Pre-facelift Rear Bumper Bracket Mod

[o22ie]

Hi

ive got a mtec 1 kit which ive managed to get the front spoiler on and the side skirts (thanks mrlee) without to much hassle..

problem im having is the rear... ive looked in the articles where it shows the mtech 2 fitment, and it (someone) mentions that a mod as to be done on the brackets.... does anybody know how this is done please.. my car almost looks brilliant

[mrLEE30]

does thjs help???

http://r3vlimited.net/Tech/bumper1.htm

mrlee

[o22ie]

Thanks mrLEE30
but not quite there yet.

the problem i have is when i put the mtech 1 valance onto the bumper then fix it to the car, it cant quite reach the arches properly.... if the brackets were a bit shorter then it would be fine

[ed325i]

Have you got the m tech 1 end caps ? I think they are diffrent.

[jaffro]

how easy is it to fit a tech 2 kit to a pre facelift car?

[mrLEE30]

funnily enough i saw a car which was facelift with chrome bumpers on it just last night, i didn't really like the look but only cause i was not used to it.

right.... the reason that fitting tech 1 and tech 2 on the wrong cars is difficult is the preface lift cars had a different rear wheel arch profile, hence why the tech 2 on a prefacelift need to be cut shorter to match the wheel arch ,and unfortunately for you ozzie - the reason a tech 1 on a facelift does not reach the rear wheel arch I am not sure how you would get it right.

The exception to this rule is for the cabs, they all have the later wheel arch profile irregardless of which model it is (so jaffro if your car is the cab in the sig it should be easy, but you need to change the lower front metal valance. have a look at the tech article i posted in my earlier reply it explains all but you will not need to cut the bumper.)


mrlee

[jaffro]

thanks mate that is the car in question in my sig. im only fitting front a back bumpers.

[mrLEE30]

in that case you need the tech 2 rear bumper and the bumper mounts. you may need to drill as the article shows