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Brown Clubman
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What's the trick to fitting bumpers and correctly aligning the bolts in the holes? Is there a sequence ..... do I have to hold my tounge right ??

Any tips/tricks would be appreciated.

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I always start in the middle and work outwards. Don't tighten them until you have them all in place and lined up.

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do I have to hold my tounge right ??

BC, it has to be in your left ear otherwise the bolts wont fit..

I had to fit both mine after the painting was done and found the back one was a little bit more fiddly than the front but did it all by myself, so it can't be that hard...
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ive never had any troubles.. just worked from the inside out. maybe your bumper is crooked?
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Hey Curly, I know that place you have in your avitar.. Got your team all ready for the 6 hour at the Island???
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Sprinkle water on your head and turn around three times. Also good for getting the universals on and for speedo cables in the car.

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Smokie wrote:
Hey Curly, I know that place you have in your avitar.. Got your team all ready for the 6 hour at the Island???

Yep Jack, exiting the keyhole at Morwell Hillclimb - It'll be a sad day when the circuit succumbs to the coal dredges, but the plans for the new track look great.
Team Wild Dog are keen and raring to go, a shame there's no BMCs in the group - the Island doesn't really suit small capacity cars.

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my bmpers go on fine...one bolt on the front one, two on the back...the rest are broken :roll:

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The LS has recently come back from the Painters.
Had to fiddle around to correctly line the front bumper-do it by "feel" and no looking.
Tip=Put some rag on the ends where it wraps around the body work-this will save your new paint as you line -up the bumper.
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aussie wrote:
maybe your bumper is crooked?


:shock: WASH YOUR MOUTH OUT WITH SOAP !!!!

I suppose it's possible :wink:

It could also be that the rail that it sits on is slightly bent ??

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Mick wrote:
Sprinkle water on your head and turn around three times. Also good for getting the universals on and for speedo cables in the car.


:lol: :lol:

Speedo cables = sore knuckles!!! :x :x :x ARRRRGGGGHHH!!!

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well done to you for having it at that stage anyway!
I think i am falling behind a bit!
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Brown Clubman wrote:
What's the trick to fitting bumpers and correctly aligning the bolts in the holes? Is there a sequence ..... do I have to hold my tounge right ??

Any tips/tricks would be appreciated.

Cheers,
BC.


Just remember...they aren't gunna break easy....so twist and bend all you need to get each captive bolt to pop into its hole :idea:

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:lol: I had this problem you see I bought bumpers, went to go put em on and thought where the hell do they mount...turned out that I didn't know much about minis and bought one where the bumper mounts were groud off so i bolted litte L brackets on and it all fits now...back is slightly crooked tho, only noticed that the other day whe my dad pointed it out!

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