172 Front Bumper/Wings

[Tomas]

hi all , just a quick question as am new to all this , am considering making my standard into a rep!
ive been looking around if I where to do this do you need the wings aswell for the bumper to fit?
and also the side indicators what happens with them? do you need to get longer ones or keep original?

oh and also if you can it would be great , could you show some images of you doing the swap and the steps involved or give me a link to somewhere that would show me..

Many Thanks

 

[spanishbhoy]

you need the sport wings. sport arch liners, sport sideskirts. and if you do all that because ur wings are more flared out youll need to space your front wheels out as they will hide inside the arches.

 

[Tomas]

Right....so basically a full sport bodykit then , yeah but thats easy spacing them out a will just get some spacers 10 or 15mm spacers

 

[spanishbhoy]

i put 25 mm spacers on mine at the weekend. 15mm wont be enough.... plus you want the hubcentric spacers that bolt to the hub..... not the extended bolt ones because there not as safe..... i paid 100 odd quid for a pair of 25 mm eibach spacers. you can get them cheaper off someone on here i dare say in the forsale section. and yes basically you would need the full sport kit. theres a guid on here to fit a sport bumper without sport wings.... but it looks like a bit of a job. requires sanding down and primering. plus i think if you fo down the full sport body kit route itll look way better.

 

[Tomas]

i put 25 mm spacers on mine at the weekend. 15mm wont be enough.... plus you want the hubcentric spacers that bolt to the hub..... not the extended bolt ones because there not as safe..... i paid 100 odd quid for a pair of 25 mm eibach spacers. you can get them cheaper off someone on here i dare say in the forsale section. and yes basically you would need the full sport kit. theres a guid on here to fit a sport bumper without sport wings.... but it looks like a bit of a job. requires sanding down and primering. plus i think if you fo down the full sport body kit route itll look way better.

thanks for the tips , yeah ad get the hubcentric ive heard they good , yeah a full sport replica would look sweet! but am going for a look that has already been done am not sure if the owner has an account on here but thats the look am going for http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3237480.htm

 

[stephen chadwick]

that looks smart as. by the looks of it its just got the sport rear bumper colour coded and slamed could do that yourself for not to much

 

[Tomas]

that looks smart as. by the looks of it its just got the sport rear bumper colour coded and slamed could do that yourself for not to much

yeah exactly! 172 rear bumpers can be picked up for around 50quid depending on where you look but since mine is a 2002 a just need to get an 2004 front bumper from the scrap yard for around 30quid if that!

 

[Chapster5]

Mines a Phase 1 Clio that I put the 172 Body kit on, I got it on here off a member for £160 all in (Front, Rear Bumpers, Both Wings, and Side Skirts ) and it took me 5 hours alone to fit the front bumper because the mounting brackets are different under the bonnet in the center....

Before...



Mid way...




Done...






Yes... I oversprayed on my Alloys they are getting refurbed anyway and yes I am fitting the Side Skirts later on when I can be bothered painting them

Nick

 

[Tomas]

thanks dude....looks good so far... am in two minds whether to go rep of not as the look am going for isn't a rep but a will wait and see , you seen the thread on here of the ph1 172 with ph2 boot lid that looks smart!

 

[Chapster5]

Cheers,

Nope I haven't I've de-badged the rear of mine and filled in the little annoying holes lol I'm just trying to clean up bits of the bodywork which is annoying me right now.

Nick

 

[Tomas]

Cheers,

Nope I haven't I've de-badged the rear of mine and filled in the little annoying holes lol I'm just trying to clean up bits of the bodywork which is annoying me right now.

Nick

yeah...thats what am doing with mine at the minute its just getting it cleaned up before a get the coilovers and all that fitted , am looking around for a 172 rear bumper with 172 skirts then...a dunno what a will do am thinking of copying this..
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3237480.htm

apart from a few little changes here and there.....

 

[Chapster5]

Go for it,

Im assuming yours is a PH2 then not PH1 like mine lol

Well I bid you good luck on your journey and expect little problems on your route like I did fitting that bleeding front bumper haha

Nick

 

[Tomas]

Go for it,

Im assuming yours is a PH2 then not PH1 like mine lol

Well I bid you good luck on your journey and expect little problems on your route like I did fitting that bleeding front bumper haha

Nick

haha thanks, yeah mines a Ph2 2002 Expression 1.2 16v 3dr.....you always get little problems along the route but am looking forward to seeing it change the main thing am trying to get done is get the coilovers fitted and new bumpers