoid covering some of the costs associated with rear end damage. Anyone have any thoughts on that aspect? I know insurers are always looking for angles to reject claims or part of claims. You know the old saying "Insurance is great, until you need it"

[mikesz]

next thing is a removeable front plate bracket. thinking about one where the plate folds down and slides under the front bumper. the manual one not the powered one. I have paid enough for parts.

[Taipanic]

Originally Posted by Slate 01

I was thinking about going to the bumperette-less look but got scared off with thought of what car insurance company tried to avoid covering some of the costs associated with rear end damage. Anyone have any thoughts on that aspect? I know insurers are always looking for angles to reject claims or part of claims. You know the old saying "Insurance is great, until you need it"

I was rear-ended two weeks ago and the bumperettes took all of the impact. Still waiting for the results of my mechanic's final inspection, but only visible damage is a couple of cracks in the paint of the bumper cover. The Lexus who hit me lost the whole front end. Seeing their effectiveness at absorbing an impact has cured me of my evil bumperette removal thoughts.

[jjjohnnyq]

Originally Posted by mikesz

here is what I did once I removed bumperettes.Thoughts?

How did you get that plastic to stick on the car? looks great. would really like to do that mod. thx

[Starter986]

Originally Posted by jjjohnnyq

How did you get that plastic to stick on the car? looks great. would really like to do that mod. thx

I did the delete about a month ago. The plastic stays on by virtue of the license plate holder. Plastic part goes on... plate holder on top... the screws... it's secured.

my delete plate is 3mm thick, so I put some doubkle sided tape on the back... to help it adhere. Didn't work for me because of the slight curve of the bumper cover. I'm going to give it a second look today.

So... just a couple license plate bracket screws... you'll be set.

Edit: The plate in the pic from your post is the exact one I installed on mine. Thanks, again, Mikesz.

[jjjohnnyq]

Originally Posted by Starter986

I did the delete about a month ago. The plastic stays on by virtue of the license plate holder. Plastic part goes on... plate holder on top... the screws... it's secured.

my delete plate is 3mm thick, so I put some doubkle sided tape on the back... to help it adhere. Didn't work for me because of the slight curve of the bumper cover. I'm going to give it a second look today.

So... just a couple license plate bracket screws... you'll be set.

Edit: The plate in the pic from your post is the exact one I installed on mine. Thanks, again, Mikesz.

Thanks for the info. Mine is going in next week and that back bumper has to come off for exhaust so I am going to get started. I am assuming those silver metal bumps that are hidden by the bumperettes just unscrew from the long metal " bumper " and leave the square area to be covered by the new back plate? Did you just cut out 3mm plastic to fit the opening? That might be a little above my pay grade , might have to have someone make it for me

[Starter986]

Originally Posted by jjjohnnyq

Thanks for the info. Mine is going in next week and that back bumper has to come off for exhaust so I am going to get started. I am assuming those silver metal bumps that are hidden by the bumperettes just unscrew from the long metal " bumper " and leave the square area to be covered by the new back plate? Did you just cut out 3mm plastic to fit the opening? That might be a little above my pay grade , might have to have someone make it for me

Those silver metal bumps... that are hidden behind the plastic bumperatte covers... are affixed with rivets. I was going to drill them out... then learned that they can be pounded out. I took a nail punch and hammer... positioned on top of each respective rivet... gave a swift pound... and they popped right off.

The 3mm plastic delete panel I purchased from a member who had made his own outline then outsourcing the cutting of the actual plastic delete panel to a glass shop. I imagine you'd have to have a steady hand to draw and cutout a template.

[jaykay]

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[jaykay]

I went euro bumper cover. Not cheap at all but it's done.

Consider going grilled and designing it such that it looks good. Black on back works to hide imperfections. You may have to repaint after cutting.....this is the main issue with this. You will have to get the beam behind the grill painted drilled out to make it look good and get cooling happening. Cutting down heat shield for air flow out is another task along with plate mounting

[Starter986]

Originally Posted by jaykay

I went euro bumper cover. Not cheap at all but it's done.

Consider going grilled and designing it such that it looks good. Black on back works to hide imperfections. You may have to repaint after cutting.....this is the main issue with this. You will have to get the beam behind the grill painted drilled out to make it look good and get cooling happening. Cutting down heat shield for air flow out is another task along with plate mounting

The Euro bumper is the same as the US bumper with the exception of the cut outs to accomodate the bumperettes. The upside to having the "Euro" version is that you don't need the delete plate.

Now... if you want to do some cutting... some mesh... some cooling...

Figure out how to run two exhaust pipes side-by-side the license plate.