i have a front bumper question regarding a 1991 tsi


I have to remove my front impact bar behind the front bumper to fit a massive intercooler. I was curious to know what people have done to hold the front bumper up without the front impact bar there to hold it up?

any suggestions?

 

it should hold up by itself...just put all the screws back in you should be fine just my 2cent

 

but the impact bar is what the bumper lays on to stay put and held up straight, i have removed the impact bar, so the only thing holding it up is 1 screw on each side of the fenders, there is no support in front of the bumper, just the corners.

 

How big is this intercooler?

Two options that are preferable to nothing at all are:

Cut out the section of the front bumper (what you're calling the impact bar) that impedes mounting the intercooler. Depending on the size of your intercooler, this will leave you with either a small or very small section of the front bumper on each side of the intercooler, and thus a few bolt holes to which you can mount the bumper cover. Also, you might want to keep the thin upper metal strip to for support. You put the bolt through there where there is a bumper to bolt into, and then you can zip tie the remaining holes (strap and bumper cover).

There is also a bumper replacement made from aluminum (I think) that is specifically designed for this application; that is, for DSMs with small to large (not too large) front mount intercoolers. Do a search, though.

 

yeah ill have to search around on dsmsource or dsmtuners.

my intercooler is 24" long, 12" tall, 4" core
its a biggin, for a gt35r setup.

 

You should be able to just cut out the center section of your bumper (again, what you're calling the impact bar). A reiprocating saw can cut through the bumper fairly easily. It only takes about ten minutes.