Important! : vtr bonnet on a forte??

1. lilbenchy9192 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2010 Swindon Posts: 943 Renault clio dynamique tomtom 1.2

   #1 12th January 2011, 17:52

   hiya guys and gals,
   
   ive a 1.1 forte, which i never noticed until recently but they have a diffrent, slightly more curvey bumper then other models.
   
   i would like to install a vtr bumper as they are slightly lower and the grilles can be meshed as well as adding foglights to my car
   
   anyway question is, how diffrent are the fittings and things??? i know the tow loop on the forte is solid but is screwn into a vtr so how will this effect the bumper??
   
   cheers guys any help would be great!!!
   
2. user_29473 Established Member Joined: Dec 2008 wednesbury/west brom Posts: 1186 Black Flat arch & White Vtr

   #2 12th January 2011, 18:28

   a vt front bumper will fit your car although the sides of the bumper flare out due to arches being connected on vt models.
   
   this can be solved by cable ties, just push the flared part in and cable tie it in place iirc
3. MunkyBoy Established Member Joined: Nov 2009 Maldon Posts: 2033 1. MK2 Chalked VT'd 1.1 2. MK1 VTS

   #3 12th January 2011, 18:48

   Exactly as above.
   
   Either cable tie the edge of the bumper in to the non flared arches of your forte, or you can put the whole VTR kit on the car.
   
   As for the tow eye, you can put the vt bumper over the top and it won't touch the existing tow eye, but you wont be able to use the screw hole. If you check my pics, you can see that i use a tow strap in my VT bumper, because I had the same thing with my desire.
4. lilbenchy9192 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2010 Swindon Posts: 943 Renault clio dynamique tomtom 1.2

   #4 12th January 2011, 18:59

   seen or got any pics of wat this looks like?? i didnt know they flared :/ how bads the flare??
5. user_32315 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo

   #5 12th January 2011, 19:04

   what do you mean fortes have curvier bumpers? theres only two sorts, flat arch bumpers and vt bumpers
   
   have you ever looked at a vtr/s? lol they have a complete bodykit on them compared to base model
   
   and you can fit fog lights in to your flat arch bumper
6. lilbenchy9192 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2010 Swindon Posts: 943 Renault clio dynamique tomtom 1.2

   #6 12th January 2011, 19:06

   nah i know i can, the forte front bomper grille is curved round were as the vtr front bumper grille has a more definitive line around the grille which makes it easier to mesh. ive found one in the right colour and jw how easy it would be to fit.
7. user_32315 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo

   #7 12th January 2011, 19:10

   you can see in this pic where ive lost my drivers arch,
   
   and in this pic you can see the bumper sticking out where the arch should meet it
8. lilbenchy9192 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2010 Swindon Posts: 943 Renault clio dynamique tomtom 1.2

   #8 12th January 2011, 20:22

   so is there quite a large gap thats left then??
9. user_32315 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo

   #9 12th January 2011, 20:27

   well yea, sticks out at least 10mm, but loads of people fit vt bumpers on to flat arches
   this is my housemates flat arch with a vtr bumper on as already mentioned you use cable ties to bring the corners in
   
10. lilbenchy9192 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2010 Swindon Posts: 943 Renault clio dynamique tomtom 1.2

    #10 12th January 2011, 20:42

    so wered you tie it??? drill a line of holes in bumper and bottom of wing and cable tie them ????
11. JFox Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2010 Valleys - South Wales Posts: 256 Saxo Mk2 1.1i Forte

    #11 12th January 2011, 21:36

    How much do u think a full vtr kit would cost?
12. lilbenchy9192 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2010 Swindon Posts: 943 Renault clio dynamique tomtom 1.2

    #12 12th January 2011, 22:01

    if i decided to go with a full kit, is it even possible to get a kit for a 5 door
13. user_32315 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo

    #13 12th January 2011, 22:07

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by lilbenchy9192 if i decided to go with a full kit, is it even possible to get a kit for a 5 door

    the front bumper, front arches and sideskirts would look good on a 5 door. the rear bumper also fits on fine but the rear arches will have to be fitted and the rear arches and the door panels need cutting and chopping a few people have done it
14. user_32315 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo

    #14 12th January 2011, 22:15

    
    
    
    
    
    
    
15. lilbenchy9192 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2010 Swindon Posts: 943 Renault clio dynamique tomtom 1.2

    #15 12th January 2011, 22:38

    are the sideskirts a direct fit are they?? will they be the same length on a 5door as on the 3 door?? whole kit seems like a lot of work as i wont be able to afford to spray it and i really dont like half job mods. i could get sides and bumper in right colour but a whole kit would need to be new.
    
    how do i tie the bumper round??
16. lilbenchy9192 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2010 Swindon Posts: 943 Renault clio dynamique tomtom 1.2

    #16 12th January 2011, 22:51

    if i decide against any of this, as a back up, can u remove the black lower strip from a vtr bumper?? this way i can use it to lower my bumper a lil bit
17. user_32315 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo

    #17 12th January 2011, 22:57

    the black part of the vtr bumper is part of the bumper lol it cant be removed and yea the sideskirts fit on fine the cars are the same length, if you just want a splitter then fit something like a laguna splitter which millions of people have done to their 106's/saxos lol
    
    like i said you can just fit the front bumper arches and sideskirts, much easier than fitting the whole kit and you could get the bits in the same colour as your car so nothing would need painting
    
    and not 100% sure on where to cable tie it, but once you've fitted the bumper shouldn't be to hard to find somewhere to cable tie it
18. lilbenchy9192 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2010 Swindon Posts: 943 Renault clio dynamique tomtom 1.2

    #18 13th January 2011, 00:15

    ye this is true cheers for ur help mate, not overly experienced in mods as this is my first car
19. user_32315 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo

    #19 13th January 2011, 00:50

    we all gotta start somewhere lol just drop me a pm if you have a question

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20. lilbenchy9192 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2010 Swindon Posts: 943 Renault clio dynamique tomtom 1.2

    #20 8th February 2011, 13:04

    anyone know the best place to get just a front bumper, front arches and side skirts???? and wats a reasonable price do u recon??