Not long cut out my bumper for more air-flow in my intercooler, What do u think cut out or not??? When i get my respray i will get the black inserts agen, and will be getting the intercooler centerd

Thanks RabReith

 

would look good with the intercooler centered,
but looks hard ass fook as it is

leave it

 

look nice mate i got carried away with grinder on mine other week and ended up cutting too much lol

 

Wheres the bonnet vents?

 

Thanks jammerrs av decided the intercooler will be staying like that reason being bought the airtec turbocooler

I think it looks cool as f**k, like the way ur intercooler sits centerd. I wanted that but never wanted the fan in frount thats why i went for the airtec intercooler.

One vent was cracked but got new ones now

 

you still after my bumper pal as ive got other people interested in it!!
front bumper looks good is it smoothed at the insides

 

i think widemouthed bumpers need the bonnet extended over the lights and the badge smoothed off - its OTT so need to go the whole hog to get it right

My 90-spec is cut out slightly but i've smoothed the sides and curved them back into the contours of the bumper.

will get pics up when i'm finished it

 

Personally i think they look stupid.

 

I wouldnt cut it all out,leave the middle bit that carries the regy plate

 

heres how i done mine,not a fan of the full cut out

 

Got to say I'm not a fan either just looks like it's shocked at having something poked up its bottom. Somethink like Jambo above or Smila is far more in keeping with the car. Just my opinion though and you did ask

 

 

i don't like them at all, but have one as they work so well.

 

i fitted my intercooler flush on mine and pushed further forward,gave it a nice and neat look i thought

 

 

Maybe 10 years ago yes but looks horrid now and has been done a milllion times

 

Mine's is very similar to Jamie's

that's where i got the inspiration to cut out the reggy plate thing, didn't realise you had done the bottom part too, same as mine's again

 

Not a fan of the full cut out bumpers don't mind the bottom bit below the number plate looks ok.

 

now thats done properly

but why havnt you centered your plate? ruins the whole symetry in my opinion.

 

i dunno mate i just thought id cover the towing eye recces on the bumper with the plate
makes no odds now anyway as its in bits

 

 

that gets my vote.

not a fan of the full cut out, it dates them horribly imo, same as bad boy bonnets.

 

 

i Take it twins worked his magic on Puss's bumper

 

As said previously, this 'wide mouth' job was carried out years ago... and even back then i didnt like it, sorry. I can see where it helps and in that sense its a good mod, but it still takes the look away from the car.

Different people have different tastes and Im not knocking anyone who has done it to theres.

Twins's version gets my vote

 

Not a fan of a full cutout either, purely cos i don't like the look of it tbh. Bottom/top bar removed on mine but retained the middle section.

 

Puss & Twins perfect as said...

 

Dave might of helped me out

 

Best S2 ever imo

 

not. original!

 

+1

 

 

not a fan at all to chavy for my tastes, the way twins has modified the middle bar is the way to go

 

Hay guys all the bumpers look grate, thanks for all the posts

After thinking alot i made up my mind and got my self a 80 spec bumper and then cut a check out the center for the air flow, just awaiting my full body spray

 

Dont really like that mate...

 

this is my fav look

 

Just noticed the sapphire vents..........very nice....

 

Looks really nice that bud,

 

Such a shame that all these 90 spec bumpers are being hacked to bits
although i must say, the way twins has modified his is top notch.

The 88 spec one above looks like its been hacked at with a circular saw.
The one in 1st pic looked much better IMO

 

Not be many left soon. I remember buying a new one back in 2001 from Ford for £192 in grey primer.