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halicat unregistered Admin Use |
posted 11-27-2004 05:28 AM
   
could anyone give me a step by step instructions to remove the front bumpers ? i haven't decided what i am replacing them with yet but first things first.... tks jim |
ALLEY CAT                    POA Lifetime Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:mesa, az, USA |
posted 11-27-2004 06:56 AM
H/cat - I think you will find this thread the most informative. Not a hard job,,,just have some patience. http://www.prowleronline.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000741.html |
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halicat unregistered Admin Use |
posted 11-27-2004 07:12 AM
great info ac.... thanks very much....gotta get the stubby ratchet... i was looking at a part on ebay.. don't laugh till you see it ... its a chrome tail piece for a motorcycle that if ripped in half lengthways could make a nice cover for the hole.. its a fishtail type...
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ALLEY CAT POA Lifetime Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:mesa, az, USA |
posted 11-27-2004 07:19 AM
H/cat - whatever floats your boat. Being creative is part of the fun. Yes, it helps to have the small, 1/4" drive ratchet for two of those removals. I donated some knuckle skin,,,but cussing relieves the pressure, lol. |
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halicat unregistered Admin Use |
posted 11-27-2004 07:27 AM
why is it the ""f"" word relieves pain ?? i think it releases some type of chemical to the brain.... possibly alcohol stored in the liver  |
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ALLEY CAT POA Lifetime Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:mesa, az, USA |
posted 11-27-2004 07:42 AM
F bomb releases the testosterone in male primates who think with their @%&%#. Having said that, I can confess to being one who is guilty at times. |
tangled up in BLUE POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:New Castle, Ind |
posted 11-27-2004 08:03 AM
Hey...who was that Y2KYELO guy ???  ..........the bumpers are easy to remove, just have patience.....the cars look pretty good without ANY bumper covers at all......you will need to order an extra set of wiring jumpers and just remove the lights from the bumpers and hang them inside the grill with bread ties......that way you can have the car fully functional till you decide whick product to buy......this pix is of my silver Kat....I never did put anything over the holes on this car and no one really noticed the difference.....
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halicat unregistered Admin Use |
posted 11-27-2004 08:12 AM
it really doesn't look bad at all ! ....and probably not that noticable on a black cat...and within my budget !!! maybe i won't have to split a motorcycle tail pipe !!
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tangled up in BLUE POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:New Castle, Ind |
posted 11-27-2004 08:20 AM
....another tip....if you run like the silver Kat....put all the bolts back in the holes after removing the bumpers.....that way it doesn't look like anything is missing.......anothet hint(I did this on a black Kat)....I used black spray paint and just painted the front flat surface black.....it TOTALLY disappeared from sight.....guarantee you, no one will ever notice the openings.... ...this is when I was "Y2KYELO X 3".....two 2000 Kats and a 2000 Vette....still have the one YeloKat with 185 miles on it....all the other cars are long gone |
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ALLEY CAT POA Lifetime Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:mesa, az, USA |
posted 11-27-2004 08:22 AM
Bell quote: "....I never did put anything over the holes on this car and no one really noticed the difference....." I noticed!!! You left that area open so Cookie could jump out at stop lights to fetch another bag of Twinkies you stored in the hole area. Y2KYELO was a shifty character from Indiana,,,,we tossed him out after making negative comments in the classified section, lol. I vote that halicat fill in the hole left by the bumper removal,,,for a cleaner look. Besides, I want him to spend more $$$ |
BeWare POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Acworth , Georgia , USA |
posted 11-27-2004 08:49 AM
When Eddie Powell and I removed my front bumpers we found it made the jod easier by removing the headlights. |
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halicat unregistered Admin Use |
posted 11-27-2004 09:08 AM
i'm going to have a look at it this afternoon and if the lights are not to difficult to get out i may go that route... its an hour and a half drive to the city for a ratchet and i'm not driving the cat, so there is no incentive to cruise anymore... just chk'd it out... i think i will have to take out the lights... the hood wouldn't stay up.... we all know the problem i cut a pc of 1/2" polyethylene yellow gas pipe about 1 1/2" long, spit it lengthways to remove about 25% of the diameter. slipped it over the rod on the strut when the hood was full open .... and it worked perfectly. This message has been edited by halicat on 11-27-2004 at 09:41 AM |
Chromer POA Site Supporter With Jack the Wonder Dog - Official POA Mascot Personal ScrapBook From:Denver, Colorado, USA |
posted 11-27-2004 09:50 AM
quote: Cost conscious shoppers should not rule out the "other" bumper fill kit This message has been edited by Chromer on 11-27-2004 at 10:25 AM |
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halicat unregistered Personal ScrapBook Admin Use |
posted 11-27-2004 10:08 AM
how much for the red x ?.... with a little paint it could work !! |
01Prowler POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Dallas, TX |
posted 11-27-2004 12:30 PM
Yep two of the bolts are a real pain to get at, and you only get maybe 1/8th of a turn at a time if your lucky.. I definately wouldn't waste my time putting them back in if you do put the bumpers back on. I reinstalled mine with 3 bolts per side and all was fine.. I don't know about leaving the holes open though. To the general public they probably won't notice, but if you go to an event you might never hear the end of it... Trust me I know from experience.... Have Fun! This message has been edited by 01Prowler on 11-27-2004 at 12:35 PM |
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halicat unregistered Admin Use |
posted 11-27-2004 12:33 PM
prowler01, why did you put them back on ? |
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01Prowler POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Dallas, TX |
posted 11-27-2004 12:38 PM
The guy wouldn't give me an inspection sticker without the bumpers.. Since I didn't have front turn signals... I hid the bulbs behind the battery, and painted them black, and wrapped them with electrical tape so they wouldn't be seen at night. You are going to have to keep the bulbs connected or your side markers won't be bright and your turnsignals on the back will flash too fast. |
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halicat unregistered Admin Use |
posted 11-27-2004 12:42 PM
the guys are telling me to mount them behind the grill so they can still be seen... i wonder if that would work for inspection? i was thinking of some motorcycle turn signals mounted in the holes where the bumper was connected... This message has been edited by halicat on 11-27-2004 at 01:13 PM |
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01Prowler POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Dallas, TX |
posted 11-27-2004 01:03 PM
Yes you can do that, but the only way for it to look "correct" would be to buy a turn signal relocation kit. Real Rod has them, and they look pretty good! |
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BeWare POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Acworth , Georgia , USA |
posted 11-27-2004 02:19 PM
When removing the headlights ther is a nylon nut on the bottom of the assembly that has to be removed. |
Gene POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:St.Petersburg,Fl USA |
posted 11-27-2004 07:48 PM
I didn't use the stubby that was suggested,but I really had no problem and found if you will remove the three bolts that you can get to and then twist the bumper end down and the remaining bolt is right there to get to from outside with ratchet and extension. |
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