By Chris Tropea
Mar 4, 2020
Courtesy our sister publication, Classic Motorsports, we demonstrate how to "tuck" the bumpers on a 1980s European classic using our Volkswagen Golf GTI project car as an example.
3/4/20 6:11 p.m.
Everyone dig the music?
3/4/20 6:51 p.m.
The music was great. The fighting with a rusty bolt helped me relate to the project.
3/4/20 6:52 p.m.
In reply to David S. Wallens :
It's a jaunty little number.
3/4/20 6:58 p.m.
On my e30 without removing the bumper from the car I simply drilled a hole in the piston to let all the fluid out (wear eye protection) then slowly drove the car against a tree in my yard to compress it. Took about 5 minutes.
The upside is with a good hard yank I can pull it back out to stock position if I need to access something behind it (like to change the parking light bulbs or whatever) and then a swift kick pushes it back in. Been like that for 8+ years and has never "extended" on its own or moved.
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side note: in the cover shot of the vid above, why does it look like the bumpers are angled upward? Are they supposed to be like that on an old GTI?
3/4/20 7:06 p.m.
Tucked rear bumper
3/5/20 10:23 a.m.
Embrace the diving board bumpers. They're really nice when you street park and shiny happy people box you in.
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