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indentify bumper part
Can anyone identify #2? It comes up unknown on the Pet CD. It's in the way of my Carrera cooler install so I'm thinking of leaving this piece off. I don't see what its purpose is.
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Rob Fix '78 3.6L SC Targa Eiche Gruen Metallisch Last edited by rfix'n; 12-28-2002 at 08:59 PM.. |
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here's the diagram
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Part #2
That part provides some protection to the cooler in case of a side impact. It's made of hardened aluminum same as the bumper. Also in the case of a hard frontal impact, it will actually travel back far enough to make contact with the tire increasing the risk strut damage.
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I asked this same question once and the majority of the replies indicated that the piece is intended to protect the oil cooler (trombone style only?) in the event of a collision. I left it off after a front bumper/hood respray.
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