No Stinkin' Bumperettes
I found a solution for those ugly bumperettes. I saw a similar mod on here where someone cut a hole in their bumper and then placed mesh behind it. I left the bumper cover 100% intact though. This is a layer of black plastic with a perforated metal plate (not mesh) over the top of it. I put some chrome trim around the edges to clean it up a bit (you could also use black trim). The metal plate is clear coated to help keep it from rusting. I don't know... personally I like the look. This is a picture from our PCA tour this last weekend.
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Wow!
Looks great! Would you mind doing a step by step write up.
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One cool trick I learned when making the plate was this - I totally covered the area where the plate would go with wide masking tape. I then used a marker to trace the exact edge of the opening where the plate would fit. I also traced out the openings for the license plate mount and tow hook mount (it's under the license plate). I then very carefully removed the masking tape pattern in one big piece, laid it on the metal plate, and cut out the metal plate using this template. Worked perfectly.... |
Very sleek, clean look. I like it!!
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Are you thinking of making any kits? I think I would be interested if the price was right! Looks great!
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wow that looks really good...
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That looks great! :D
I might try it, my black bumperettes are getting a bit worn. |
Nice, but those taillights make me vomit. Good idea, but it looks like flat military gray. Shine it up, or clear it, or something. Constructive criticism, I had to redo mine the first time too.
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One of out local owners, Danny, did this years ago.
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I chose to use perforated metal after looking at the Gemballa rear bumper with the exhaust coming out of the middle of the bumper (like with a Carrera GT). That kit uses perforated metal to cover the bumper cover opening. |
Here's the car that got me to think about using mesh in the back. The owner of this car highly modified his bumper cover though. The mesh opening is actually cut out, which does look better at the edges.
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Here's the black plexiglass cover... same concept, just a different look. Looks awesome on a black car.
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Don't the bumperettes actually serve a purpose in a rear end collision?
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Looks pretty slick! Might want to do something like that since my bumperettes look faded, even after using Back to Black.
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It's not custom unless you count the center part that is cut out with mesh. |
i asked a shop how much they would want to fill in those holes and paint that area, but they said that they not sure about just that area, the bumper might have to be painted completely, but it was just under 400 bux.
i think that it would be a good idea to just fill it in, and mask everything off, and paint the licence plate area with matching color, and not touch the bumper at all. i don't like the mash at all, but the black one looks awesome, i think that a solid silver piece would look awesome, the mesh and all that chrome just looks outta place and kinda ricy if you ask me. |
Looks great!
Can we order European bumper covers for our cars without the bumperetes? It's funny how Porsche usually shows our cars, from the rear, with the European bumper cover, sans bumperettes. |
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