to cut or not to cut??? help

[Finny]

Right ive booked the car in for something to do be exhaust wise but its basically gona be 2.5" stainless tip out the back so....question is after a drunken argument last night with the old man, do i get the bumper slighty cut to fit or do i have it just underneath? as he thinks it will spoil the car originality which im in two minds wether to be changing alot of things in the new year or to leave it standrd bar some bolt ons....?

 

[jack_davey]

would have to see some pics of the car really, I personally think the 172s look best with a single 182 exhaust surrond cut into the bumper

 

[Adam.]

Cut the bumper, low hanging exhausts look cheap/bolt on.

 

[Finny]

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?551209-my-blue-ph1

i know what your saying adam but it might effect the sale of the car if and when i sell it you not think? it would however look like its meant to be

 

[Mark One]

stealth or cut with a 182 surround. Your old man will change his mind if you make a nice job of it using oem parts (the 182 surround).

 

[theduck]

stealth or cut with a 182 surround. Your old man will change his mind if you make a nice job of it using oem parts (the 182 surround).

This

 

[gez 172]

cut it. best thing i done.

 

[Dave..]

I personally think that something like a y0z race system, sat underneath a ph2 rear bumper looks awesome.

Cut outs in ph1 bumpers don't look awesome.

 

[gez 172]

i think it looks cheap and nasty with them hanging down under the bumper

 

[Dave..]

i think it looks cheap and nasty with them hanging down under the bumper

Wrong.

Middos old car looked awesome.

 

[Stu_182]

^ just looks bolted on and wrong to me. Stealth only I say on 172s

 

[Finny]

that silver one looks lush but it wouldnt be cut as much as thatim only talking about an inch or so....what exhaust is that on the silver ph1 by the way?

 

[jack_kemp]

Definitely cut. Middos car was beautiful, but it would still be better with it recessed.

 

[Finny]

id either be going for same as gez the race look or 2.5" rolled tip! im gona go to the exhaust place and pace a tip underneath to see what it would look like

 

[gez 172]

the LY with a hanging down exhaust still looks cheap. Would have been 100x better if it was cut up into the bumper.

 

[Finny]

what is yours gez?

 

[gez 172]

custom system. 2.5" decat back, straight through to the back box (no silencers) 2.5" cut tail pipe.
Its the same design as the omp exhaust, but with a bigger back box.

 

[Fred@BTM]

(mine melted the bumper a bit, but it made the perfect cut out!)

 

[Finny]

i like the look of that fred not to sure on melting the bumper for all it does look good glad i can see some pics...anyone got pics of ph1 with similar to what want underneath? and a pic of gez's from behind maybe?

 

[Fred@BTM]

the exhaust has been painted black now too so you can't see it at all really LOL

 

[Dave..]

^ just looks bolted on and wrong to me. Stealth only I say on 172s

Wrong

Definitely cut. Middos car was beautiful, but it would still be better with it recessed.

Wronger

the LY with a hanging down exhaust still looks cheap. Would have been 100x better if it was cut up into the bumper.

Wrongest

 

[gez 172]

have a look at my project thread mate, plenty of pics of the exhaust from behind. Go for a 2.5" bore underneath the car though, and then obviously what ever tail pipe you want.

 

[gez 172]

dave. Dont spam the hell out of a thread. Everyone is entiltled to their own opinion.

 

[Dave..]

dave. Dont spam the hell out of a thread. Everyone is entiltled to their own opinion.

Indeed they are, so just as you're disagreeing with mine, I'm disagreeing with yours.

 

[Daz.]

Indeed they are, so just as you're disagreeing with mine, I'm disagreeing with yours.

I agree - but you're wrong

 

[The Boosh!]

Middo's would have looked better recessed into the bumper. He even admitted it.

You can't do that with those yoz systems on the ph1 though as you can't get it high enough (knocks on the rear beam or something)

 

[Finny]

cheers gez....fight it out lads lol

 

[welshname]

Wrong.

Middos old car looked awesome.

looks like a homeless man under the car holding out a tin for spare change.

 

[Fred@BTM]

Middo's would have looked better recessed into the bumper. He even admitted it.

You can't do that with those yoz systems on the ph1 though as you can't get it high enough (knocks on the rear beam or something)

no, its becuase you'd be f**king with perfection, ie NOT allowed

 

[madmack99]

both ways can look good as by the examples above its done to personal preference.

 

[Finny]

its just i cant decide if i should cut the bumper or not....does anyone thinkit will effect the car when i coem to sell it? plus i wouldnt mind if i ever had the chance to represent the ph1 in a show etc as a standard ph1 it would let it down!

 

[gez 172]

it shouldn't affect the resale of the car at all, its not as if they demand loads of money either.
Are you keep everything original? not lowering it ect. Because if you want an original example, then i'd have a stealth exhaust. To keep with the rest of the car.

 

[jack_davey]

i think middos looks perfect, but whether you cut the bumper or not depends what exhaust you go for I suppose.
With regards to resale, it just depends whether what you end up doing is to everyone else's taste

 

[Greeny.]

I have a Ktec stealth which is still visable under the bumper.. kinda its so dirty you can't really notice it anymore though, still shocking mind you as it litrally wont go any higher.

 

[ali_warriner]

I would go for a yozza stealth Finny if your wanting to keep it standardish looking.

Although I am a fan of yozza's/omps etc. sitting under the bumper. Here's one of mine


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[E11OOT]

let it hang....

 

[Fred@BTM]

I would go for a yozza stealth Finny if your wanting to keep it standardish looking.

Although I am a fan of yozza's/omps etc. sitting under the bumper. Here's one of mine


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best bit is you can swap between a stealth and race back box in 10min, best of both worlds!

 

[105e]

cut the bumper or fit a stealth, looks like an after thought when they protrude underneath.

 

[Greeny.]

best bit is you can swap between a stealth and race back box in 10min, best of both worlds!

Wish I knew this before I sold my race system...

 

[Finny]

and how much would a back box like that cost fred?

it has a ktec stealth on now anyway so...i duno cos if i do lower it then thats the originality out the window anyways isnt it