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Remove cibies?

keep cibies
7
26%
remove cibies
20
74%
 
Total votes: 27

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Post by superchargedfool »

My wife says cibies on front look like a pair of chav earings!

I know bumpers are rated. But I like the look of no bumpers, and the cibies are usefull and very retro and haven't been done to death on moggies so I feel I am being different.
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Post by jonathon »

Hi , you just need a 'nice' sympathetically designed spoiler and fit the lights into this. :wink: :wink: seriously though they look okay a bit rallyboyish, but fine for it. If you want to tidy up the bottoms of the wings we do a closing panel that welds to the wing bottom and bolts to the front panel, they eliminate the awkward join you currently have. :D :D

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Post by Peetee »

They're not chav earings they're pearl clip ons like the chelsea yahoos used to wear in the eighties :lol:
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Post by MoggyTech »

It looks OK, but I would turn it into a real street sleeper. Get a valance and bumper on there buddy, just leave the over riders off :wink:
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Post by rayofleamington »

I'm not so sure either way, but they are likely to get pushed back into your wings if/when someone misjudges their parrallel parking :(

(I'm taking no moral highground on parking - I did my first carpark crunch his week :cry: )
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Post by plastic_orange »

Got to agree with your wife. My mate had 4 cibies on a lamp bracket, with bumper and spoiler on his Minor and it looked the biz. I'm afraid your look is a bit unfinished or an afterthought.
You could always recess the 2 you have into the grille if you want to lose the bumper, but cut off the bumper irons and fill in the wing to front panel area.
Nice car though.

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Post by ndevans »

Well I agree it looks a bit unfinished around the bottom and under the wings, but apart from that I like them.
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Post by dalebrignall »

needs the bumper back on and the lights on the pumper does not look right some how
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Post by badfelafel »

if you like it...

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Post by overider »

rayofleamington wrote:I'm not so sure either way, but they are likely to get pushed back into your wings if/when someone misjudges their parrallel parking :(

(I'm taking no moral highground on parking - I did my first carpark crunch his week :cry: )
I was just about to say or if someone reverses into your front end :lol: :lol: :lol:

I think the lights would look better with bumper on with spoiler underneath and the lights fixed to it. I think ya can get a fiberglass bumper and spoiler all moulded in one.
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Post by Kevin »

My wife says cibies on front look like a pair of chav earings!
Have to disagree with your wife period extra's on a period car are fine if done properly, earings indeed that would be like putting Pat Butcher (eastenders in case you dont know) on the front of your car :lol:
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Post by mrbenn »

I like the lights, but think the lack of bumpers leave the bodywork a bit vulnerable :-?
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Post by superchargedfool »

thanks to all who voted, for now the cibies have gone and the bumper is back on the front. I may alter the front at a later date but for now I will bow to the opinions of others. lol
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