turbo bumper install -- can i be this stupid?
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turbo bumper install -- can i be this stupid?
dont tell me grills go into the bumper BEFORE the bumper goes on the car? i just finished putting everything together and it looks like the grills dont really fit... do i need to take the bumper off and put the grills in and than put the bumper back on?
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lol... yeah, right after i posted i took the bumper of. its much faster 2nd time around 
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ok, the bumper is in. a few problems:
1. i will have to get new side grills since existing ones seem to have strange cutout in them which shouldn't be there. i bought the bumper and three grills on craigslist and everything else is fine. didnt notice they are cutout like this until the install time. the weird part is that the grills were in the sealed plastic bags with porsche part number stickers on them.
2. i broke a couple of rivets inside the wheel well. they are kind of a pain to get out. will have to buy new ones. also the plastic lining inside the wheel well doesn't really align all that well with a turbo bumper.
3. the gap is bigger than i was hoping it would be:
4. i need to figure out how to secure the lip properly. there is a hole in there for some sort of screw or rivet:
i did use tie wraps for now, will get metal extensions done later.
also it looks like having some black duct tape behind center grill might help?
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/jkoum/s...7594570366308/
1. i will have to get new side grills since existing ones seem to have strange cutout in them which shouldn't be there. i bought the bumper and three grills on craigslist and everything else is fine. didnt notice they are cutout like this until the install time. the weird part is that the grills were in the sealed plastic bags with porsche part number stickers on them.
2. i broke a couple of rivets inside the wheel well. they are kind of a pain to get out. will have to buy new ones. also the plastic lining inside the wheel well doesn't really align all that well with a turbo bumper.
3. the gap is bigger than i was hoping it would be:
4. i need to figure out how to secure the lip properly. there is a hole in there for some sort of screw or rivet:
i did use tie wraps for now, will get metal extensions done later.
also it looks like having some black duct tape behind center grill might help?
all pics are here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jkoum/s...7594570366308/
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Originally Posted by deputydog95
the grills look fine. what's wrong with them?
you will see there is a square cut out that shouldn't be there.
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gotcha. i figured that was something weird with the pic when i saw it. wow, that looks like ****. yep, you need to grills. and they're not cheap from the dealer. you ought to get that bonehead from craig's list to give you a refund.
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Originally Posted by deputydog95
gotcha. i figured that was something weird with the pic when i saw it. wow, that looks like ****. yep, you need to grills. and they're not cheap from the dealer. you ought to get that bonehead from craig's list to give you a refund.
maybe somebody who upgrade their TT bumper to aftermarket one can sell me their grills. if not, i'll just get new ones from a dealer.