VT bumpers, or standard with splitter

10th November 2010, 21:00

VT bumper on the front, or standard flatty bumper with a laguna splitter?

i really like the back VT bumper too, but i think i'd have to get the arches with it as its not the exact same size on the sides

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what you all recon?

tbh i would love to kit up a flatty, then eventually get a VTR when im 18/19...but im just abit unsure

thanks, D

10th November 2010, 21:17

VT front, makes it look so much nicer.

Edit*

Theres someone on here thats done it before..And pulled the sides of the bumper in with cable ties I believe.

10th November 2010, 21:21

http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...atarch&page=28

10th November 2010, 21:40

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Originally Posted by ed-bradley

http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...atarch&page=28

cheers man! dont think it looks too bad, just think its slightly odd with the flat back, not tooooo sure, hard choice!

11th November 2010, 02:37

Just vt-kit it mate all round....

11th November 2010, 08:07

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Originally Posted by saxokid100

Just vt-kit it mate all round....

That's what I was thinkin at first but don't I have to cut the back arches?

Plus it would be like a fake vtr on a 1.1

11th November 2010, 09:28

It can be done mate. I VT kitted a flatty last year and its not too difficult, you do need to cut the rear arches though and do abit of welding to get the rear VT arches to fit properly.
I wouldn't bother getting VT bumpers if you aren't going to put the arches on aswell, would still just look like a flatty lol.
You need to weigh up how long you are keeping the car for though, you say you are looking at getting a vtr at 18/19. You must be in the latter half of being 17, so if you are going to get rid in 6months do you feel its worth it?

11th November 2010, 09:33

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Originally Posted by SAM-S44MDS-

It can be done mate. I VT kitted a flatty last year and its not too difficult, you do need to cut the rear arches though and do abit of welding to get the rear VT arches to fit properly.
I wouldn't bother getting VT bumpers if you aren't going to put the arches on aswell, would still just look like a flatty lol.
You need to weigh up how long you are keeping the car for though, you say you are looking at getting a vtr at 18/19. You must be in the latter half of being 17, so if you are going to get rid in 6months do you feel its worth it?

nah mate i'm 16, 17 in 10 days, theory day after, and test a month later...ill be keeping the car for around a year, possibly more...then once insurance isn't too much ill be looking at VTR's, i just think for a beginner a flatty isnt too bad i suppose, there's a guy on here who put the laguna splitter on a flatty, lowered and it looks lush! then i saw a flatty with the VT bumper and werent sure what i liked more

11th November 2010, 09:35

Ah fair enough mate, I just summised you had passed already etc

If you havent passed yet and the car isn't being used then I would set to work on the rear arches

Go for the VT kit, and put the laguna splitter on the VT bumper

11th November 2010, 09:40

ah possibly matey, ive spent quite a bit on there car already and hardly have anything left for mods atm untill the bday money rolls in

ill be getting it insured on my bday to be driving provisionally, ive driven alot before stupidly but stopped as i was getting close to actually being legal and didnt want to risk it. ill be driving provisionally with my mate whos 21, been driving 4 years so its all good, so no mummy in the car i can drive my own way

thinking practically, i think im just going to wack a laguna splitter on till atleast after christmas when i have some extra money to then get a whole VT kit from down the scrappy...i think that would be best anyway, what you think?

11th November 2010, 09:44

I would go VT kit for definate, but it depends on what you like mate, your driving it not me

If you can't afford the VT kit now then obviously you can't do that just yet, but if you can I would do it then you can be doing the work while the car isnt in use.
Look into the cupra splitters aswell, they fit and look quite nice

11th November 2010, 09:46

yeh mate will do! ah okey man ill have a look on that one now

cheers! D

11th November 2010, 10:03

yeh ive decided mate, gonna get splitters for front and back on standard bumpers for now, then colour code my whole car, then after christmas get a VT bumper with the standard splitter to beef it up a lil

seen a few on here like that and they looked beautiful!

11th November 2010, 20:37

Vts mate all day

11th November 2010, 22:33

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Originally Posted by dave-in-the-saxo-vtr

Vts mate all day

Wish I could afford it! My mates selling a mk1 R reg VTS for £1000, lowered, rims and tints...but I'm only just turning 17 no way I would afford to insure it

16th November 2010, 20:50

Where can you buy the ibiza splitter from then mate?

17th November 2010, 08:28

I'm gonna get mine from a local scrappy, just rip it off an ibza or laguna and use that

think they are only a couple quid down there so may aswell