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Rear Bumper Trim

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The black plastic/rubber trim has come off my rear bumper, leaving the bolts/studs that hold it in place sticking out. Apart from the fact that this looks damned ugly I believe it will fail the MOT as these will be dangerous should I reverse into a pedestrian.

So since we are now approaching MOT time, (yikes!) I need to do something about it, so what are my options?

I have managed to get the remnents of the little brackets out of the molding and was wondering about replacing these. Looking at the PET (see below) I think these are part 11A which doesn't seem to have a part number given. If I follow this approach I think I will have to take the bumper off, remove all the old bolts, then slide new parts into the molding with the bolts in place, then I can re-attach to the bumper and put the bumper back.

Alternatively I could chop off the bolts, and fill in the holes or apply a bodge and try to bond the molding in place. Am really interested in other's thoughts on and/or experiences of sorting this out.

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replace the bumper ? or leave it off for the MOT ? it has to come off the replace the strip anyway i think.
 
11A is the cap where the tow hook goes on later models (see here http://www.design911.co.uk/fu/pt69_727_1032_-cma81-cmo123/Porsche/944-1982-91/Parts---Screws---Washers-etc/ ).
The bolts are not sold separetely ,you need the complete molding . You either buy a new one or get a used bumper and take the molding off that one.
Saw this a few days ago http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-944-1989-Bumper-Trim-/130690657741?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item1e6dc52dcd
 
The clips/bolts are not available separately-they come with the rubber, priced at well over £100. We took the opportunity to remove the bumper, fill the holes and get it repainted. Nice smooth look....

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Depends what you want it to look like I guess.

I took mine off because I wanted to clean up the look of the back of the car but some will prefer it on.

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I'd have thought you could glue the trim back on without too much difficulty - I presume that the studs have pulled out of the molding - certainly well enough to pass the MOT.

I don't think you will get the parts to fix the molding though - you need a new molding with the studs intact, then put that on the bumper I think. That's how it is on a Turbo anyway.
 
The car will pass its MOT with the bumper removed, provided that you remove the brackets also, which isnt difficult. The easiest solution will be to wait until a bumper in the correct colour is listed on eBay and buy that. This is what I did for my 2.7 and the S2 bumper in Guards Red cost about £5 with a perfect later/larger style rubber trim.


Simon
 
Well that clears up the bracket parts then and I am tempted to go the nice smooth finish on the bumper, I think it looks nice.

It is shame I spent an afternoon cleaning out the rubber strip and getting rid of the disintigrated rust remains of the bolt heads.

Thanks chaps.
 
I replaced the rubber strip on my lux last year, about £45 from Porsche with club discount.

Alan.
 
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