Looking for a set of eye brow bumpers w/ no lights

Got mine from Kirk Evans. Perfect fit and they bolt right up.

Edmguru,

Where do they sit, flush with the hood or lower like the originals? Any chance you can post a photo?

I removed my 74 impact bumper, which was in a really poor state and cut that down to two small rubber sections which I was going to use as a base to fabricate some carbon fiber bumperettes. But these will still sit flush with the hood if I use the existing holes.

In reading the Pantera Place post on conversion from L to pre L bumpers it was evident that it required quite some work and the holes were not in the right place.

Maybe Kirk's units are fabricated with the specific mod from L in mind?

Julian,

that's right. The bumpers were designed specifically to replace the big L bumper. It encircles the turn signal pod, the pre-L models do not have a turn signal pod. It's made of fiberglass, very light. It uses the small holes that attached the L to the body, and it hides the big hole where the struts poked out. No body work, no extra drilling is required. It's an easy bolt on deal.

George

George,

Ah, I see said the blind man.

Still a little bit too bulky for my tastes, so my CF remod will continue.

I picked up a set of them PIAA 2" driving lights that will fit in the bumper shock holes just puuurrrrfectly, at least until I get around to the repaint and then I'll likely just weld the holes closed.

Julian

Actually, in person they don't look so bulky.

My plans are to do the bodywork & paint last on 6018. The bumpers are good looking & I may decide to keep them, but I bought them thinking this would only be temporary until I do the body work & have the holes filled in. Until then, no big L bumper.

I have a preference for the little bumpers on late model Euro Panteras. The custom made GT5-S looking spoiler on the yellow Pantera on page 34 of the current issue of PI magazine is the best looking spoiler I've seen on a narrow body car, I'm thinking I'll have one of those manufactured for 6018 too.

By the way, Emery, PI Motorsports has the samll bumpers I believe you are looking for:

http://www.pim.net/bpage.html

Your friend on the DTBB, George

In the pic below, taken at a distance, the bumpers don't look so large.

Looking good george but, I was looking for the real small ones. It seems I still have to patch the old holes. The L bumper holes are too high.

Juilian
Lets see the lights in the hole!

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Originally posted by Joules5:
George,

Ah, I see said the blind man.

Still a little bit too bulky for my tastes, so my CF remod will continue.

I picked up a set of them PIAA 2" driving lights that will fit in the bumper shock holes just puuurrrrfectly, at least until I get around to the repaint and then I'll likely just weld the holes closed.

Julian

Emery,

As soon as I get them mounted I'll post a photo. Maybe I can elevate that to next weekend's project?

Other projects took a priority, firstly the water pumnp & t-stat replacement. Now rebuilding my calipers as #7024 had been sat a while when I got her and the calipers had seized. While I was at each corner I took the opportunity to remove the shock spacers too.

Julian

Emery,

Well here we are almost 6 weeks later from my previous post and the PIAA 2" lights are finally mounted in the old shock holes of the 74 bumper. That and a set of GT5 turn signals has freshened up the front end look I think. Well at least for now until I weld up the holes as part of the whole GT4 convsersion...next winters project... the weather is getting too nice and I gotta get some time behind the wheel .

Julian

Julian
That looks good, I like your solution.
Mark

Julian

thats pretty sweet! It looks great. do you have a model number on the lights and where did you mount the bracket? Thanks for posting it!

Julian,

Very clever. That was a great idea.

John

Emery,

The lights are the PIAA 002 Xtreme. I got my on eBay, new $38 for complete kit withn relay etc., Here's a link to a set as an example, although I'm in no way advocating this seller.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PIAA-002-X-Xtreme-White-...QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

The bracket was simnple as I used the old shock mounting studs that sit on the inner fender just behind the hole, got a couple T plate brackets at the local hardware store, drilled out for the holes and bent the central T leg to form an L with the PIAA bolted up to that.

Thanks for the positive feedback, I'm pleased with the look and they are functional too. They throw out a decent amount of light for a small unit.

Julian

Julian
Are they fog lights or driving lights?...hmmm can they be used as head lights?

Emery,

I was specific in getting ones that were listed as 'Driving Lamps', although I've also seen Fogs listed. I have to say I'm not really sure if there is any true difference, maybe a quick e-mail to PIAA tech guys (www.piaa.com) would answer that.

They throw out good light but are mounted too low to be meaningful as head lamps.

Julian

Julian
Do you happen to have any pictures of the bracket you made? I'm not quite getting it. Also what did you use to go around the hole to finish it off better? I like the plugs. Funny mine has an additional hole yours doesnt have.

Emery,

I finished the hole with some flexible door edge trim I picked up at the local Pepboys. I'm in a remote local at the moment (N. Alberta), but will get you the part number when I return home next weekend.

The plugs are actually again from the auto parts store, they are just trim holders, with plastic washer behind as keepers.

I'll post or send you a pic of the bracket as well.

Julian