Front bumper Valance (FibreGlass)

Post by **New_Boy_Traveller** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 3:54 pm

Has anyone ever seen what one of these is, they sell them in ESM for a round £40, quite interested as got a rubbish bumber, and if you got any photos that would be even better!!!

Post by **Cam** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 5:01 pm

Yes. Here is a photo of a rear one:

http://potteries.mmoc.org.uk/Members_Ca ... air_01.JPG

They are fine to the casual observer, but if you hit anything (like this one) they split. Of course the valance is only the 'skirt' part behind the bumper, if yours is a bit manky then you will need a new bumper blade, fixing bolts and overriders (if you have them already).

Post by **bigginger** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 5:06 pm

But thanks for that - I need one for my 'glass flip front, and thought I'd have to make one

Post by **Willie** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 6:26 pm

The valances lead a terrible life and usually rust very badly. They are very
expensive to replace so I bought a fibreglass one when it became necessary.
It is beautifully made and looks very nice now that I have sprayed it, and,
oif course it will never rust. (When reassembling the bumper items do coat
everything with Waxoyl as you put it back together).

Post by SR » Wed Nov 30, 2005 6:56 pm

ive got a secondhand one on my pickup, and im looking for one for the splitty, steve

Post by **moggyminor16** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 8:16 pm

i have one on the front of my traveller no problems at all with it .it was second hand and did have a split in it and there is a nice simple way to get round them (bath sealant ) it will mold and move what i did was put fiber glass filler on the under side (p40) then on top the sealant grate job no one has noticed at all
i will get another one ,but metals ones are better as we all know there stronger ,but as you wishing to put on a flip front then the hole front ill be fiber glass so no problem at all .question why dont you make your own one out of metal parts it can be done i did it on one of my minis
good luck
mm16

Post by **plastic_orange** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 9:30 pm

I bought mine from ESM along with blade and bolts for my series 2 about 2 years ago. Quality is excellent, and you only know by touching it. It also saves weight!!

Post by **bigginger** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 9:54 pm

moggyminor16 wrote:.question why dont you make your own one out of metal parts it can be done i did it on one of my minis
good luck
mm16

If I want to, I've got metal ones to go on - it just seems a bit pointless, 'cos I want to hinge it at the front, which I guess means removing the ironmongery between the inner wing and bumper. Since that means no strength/ crash resistance anyway, it seems like a lot of weight/potential rust to carry around for no real reason - but I do love the way they look

Post by **moggyminor16** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 9:56 pm

yes same here i would change it on the trav any time but that has got fibre glass wings and bumper already just need the bonnet and lots of glue
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

Post by **bigginger** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 10:01 pm

How come PO's post (from 25 mins before mine) wasn't there when I wrote mine? Spooky...

Post by **jonathon** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 10:07 pm

Andrew, why not try our standard glass bumper valance or the spoiler version. I have an answer to fitting your front bumper with the flip. Pm me for details.

Post by **bigginger** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 10:09 pm

Will do

Post by **ptitterington** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 4:58 pm

I too fitted the GRP valance as I could not bring myself tp pay £130ish but the only problem I have found is that the holes for the numberplate are very close to the edge of the GRP and they tend to make the numberplate stick backwards. No great problem to overcome but It has become a strange obsession, everytime I see a moggy with the front numberplate tilted back I have to go feel the valance.............wierd

Post by **Willie** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 6:48 pm

PTITTERINGTON............yes the number plate fixing is not too secure on
the fibre glass valances but I fitted a simple aluminium strut between the
bottom of the plate and the bodywork and it has removed any chance of the constant flexing causing the fibre glass to crack and enables the plate to be
set in a vertical position.

Post by **ptitterington** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 7:37 pm

Yes thanks good tip, I will have to sort out when I get it onto Jersey plates, hopefully soon.

Post by **guydenning** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 7:54 am

Excellent - that's one of the few remaining cruddy areas on fifi. I can address the uncrudding of it much sooner if the glass jobby's only 40 squid...

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