Holes in front bumper

[adz87kc]

Just after a general idea of what you guys done after you fitted a FMIC.
I have an aero front bumper which used to have to stock fog lights but i've had to ditch them as they obstructed the intercooler piping.
I'm not bothered about that but i don't like having gaping holes there with the water bottle etc on show.

Was thinking about cutting away all the remaining plastic that used to hold the fog lights there and cutting a bit more off the bottom part of the bumper to make it more square, then getting some black mesh stuff to cover the hole over

What did you guys do?
And where should i get mesh-halfrauds?

 

[tooley]

oil cooler one side PAS fluid cooler the other lol

 

[craig8585]

It depends on your intercooler kit as to whether you can keep the fogs and grill. Which brand is your kit??

 

[adz87kc]

oil cooler one side PAS fluid cooler the other lol

Aw that must look MINT; fire a pic up

It depends on your intercooler kit as to whether you can keep the fogs and grill. Which brand is your kit??

Its an Apex type 1- one that goes through the battery tray.

Made my mind up now that i don't want to keep the foggies. Theres about 2 or 3 nights a year where i could justify there use :wack:

 

[C1TPT]

I did what you said, cut away all of the fog light brackets and put black mesh in! I also painted the washer bottle black and kept the black plastic in the other side :thumbs:

 

[Dazz0i]

buy the oem plastic mesh inserts that don't have the fog light holes.

trim the bottom round the pipework.... bob's ya uncle!

 

[adz87kc]

I did what you said, cut away all of the fog light brackets and put black mesh in! I also painted the washer bottle black and kept the black plastic in the other side :thumbs:

That looks good :nod:

Never thought about painting the water bottle. What kind of paint did you use?

Got a tin of black Hamerite knocking around- reckon that'd do?

 

[Dazz0i]

that's what i did mine with.

 

[DeanS15]

same here - black hammerite does the business

 

[adz87kc]

Good stuff! Thanks guys

I'll report back once i've given it a bash :thumbs:

 

[C1TPT]

yeah Hamerite is fine, I used plasticote, but both work as well :thumbs:

 

[adz87kc]

Done this today. Painted the water bottle with hamerite too :thumbs:

 

[adz87kc]

Oh yeah; have any of you guys put mesh infront of your intercooler? My dad mentioned that a stone could whack it and put a hole in the thing and said i should mesh that hole too- but tbh i ain't that convinced lol

 

[sx-si]

not unless its a brick
most cars rads arnt covered
also even a big stone normally just dents the fins

 

[LuPix_S15]

Yeah gotta say nothing to worry about - I've been behind all sorts of crap flying my way... try DWYB when you're 3rd gear drifting behind someone who's going over all the crap on the edge lol

Worse I've got is a tiny dent on the oil cooler fin and also one on the FMIC but it's hardly noticeable