Joshy

just a quick one. had an idea to remove the rear bumper on my nova and trim the bottom of the rear valance in the style of the old lancia delta S4's

Like This;


would it be legal to run the car on the road without a rear bumper as long as there wasent any obvious sharp corners?

old school fords do it all the time but is it only before a cirtain date they can get away with it?

R5FORD

iTrader: (1)

would look crap imo

Joshy

got a photoshop on the way bare with me lol

Jimmyc

You might get away with it if its not blatantly obvious, or just looks like your bumpers fallen off.
Also you might have to consider hot exposed exhaust aswell!

Glenn_

iTrader: (1)

I had a mk2 fiesta and after i had crashed it and repaired it i drove around forages without a front bumper on.

Less.

Just make sure the numberplate is illuminated though

Omawarisan

Not sure on this one. One of the funcions of front and rear bumpers are they designed to allievate serious injury to pedestrians should you be unfortunate enough to hit one. (Not quite sure how) As such as they a MOT requirement ?

Joshy

that was my thinking as well

Less.

I remember when i think it was fudgey was driving the old FF drift sierra and he took the back off,he was stopped and a copper was going to do him for it till another pointed out it was fine and not a legal requirement

5tox

cant wait to see the photoshop

... my brother was driving a mk2 fiesta for ages with no rear bumper and never got pulled in it

alistairolsen

As long as there are no sharp, exposed edges its fine AFAIK.

vaughant

iTrader: (1)

Yeah,fine with no sharp edges,you may get pulled a bit more but you wont be breaking any real laws.

Joshy

cool, thanks guys

5tox

now my mate in his celica gt4 on the other hand propbably was breaking the law when he removed his rear slam panel as it was bent then just stuck the bumper back on


..... absolutely nothing protecting the fuel tank sitting behind it, i kept on at him for weeks until he got a new one lol

howie1989

Its fine as long as no sharp edges and no fuel tank exposed all the old skool fords do it remember i have no front bumper

5tox

old skool fords look the dogs bollox de-bumpered

howie1989

Each to their own opinion

The Youth.

iTrader: (1)

my 100E has had no bumpers for over 10 years!
no problem doing it at all

steve

Eigdoog

Wish i took a picture now... There was a mondeo with no front bumper today driving about.

This was in sunni hunni!

howie1989

my mums mondeo has no bumper at the mo thanks to me and joshy and looks proper mad max

Csm

Yep the old school ford drivers used to mod there cars with removing the bumpers, fiestas 1/2, escorts 1/2 capris etc

some models really suit it tbh