V8 to V12 Bumper upgrade installation
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telum01 said:
I've got a ton of work to do on my red Vantage today - full maintenance plus a few other things - buy I'll try to get the rear bumper of my grey Vantage done today. I need to fix a few issues the last body shop left on it and swap out the exhaust tips. The tips are the last bit of chrome on my grey car, the rest has been swapped out for black or carbon fiber at this point lol. I have an event tomorrow so I'll have to have all of this stuff done tonight and I don't want to start on anything I won't be sober enough to finish.
The tail lights are a super easy job:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GNUgU7xT9s
Hardest part about the tail lights is realigning them when you put them back in the car. It's not difficult, per se, just tedious as it may take a few attempts to get them just right. Take a close-up pic of each tail light to use as reference of how they're aligned before disassembly and it'll help quite a bit during reassembly.
Also, it's very likely that the tail light bolt seals will be damaged or destroyed during removal. I'd highly suggest you get some new ones in advance. You need six of them and they aren't expensive.
Having an extra pair of hands when you remove the bumper fascia and for when you put it back in place is a very big help because of the size of the panels, but otherwise this isn't really a two-person job.
Let me know how you get on with the rear bumper. I’ll order some seals for the lights. I changed over the rear lights myself and have just completed my own little air box deletion, so getting more experience of how these cars are put together. Always great to know that others have done this and their advice is invaluable. The tail lights are a super easy job:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GNUgU7xT9s
Hardest part about the tail lights is realigning them when you put them back in the car. It's not difficult, per se, just tedious as it may take a few attempts to get them just right. Take a close-up pic of each tail light to use as reference of how they're aligned before disassembly and it'll help quite a bit during reassembly.
Also, it's very likely that the tail light bolt seals will be damaged or destroyed during removal. I'd highly suggest you get some new ones in advance. You need six of them and they aren't expensive.
Having an extra pair of hands when you remove the bumper fascia and for when you put it back in place is a very big help because of the size of the panels, but otherwise this isn't really a two-person job.
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