bumper cutting opinions

[J03]

ok my car has a fat bore exhaust on the back, i bought it the way it is, the bumper has been cut so the exhaust will sit properly...
however it doesnt seem to be a really good job.. like someone just hack sawd it round.. anyways this modified punto did my back end in last week, forced me to buy a new one, so i thought what is the best way to cut round so the exhaust sits nicely, ive seen a few with a rubber edge was wondering what that is? looks good

anyways here some pics...

the damage..

cheers

EDIT: the exhaust is not mounted properly, thats why it looks like its not in the middle of the cut out bit..

 

[leeds_182]

Ouch..

 

[Whiteley]

Get a new bumper and start a fresh?

 

[DrR]

Can't you bend the exhaust say the punto did it and get them to pay for a new stealth one or something?

 

[J03]

Get a new bumper and start a fresh?

yup i have already got a new bumper, courtesy to sam, (C.slicker.)

 

[Sy]

Get a new bumper and start a fresh?

Maybe get a different exhaust as well. :S

 

[J03]

Can't you bend the exhaust say the punto did it and get them to pay for a new stealth one or something?

ive spent £** buying all the things.. i had £*** in return. i dont really wanna faf about with the exhaust tbh.. selling soon just want it sorted

 

[DrR]

Thats what i mean, putting back to standard will help the sale.

 

[J03]

oh right yeah will have to look in scrappy to see

the reason am selling is because am getting this...

i drive reasonable aswel.. thats nearly half the figure of what it can achieve!! its only a 1.2!

 

[Hazza]

Yup, sell the exhaust, and either go standard, or a stealth.

 

[AlexS]

What exhaust is it?

 

[Balders172]

yeh depends wat u drive like i got same 1 mate on motorway i get about 48mpg and 32mpg around small roads, not very quick tho

 

[dandycaptain]

oh right yeah will have to look in scrappy to see

the reason am selling is because am getting this...

i drive reasonable aswel.. thats nearly half the figure of what it can achieve!! its only a 1.2!

:O Do you only drive in traffic jams?!?

 

[J03]

yeh depends wat u drive like i got same 1 mate on motorway i get about 48mpg and 32mpg around small roads, not very quick tho

ha i get about 27 on the motorway... i do put my foot flat on the motorway tho..90% of the journey.. lol

oh right yeah will have to look in scrappy to see

the reason am selling is because am getting this...

i drive reasonable aswel.. thats nearly half the figure of what it can achieve!! its only a 1.2!

:O Do you only drive in traffic jams?!?

ha i dont know... even if i do drive like a maniac am sure it would acheive better than this.. ive never seen the MPG go past 30...

 

[Peperami]

Get a new bumper and start a fresh?

Maybe get a different exhaust as well. :S

Lol!

Other cars wont have better mpg fella, what you need to do is learn how to drive. I get a better average than that in my cup...

 

[J03]

Maybe get a different exhaust as well. :S

Lol!

Other cars wont have better mpg fella, what you need to do is learn how to drive. I get a better average than that in my cup...

maybe its me... but does an induction kit and back box reduce MPG?

anyway back on topic...

a guy mentioned if i want to keep my exhaust i should if the new bumper then let the exhaust sit on the bumper so it wud melt around the exhaust then cut around it, is this a god idea?
thing is the exhaust mount is broke and i would need someone to fix it properly.. please some suggestions?

 

[davM]

Just go back to standard, especially if youre selling soon. Isnt worth the hassle of getting the bumper cut/exhaust mount fixed

 

[Iridium]

Christ the V6 gives me 30+ on a long motorway run if I take it reasonably (keep to 2 figured piles of chocolate buttons for most of the time I mean).

Dan

 

[Peperami]

Lol!

Other cars wont have better mpg fella, what you need to do is learn how to drive. I get a better average than that in my cup...

maybe its me... but does an induction kit and back box reduce MPG?

anyway back on topic...

a guy mentioned if i want to keep my exhaust i should if the new bumper then let the exhaust sit on the bumper so it wud melt around the exhaust then cut around it, is this a god idea?
thing is the exhaust mount is broke and i would need someone to fix it properly.. please some suggestions?

Its you... stop revving the tits off it all the time, its a 1.2. No point revving it for running around in. Drive normally and you should see closer to 40mpg. Oh, and reset your trip computer every time you fill up with petrol... it records an average from when it was last reset, not what you're doing at the moment.

 

[bmh.01]

Hows the boot floor? I've seen them bend with a lesser impact.

 

[warine_warrior]

What exhaust is it anyway?

 

[Martin_172]

Exhaust and filter wont help mpg but wont exactly cut it in half!

 

[gazbenger]

do you ever reset the mpg clock? if you dont itll take a lifetime to move up to economic figures

 

[Beef-Mc]

Personally, if your selling the car soon, go back to standard and leave the bumper alone this time, it'll prob help increase your MPG as well!

 

[ben_p]

What exhaust is it?

Hazzasport IIRC

 

[AlexS]

What exhaust is it?

Hazzasport IIRC

 

[J03]

lmao haha no its peco.. its ive done no mods to it so dont slate me

no i never reset my trip computer :S never thought about that.. going to do it next time i get in.
the boot floors fine, its more or less a lil shunt, nothing drastically major.. however it did have an impact with a wall a few months back...
wel il drive it more sensibly to see what i can achieve, say change up gear every 2k revs?

 

[Peperami]

Sounds like a plan fella. Less braking and accelerating and reset the mpg computer. Let us know what you get!

 

[J03]

Sounds like a plan fella. Less braking and accelerating and reset the mpg computer. Let us know what you get!

cheers pal!

il see what i get.. hopefully better i average out £30-£40 on petrol... right ball ache... but partly my fault i guess.

anyways ive got some Red LED lights to replace my current smashed ones... i opted for black at first but seem abit chavish, and i prefere the original design and colour but in red LED's, it should be fixed by this weekend so il update by then

 

[J03]

UPDATE!!

got a quote from a bodyshop.. £60 to fix the bumper..thought feck that, did it myself.. first time ive done anything to my car so i thought it was a BIG task! anyways here were some progress pics

i knew where all the screws were so it was kinda easy un doing them

jackd it up and placed the car on bricks... lol

bumper off

heres the new bumper!! hope you all like!!

just needs sprayin now...








































































... joke lol

bout an hour after i started..
its on

and following peperamis advice, reset the trip comp and drive sensible i now receive this as an average

its been a good day

cheers

joe

 

[Peperami]

Ah awesome fella! Bumper actually looks much better without the cutout!

Glad you've got the fuel economy sorted

 

[J03]

Ah awesome fella! Bumper actually looks much better without the cutout!

Glad you've got the fuel economy sorted

cheers pal

looks like am going to keep it afterall though i do fancy something abit faster lol

 

[Christopher]

the new Hazzasport system?

 

[J03]

the new Hazzasport system?

 

[quikshine]

i get about 57mpg on my 1.2 or so the trip computer says... I always try and get up to 5th gear as fast as possible as that minimises fuel use! but might reset it just to see if it goes back up to 50- 60mpg... HOWEVER!! this might be because im still a "R" driver which in Northern Ireland means I cant go above 45mph for the first year of driving! Bet you wish you had that law in Mainland UK!! NOT! lol..

new bumper is lookin far far better! is it colour coded?

 

[J03]

57 mpg! before peperami told me to reset my trip computer ive always had it on 28.1 mpg or something lol i was always mislead by how bad the fuel economy was and thought this thing is killing me for money... id die if i cant go over 45mph over here.. lol

bumper is slightly colour coded yes

 

[Marky_]

Good work on the bumper

i get about 57mpg on my 1.2 or so the trip computer says... I always try and get up to 5th gear as fast as possible as that minimises fuel use! but might reset it just to see if it goes back up to 50- 60mpg... HOWEVER!! this might be because im still a "R" driver which in Northern Ireland means I cant go above 45mph for the first year of driving! Bet you wish you had that law in Mainland UK!! NOT! lol..

First i've heard of this. I dunno how you can possibly manage to stay below 45 all the time. Amazing! :rasp:

 

[Balders172]

glad u got everything sorted fella looks much better than your previous bumper.

 

[cat171]

Nice work on the bumper, the exhaust looks a big on the big side though. What is it 4" ?

 

[J03]

cheers guys!

now as for the lights, you can see ones been smashed so i got myself some new ones. i know not many people would like it but istuck to the original colour scheme and bought these instead of the black ones i wanted before
they look good, slightly better than standard, comes with these led indicator bulbs aswel so no fuzzy orangeness... some reason when i indicate it flashes tad faster indicating there is a problem.. ive made sure ive slotted it in the right place afterall thats what you do right?
any suggestions to as why it does this?
sorry for the night/blurry pictures i only just got back

also nipped down to told halfrauds and bought these