Has anyone had there front bumper off before? i had to put my new hocky sticks and splitter on my front bumper and weight of it is Silly

Can anyone with a WRC front bumper on here tell me is the weight simlar to that of a normal front bumper?

I just want a WRC skin that goes round the front without all the internal crap any pics are appretiated

Cheers

 

The EscCos bumper weights a ton! the WRC is just a fibreglass/kelvar/carbon jobbie so would weigh probably a 5th of the weight

 

As Paul has said really Ben.

front bumpers are a bit fiddly getting off aswell!

 

yip - WRC bumper weighs a pap load less... - if I get the chance i'll weigh my WRC front at the weekend

 

Paul Ripley thats what ile be getting then

Kelv do you think so Kelv only 2 star bolts and the side clips and shes off

Rolls if you could take a few snap shots of the back so i can see how they fit that as well as having a little weigh that would be great

Cheers Guys

 

is it a hard job to take the front bumper off? as im going to do this thursday i hope!, give it a good clean up under the bumper, do you acess the bolts from under the car?

 

Not hard, but don't use the 'height adjustment bolts' to remove it. (they are located through two holes in the bumper - in the recess under the number plate) As they snap off very easily!!!!!

Directly behind those holes - under the bumper, there are 4 17mm bolts. You have to REMOVE the ones nearest the BACK of the car and slacken the front ones.

Then remove your fogs and indicators, then undo the two plastic retainers a 1/4 turn each and pop em out. The bumper will then pull off. Only thing left is the headlamp washer pipe, but you can leave that on as its quite long!!

I'm sure I'll be corrected if I missed anything!!

 

funny, mine had 4 17mm bolts holding it on and then the side bolts, actually both my escorts have been this way

 

Yeah, they do - although you only need to losen the front ones - they locate on a recess, so you can get away with losening them, and sliding the bumper off

 

Rolls, yeah i know mate - thats the way all the escorts have been that ive ever worked on, just feel like a contortionist getting my hand in to the front bolts.

 

Yip - tis a complete pain in the ass - esp if you have the front brake duct thingies still attached

 

looks like im in for some fun then!!

 

how do the wrc ones attach? do you still use the orig beam? otherwise theyll be useless should you have a shunt

 

the one i've got uses the normal bars where there 4 17mm bolts attach, and 2 conections at the side where the little clips normally slide into the fitting on the front wing - i'll get pic's at the weekend

 

so its really cosmetic then? no reinforcement or strength just weight saving?

 

i can lift my wrc bumper with my little finger, so i'm guessing it weighs about 3kg!

 

Any pics yet anyone? if someone has some picks can they take a few on how they attach and what the fittings are

 

BTTT for any picks

 

Ben, are you thinking of going for the WRC look then mate?

 

im not overly kean but the weight of my current F/B is to much like i stated

With the way the front bumper is put together i just cant see how you could put it on a diet keeping it looking how it is

Any ideas?

 

no mate.

all i was going to do was try and pursuade you to avoid going WRC, i liked the idea once upon a time until a saw one in malard and for me it really didnt look good!

 

Good job my cars going to be Lambo Green then isnt it

 

WTF - dont change the colour Ben.

i will personally come and bitch slap you if you change it to any colour other than ford intended

 

aggreeeeee kelv

 

the purist bufty may not like what you have done to your car Kelv who are they to judge you

 

i dont give a flying fook what the purists think of my car, mine is not being built to sit looking nice at shows - but to be used at every oportunity on track.

each to there own i know but i wouldnt change to another shade of green, ive seen it done a couple of times before and it spoils the car - i think you could put that money to alot better use if you were really intent on spending it on your car!

 

kelv..dont be so angry

 

My car is also built for the track and to be honest I like the sound of what you are having done to your car i was just trying to get you in my shoes so you can see what im saying

Next winter im stripping the car down to a bare shell, im then having a full monster cage put in it and the sunroof, roof skin swapped for a solid one

Bonnet, tailgate, front wings, front bumper are all going to be Carbon/Kevlar and the rest of the car is going to be acid dipped and then dipped in a vat of Grey paint " i see an article in one of the ford mags on it cant remember what one"

so the car is going to need a full respray anyway and as my car is for the track too i wanted to go for something different from the Norm

Jewel violet was one option and i also like the Dark aubergine but then i think to my self why not sell what i had and get one in the colour in the first place i also like the Works cars and other paint/sticker kits I.E. martins Repsol is the Bollocks IMO but i don’t want to be a copycat ect

If i thought i could get this colour green then i would but i don’t think i could get it as deep as this Any painters care to comment?



Lowman Do you have a full picture of you Car in good light that you can post up so i can get someone to Photoshop the green i want onto it so we can all see what it is going to look like?

 

yeah i do mate.
what kind of picture do you want?
like from the side..or front?

 

Like the one in green i posted up above

 

hehe
i do not have the same kind of pic as that..
or ill try to get a pic that is almost alike..
give me 3 min

 

hope some of these will work out good.cause i usually take the pics from that kind of angle..cause i think the car looks nicer then..than the angle that you wanted a picture of.hehe.good luck mate

 

Nice one will be back with green picks

 

heheh
nice one
why dont you paint the car in a another standard color?like white

 

lowman you motor look stunning on the second pick down bud, really nice looking WRC Escos you've got there matey.

 

Then it will be the same as yours and you have better wheels that i cant have and Mike Rain GoldBum Bird will drive me mad to get some Gold rims on it

 

thank you very much dude.check out my thread..cause it is going through a overhaul..engine..brakes..and a bit cosmetic.will be ready spring 2008

 

hehehe
i guess you are right mate.though my wheels will most likely be for sale in a while..cause im fitting the new ones..and will have to get a new centerlock setup..as the new ones are abit different..the nut has a different angler...so..but i havent made up my mind yet.hehe.

 

Are there more wheels avalible for the setup you have at the moment?

what sort of money you looking for, for your current setup if you was to sell it?