https://www.youtube.com/embed/3H0L8JiZkHQ
Courtesy our sister publication, Classic Motorsports, we demonstrate how to "tuck" the bumpers on a 1980s European classic using our Volkswagen Golf GTI project car as an example.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/3H0L8JiZkHQ
Courtesy our sister publication, Classic Motorsports, we demonstrate how to "tuck" the bumpers on a 1980s European classic using our Volkswagen Golf GTI project car as an example.
Everyone dig the music?
The music was great. The fighting with a rusty bolt helped me relate to the project.
In reply to David S. Wallens :
It's a jaunty little number.
On my e30 without removing the bumper from the car I simply drilled a hole in the piston to let all the fluid out (wear eye protection) then slowly drove the car against a tree in my yard to compress it. Took about 5 minutes.
The upside is with a good hard yank I can pull it back out to stock position if I need to access something behind it (like to change the parking light bulbs or whatever) and then a swift kick pushes it back in. Been like that for 8+ years and has never "extended" on its own or moved.
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side note: in the cover shot of the vid above, why does it look like the bumpers are angled upward? Are they supposed to be like that on an old GTI?
Tucked rear bumper
Embrace the diving board bumpers. They're really nice when you street park and shiny happy people box you in.
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