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Old Aug 26, 2017 | 11:26 AM
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Hey guys,

Im looking for a rs500 front bumper with a good fit. Also looking for a cosworth bonnet. anyone heard about team deville?
looks like a good product.
by https://www.flickr.com/photos/158333099@N03/, on Flickr

I think mine is weird looking thick and very boxy:

by https://www.flickr.com/photos/158333099@N03/, on Flickr

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Old Aug 26, 2017 | 03:08 PM
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how mine looks

tbh looks the same sfter taking into account different colour

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Old Aug 26, 2017 | 05:52 PM
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That looks good! were is it from?

I bought my bumper from someone here in the Netherlands the bumper was old and probably sat outside for a long time as it was about 1 feet to wide on each side. The bumper had a pretty big gape. And i tried to make the gape minimal and succeed but the sides of the bumper is pretty wide thick cuz its all filled with polyester.

Also i like the look of a rs500 better.
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I expect Jay on here might be able to sort something or know where.
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the bumper is from ford i was showing you for comparison matey
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Old Aug 27, 2017 | 09:35 PM
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Ah okay, Don't have the money to buy an original one.
Stil would be great if some one could tell me his experiance with fibreglass bumpers and which has a good fit.

Too bad i can't contact jay as his inbox is full. It won't let me send a message.

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He is pretty active on threads, you should be able to ask him on one. I can text him later.

The business he works at is xsport racing in Basingstoke

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Originally Posted by carbon1993
Ah okay, Don't have the money to buy an original one.
Stil would be great if some one could tell me his experiance with fibreglass bumpers and which has a good fit.

Too bad i can't contact jay as his inbox is full. It won't let me send a message.
bought it many moons ago for what i thought at the time was a lot but have been advised was a bargain then
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There is a guy on eBay, magic30pink from stoke who makes them, they don't fit bad at all, I put one on my replica to replace the mc rallying one that was on there, he even glasses in side bolts so you can bolt them to the original mounts below the wing, they are cheap as well the only thing I can bring them down on is I thought the fibreglass was a little thin so you may need to layer a little more matting inside.

This guy

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/ford-escort-cosworth-bonnet-vents-/202037684053?hash=item2f0a626755%3Ag%3AlZ0AAOSwDN1 UUOd1&_trkparms=pageci%253Adffda480-8d63-11e7-aed8-74dbd180741a%257Cparentrq%253A326d45d515e0a866454a 35f9fffc6c9b%257Ciid%253A2

He hasn't got one listed on eBay at the minute but im sure drop him a message

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The white one is not the same as the black one.......there is a recess on the white bumper that the numberplate is sitting in, it isn't apparent from the photo of the black one?
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The white one is not the same as the black one.......there is a recess on the white bumper that the numberplate is sitting in, it isn't apparent from the photo of the black one?
recess is there matey.just hard to see in that pic
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Old Aug 30, 2017 | 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Cragrat
bought it many moons ago for what i thought at the time was a lot but have been advised was a bargain then
Then it was a good buy!

Already contacted magicpink30 long ago. Shipping to the netherlands was a problem.

How do these smith&deakins fit? anyone got pics of them?
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speak to Jay at Xsport Racing - there stuff is very good quality and they even do carbon kevlar too which is alot stronger
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Old Sep 6, 2017 | 08:24 AM
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Contacted xsport racing from ebay. Got a useless reply back. I will message them agsin hope to get some more usefull information.
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Originally Posted by carbon1993
Contacted xsport racing from ebay. Got a useless reply back. I will message them agsin hope to get some more usefull information.
It was probably Jay that responded - he is straight to the point.

Try phoning them mate
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Old Sep 7, 2017 | 10:02 PM
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I messaged him agian and got the information i was looking for. The products sounds good!

The only thing i need to do is figure out shipping a bonnet and front bumper to The Netherlands.

Most company's won't ship it because of the size! Or ratings are too high.

Go some work to do to figure it out.


Thanks for the help so far lads!!!
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