bumperless turn signals ??

General chat about the car goes in here.
Post Reply
mbouse

bumperless turn signals ??

Post by mbouse »

i realize that we have a great solution for the bumper shock hole, thanks mark.

I was wondering if anyone has a good solution for the rectangular hole if i dump my front bumpers. i'll be using the round holes for a bumperette.
User avatar
Curly
Posts: 526
Joined: Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:09 am
Your car is a: 1968 AC Coupe and a 1976 CS1 Spider
Location: Gippsland - Victoria, Australia

Re: bumperless turn signals ??

Post by Curly »

Fill them in :)

Image
Danno

Re: bumperless turn signals ??

Post by Danno »

would there be any benefit to keeping that passage open. Perhaps using the woven SS stuff you used on your grill, Curly?
User avatar
ga.spyder
Posts: 3478
Joined: Tue Nov 06, 2007 7:19 pm
Your car is a: 1982 Spider 2000
Location: Blairsville ,Ga.

Re: bumperless turn signals ??

Post by ga.spyder »

Hey Mike ,I have been told that Jeep Wrangler front signals are a perfect fit for the rect. holes I removed my bumpers last weekend ,then reinstalled as I didnt like the look.I am waiting to see Marks fiberglass bumperettes.
Craig
Craig Nelson

1982 Spider 2000...pride and joy
1981 Fiat X1/9..gone but not forgotten
1976 124 Spider..the self-healer
2001 BMW 328ci daily driver and track car
Fling It Around Turns !
User avatar
Curly
Posts: 526
Joined: Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:09 am
Your car is a: 1968 AC Coupe and a 1976 CS1 Spider
Location: Gippsland - Victoria, Australia

Re: bumperless turn signals ??

Post by Curly »

Danno wrote:would there be any benefit to keeping that passage open. Perhaps using the woven SS stuff you used on your grill, Curly?
They serve no purpose that I'm aware of. It's in the wrong place to use for brake cooling ducts, and drawing attention to them with SS mesh probably wouldn't be a good thing :roll: . I say fill them in for a nice uncluttered, clean look.
KillerB
Posts: 113
Joined: Thu Oct 04, 2007 6:22 pm
Your car is a: 1979 Spider 2000
Location: Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada
Contact:

Re: bumperless turn signals ??

Post by KillerB »

I've never heard the Jeep Wrangler one, but the hard to find 81-89 dodge colt signal light are mentioned but never verified on many forums. The pontiac montana has lights that look like they' might fit.

I'm going to do some work on my car tomorrow installing a front air dam I bought from Mark (looks great BTW), I'll bring my camera and take some pics of the front end with bumper blocks and the generic signal lights I've installed in the front grill. I was thinking of putting driving lights in the rectangular holes.

My plan is to make a cardboard template of the hole(s) so I can carry it to part stores and get a better idea for fitments.
Brian G. Butler
Colby Village
Nova Scotia, Canada
'79 Fiat 2000
bark

Re: bumperless turn signals ??

Post by bark »

I saw a German website that used a set of 124 Sedan turn signals. Those are NLA, but I got a set of new Lada lights and it's a close match. They are a tad smaller than the hole, and I'll have to make some kind of blanking plate to mount them in. The hole in the fender is also sort of parallelogram shaped, not to mention a curved surface, so it's not an easy problem. b-
rdrtech
Posts: 41
Joined: Mon Jul 10, 2006 3:18 pm
Your car is a: 1982 Spider
Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Re: bumperless turn signals ??

Post by rdrtech »

Hey folks,

Last year, before I put the Spider to bed for the winter, I mounted some Harley Davidson signal lights above the older bumper I had just mounted. The older bumper covered up the holes pretty well but when I get the car painted in 2009, I will have them filled in. Looking at the pictures below, you can see that these lights are still visible from the side and I think the chrome looks very good.

Image

Image

Last month I found some older rear bumpers and the front and rears are now out getting some holes filled in, straightened and then rechromed. When I get the car out of storage in April and the bumpers mounted, I will post a few more pictures.
Carl
1980 Fiat Spider 2000 FI (wrecked)
1982 Fiat Spider 2000
So Cal Mark

Re: bumperless turn signals ??

Post by So Cal Mark »

not bad, but IMHO lights in the grill don't look natural, they look like they've been relocated
KillerB
Posts: 113
Joined: Thu Oct 04, 2007 6:22 pm
Your car is a: 1979 Spider 2000
Location: Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada
Contact:

Re: bumperless turn signals ??

Post by KillerB »

Here's a pic I took of Sophia today after I installed the airdam, I prefer rectangular lights myself.


Image

I've replaced the ugly cellphone pic with a new one.... you can really see the nice front air-dam from So Cal Mark http://www.allisonsautomotive.com/, the bumper blocks are from Cabri-Ole! e-bay store (Germany)http://www.cabriole.de, and the generic signal lights from Crappy Tire http://www.canadiantire.ca... a truly international effort!
Last edited by KillerB on Sat Mar 08, 2008 3:16 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Brian G. Butler
Colby Village
Nova Scotia, Canada
'79 Fiat 2000
So Cal Mark

Re: bumperless turn signals ??

Post by So Cal Mark »

the airdam looks great!
KillerB
Posts: 113
Joined: Thu Oct 04, 2007 6:22 pm
Your car is a: 1979 Spider 2000
Location: Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada
Contact:

Re: bumperless turn signals ??

Post by KillerB »

It does look dam great, doesn't it? Excellent product Mark! How is the fiberglass rear seat back coming along? I'll order one as soon as they're ready.
the Airdam' was deceptively easy to install, I expected to be fighting with it for hours! I can't wait for Winter to end, so I can get her outside for some fresh air and some better photos. (air is fresher at +110KPH)
Brian G. Butler
Colby Village
Nova Scotia, Canada
'79 Fiat 2000
So Cal Mark

Re: bumperless turn signals ??

Post by So Cal Mark »

the rear seat insert will come after the bumper blocks. Since we have a good insert to create a mold from it shouldn't take too long once we get into that project.
KillerB
Posts: 113
Joined: Thu Oct 04, 2007 6:22 pm
Your car is a: 1979 Spider 2000
Location: Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada
Contact:

Re: bumperless turn signals ??

Post by KillerB »

I look forward to ordering one...

And I edited and updated the pic I posted earlier of my front end, and gave credit to the many vendors responsible... :-)
Brian G. Butler
Colby Village
Nova Scotia, Canada
'79 Fiat 2000
azygoustoyou

front turn signals

Post by azygoustoyou »

Hi Carl,
I had the same idea about the Harley lights. I have new ones sitting around and thought , why not use them in the grill area.
looks good.
Post Reply