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RSR Bumper Opinion Sought!!
HI,
I am converting a '70 911E to a RSR clone. I thought that I had a RSR front bumper, but it is coming up about 2 inches short on each side. Assuming that this bumper is not the correct one, I am going to buy one from one of the companies that sells these parts. My questions is simple, who do you think makes the best parts. I would base the answer on quality of product, fitment and price. So, what do you think? Thanks to those who are willing to render an opinion. Tim Boyer 
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12-05-2010, 04:20 PM
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fiberglass bumpers.......
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I bought a fiberglass front valence from GT-Racing in Colorado. While it is for an SC/Carrera body, it fit perfectly. I don[t have any experience with their full front bumper, I expect it would be of similar quality. Plus, Joel (owner) is very pleasant to work with and did a good job of getting my parts to me properly boxed and in a timely manner. Hope this helps.
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12-05-2010, 05:29 PM
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I had good luck with rennspeed fiberglass for my wide body
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12-06-2010, 07:13 AM
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Mine is from TRE. The quality and fit are exceptional.
 
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12-06-2010, 10:55 AM
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Looks awesome, Jack. Is that a 964 smile?
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I have a question regarding the smile on Jacks car. What is it and do they make it for a narrow body? Looks awsome by the way.
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TRE has very good glass. And they use their product on cars, not just make the stuff. So, they know when the parts aren't right. And, if you have a problem and can substantiate it, it will get fixed.
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The factory RSR's and 3.0 RS didn't come with a smile, just some welt between the fenders and the bumper as pictured below on a real 3.0 RS. IMO on a street RSR conversion the 965 smile gives the car a more "finished" look but perhaps not quite as racy-looking. I would think the regular narrow body smile would work on a '74-89 impact bumper car with stock fenders and a RSR style bumper...but I don't recall seeing one, so that is a good question. Anybody done that? 
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