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 Posted: 27 Sep 2008, 14:43 |
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Hi peeps .......ive noticed that alot of 2.litre is's front bumper drops over the years .....and mine 2 ....where r the bolts to loosen the bumper so i can raise it again  ....its about a 20mm gap at the moment and it looks k@k so i wanna get it back to right up against the lights 
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Posted: 28 Sep 2008, 07:47 |
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it tends to droop , either is knocked , of mostly if the plastic clips are damaged that hold the bumper up . .
you smaak your heavy DIY stuff ne , make sure you have a buddy with you to help ..
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Posted: 28 Sep 2008, 09:47 |
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i'm just a perfectionist when it comes to thingz like dis...
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Posted: 29 Sep 2008, 21:58 |
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2 bolts, jack up + look underneath in arches - by front lights. 2 nr13 bolts. 2 more bolts on the sides (by fenders) (nr 10's?), sure you will see them.
don't think that will help - not much adjustment. bumper probably broken away from the front protection bar(connected to bumper).
that or as Mr lupini said probably knocked so when repaired chassis welded to low.
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Posted: 30 Sep 2008, 08:16 |
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nah gouraami ...u can feel and see when a car has been knocked b4 ....and u can see on the chassis if it has been welded again....i dont see any of that on my cabbie ....but thanks i will see if i can lift it using ur info ....THANX BRA
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my friend used cable ties on his T-car and pulls it as tight as possible. it looks great like that and i'm gonna do the same thing tomorrow when i put my new bumper on.
You put two cable ties for each hole where there is suppose to be a bolt and tighten according to the amount of lift you want.
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Posted: 02 Oct 2008, 16:31 |
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yoh....cable ties sometimes can't even hold wheelcaps tight!
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Corsa Addict wrote: yoh....cable ties sometimes can't even hold wheelcaps tight!
Reversed out of a steep driveway yesterday and I almost lost my whole bumper!  Now it's lookin real sh#tty  seems as if the clip on the one side have broken off this time.  _________________ 
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guys try it out and see how it works... and my friend done this with his turbo supie and it's working fine. i will be doing it with my new bumper tonight
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official Opel 'LIFT FRONT & REAR BUMPER DAY'  
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LOL don't know about the rear though
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hehehehe
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Posted: 03 Oct 2008, 14:25 |
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Posted: 04 Oct 2008, 20:41 |
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ellie - ry jy weer sonder brille rond ?
i reckon stop modding the car - go to a panel shot and have it all done reg ouense
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therecanbeonly1
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Posted: 05 Oct 2008, 10:07 |
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i did it myself yesterday ...looks a whole lot better ...had a gap of about 30 mm now 5 mm ...looking good again ...thanx gouraami
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Posted: 06 Oct 2008, 20:52 |
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could you simply adjust the bolts? lucky you, doubt its been in an accident then.
mine - broken away from protection bar + welded to far out :-(
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1996 200is 312000km,272 Kent cam,4-1branch, 57mm Powerflow exhaust, fully balanced bottom end, DIY ported
Short Shift mod
Complete with - cracked windscreen, fading boot spoiler + bumpers, melted fusebox, incorrect grill, no headliner,cracked front disks, warped rear, 1X buckled and scraped mag 2X buckled
Gomoto GT125 71000km, 7kw of frame bending power :-) Still the most reliable vehicle I have owned
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therecanbeonly1
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Posted: 07 Oct 2008, 07:25 |
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yes i just loosesned it lifted it up with a jack and then tightened it again....looks a whole lot better
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good thing you didn't go with the cable ties. Due to vibrations the cable ties would eventually chafe through, and then bumper falls off and you drive over it
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