Anyone have an Euro N/A bumper on their 944?

[959Komfort]

Is there any place in North America to find one?

[harryrick]

I Want...

[thekidd]

yeah, they look so much better than the 2 1 foot pads on the front there. but no i dont know where to get them, only off of cars other than North America.

[Eldorado]

I've got one on my car..
the bumper you see there i believe is the australian bumper... not 100% sure though...

anywho, lets see if i can dig up a pic of the other euro bumper...

[Eldorado]

admittedly, the one in the first pic above is the one i fell in love with - i just couldn't find any anywhere!!! but i liked this one much more over stock..

I've since straightened out the bumperettes, AND installed a mint condition front valance to replace that old bent banged up one...

[Eldorado]

yay 3 posts in a row!

here's an excellent thread detailing the different types of bumpers available...

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread.php?t=357517&highlight=euro+bumper&page=2

[s928s]

You can Modify you exsisting bumper to end up with This. I have done 3 944's like this so far.

[Buddy]

I have one similar to the white one in the other thread referenced in this thread; the one with the "XUY 169R" front plate showing.

I'd be willing to sell. Fiberglass. Comes complete with brackets, bumperettes, driving lights and new flush headlight washer nozzles

PM me if interested. Located in Nebraska.

EDIT: Just to clear up any confusion, this bumper is sold.

Also, to clear up this issue, this bumper came off a euro 924S and will NOT fit on a 944. Be sure you check the numbers on the bumper before buying one because they aren't interchangeable without changing the lower valance on the 944. At least, that's been my experience. YMMV.

[jcommin]

Sometimes you can find these bumpers on Ebay in the UK.

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by s928s

You can Modify you exsisting bumper to end up with This. I have done 3 944's like this so far.

no offense, but that just don't look right

To bad i'm in Europe, cause i'm ditching my stock 944S FG bumper and lower valance to go with a once piece lightweight FG bumper/valance...

don't think it's cost effective to ship a bumper to the US, and definitely not now with the Exchange rates

[Eldorado]

yea, i'm not a fan of the shaved look either...

got pics of that bumper, stijn? what does it look like?

if it looks like jezza's, i call dibbs! =D

[svandamme]

first pic in this thread, except mine is Burgundy , Maraschino red

[Baza]

Kyle
All Australian delivered 944's are ROW and get the same as the POMs (British)

[sl66ICEcuba]

I was thinking of doing that exact same thing, with the whole stubbed nose look, but on my NA 944 I just bought 951 quarters, under bumper, nose, and bumper cover and at the moment I am just doing a 951 conversion.

I like the look of that silver 944 with turbo 944 nose panel and hood.

[svandamme]

you mean with turbo 924 nose panel and hood
because the 944 turbo always had a nose panel that looked like all other 944's

[Esprit Emporium]

have a 944 euro front bumper mold if anyone wants i can fabricate one for you
has the euro totch for the longer plates.. i just fi=ound it in the garage,, seeing if any one needs one
thanks
tommy
will post pic if anyone askes

[Buddy]

I'd like to see pics and may be interested. What's your location?

[J1NX3D]

lol i remember replying to that linked thread. i now own a 944 the same colour as Jezzas except a late dash model!





my old 932

[914efi]

I need the light surrounds for mine. If anybody is planning to do a parts import I'd be willing to help divide shipping costs, etc. One interesting ( to us in the US I suppose) thing I learned was that the lights in the bumper are actually the high beams, they are not just fog or driving lights. I have a Euro car but no applicable wiring diagrams, so I was stumped on that for a while. Mine is somewhat unique in that my valance has no foglights. I like the cleaner look of that, especially since I barely ever would use them anyway.

[J1NX3D]

Originally Posted by 914efi

One interesting ( to us in the US I suppose) thing I learned was that the lights in the bumper are actually the high beams, they are not just fog or driving lights.

if you've found that it might be a market difference within RoW cars. Mine have definitely all been parklights only but i'll check. i agree, i prefer the no foglights front valence. try this porsche dismantler for the brackets http://autobahn.co.nz/contactus.htm


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