Sludgeroo Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Would a 98 sus rear bumper fit my 99 Brighton ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnegg Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Would a 98 sus rear bumper fit my 99 Brighton ? sedan, yes. get the support beam as well. i hear it is easier to pull the beam and cover together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sludgeroo Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 Good to know. I wasn't sure if clearances were the same for the tailgate or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleaidestar Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Cool, I like the diffuser the sus bumper has, I think wagon bumpers are wider than sedan bumpers. I have been looking for an sus bumper for quite some time to put on my sedan, but have failed miserably locally. Nearest one I found n phoenix for 120 bucks. I grew up with the only dumb question was an un-asked question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zues Marine Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 tailgate... are you in a wagon? sedan bumpers (SUS) ain't gunna fit a wagon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sludgeroo Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 Brightons are only wagons, no? Thats what i was pondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleaidestar Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Hows your body working skills Alex, that would be cool to mold the sus diffuser into the stock Brighton bumper? They both look to have the same contours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zues Marine Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Brightons are only wagons, no? Thats what i was pondering. yeah, and SUSs are only sedans it wont work.. just grab an outback bumper, its the same thing..wagon version http://i594.photobucket.com/albums/tt26/07Evolved_STi/For%20Sale/DSCN1239.jpg your may or may not come with the custom dent in the side like the picture's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemingway Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 lol - I had a dent like that in my Honda. The week before I was scheduled to take my Accord to the body shop it was rear ended and totaled. Leave it alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sludgeroo Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 Yes, I was basically asking if sedan bumpers would work on wagons.. Apparently not. I want an outback bumper because the rear diffuser thingy I actually wanna cut out and have it be open. Reason I asked is because I have a parts SUS in my garage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleaidestar Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Pardon the assumption, got your answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zues Marine Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Reason I asked is because I have a parts SUS in my garage why dont you modify your current bumper with the parts car diffuser? that may work out and look decent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sludgeroo Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 I though about that zues, but I think the Brighton bumper has to steep of a cutout for the muffler that where id need to cut it to put on the diffuser might show a gap. I was thinking moreso just cutting it out and leaving it open (like scca spec miata's). No one has done one like that as I've seen. It would look cool as hell in my head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleaidestar Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Have you seen the two part plastic repair kit from 3m and 15 minute urethane bond? The urethane bond makes a reaction similar to welding and is sandable. The two part mix of plastic repair is like bondo for plastic, I have done some extensive bumper cover repairs with that stuff, I mean holes you can put your fist in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sludgeroo Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 Good to know Justin. That might make it more clean looking, but if I end up autox or rallyx this year, I kinda wanna go for the ratty, tracked look. I tend to try and put my own spin on things. But I can think of a few things that I could use that stuff for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleaidestar Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Definitely, don't want to put your sweat in something that may get trashed in 15 minutes of fun. They are good products, I like to tinker with things as well...tastefully. A friend of mine came to me with an s15 chargespeed carbon diffuser to somehow mold it into his. Plastic 350z rear bumper it came out pretty sharp looking, those are the two main products I used for it and painters finishing putty for the few 40e grit roughs that had to be covered, had to cut and make tabs and everything..he was just happy to not spend 1500 for the chargespeed full cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sludgeroo Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 Damn, chargespeed stuff is not cheap. Gutsy move. Gonna mock and measure the rear diffuser thingy tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleaidestar Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Tell me about it, I was nervous as a cat doing it, didn't have to modify the carbon besides two plastic tabs on the bottom so it didn't flop around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zues Marine Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 ABS plastic? my front bumper has a small indent/crack i want to fix but.. i dunno how Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleaidestar Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 I think the sus diffuser will be easier to work, just by looks they have a more rounded radius and come up farther beyond to the center of the bumper. Might look better too, like it was supposes to be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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