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Body kits for mx3

Posted: November 8th, 2011, 11:44 pm
by ftawizard
Does a rear bumper for a 95 fit on a 96? I was basically given a body kit rear bumper and it don't seem to fit right
No I don't know what kind it is

Re: Body kits for mx3

Posted: November 9th, 2011, 12:08 am
by Evo_Spec
all the bumpers are the same across all years

Re: Body kits for mx3

Posted: November 9th, 2011, 12:37 am
by mitmaks
Post a picture of it. It's aftermarket bumper cover (fiberglass I presume) so I would be surprised if it just bolted right up on the car without any work needed.

Re: Body kits for mx3

Posted: November 9th, 2011, 8:52 am
by ftawizard
Ok i just have to figure out how to post it thru my iPhone
But more or less where the trunk closes u can definitely see where the bumper ends

Re: Body kits for mx3

Posted: November 9th, 2011, 9:00 am
by ftawizard
Image

Ok it up like I was saying I know it ain't suppose to fit like this

Re: Body kits for mx3

Posted: November 9th, 2011, 9:16 am
by Daninski
This is why companies that produce these kits strongly suggest professional installation. You probably have to modify things a bit to get that bumper to fit properly. See what you can do to get that puppy raised up. Be creative, I used a plastic bread board cut into strips to shim and straighten up the bumper on my 96. :D

Re: Body kits for mx3

Posted: November 9th, 2011, 3:18 pm
by wytbishop
I bet it fits just fine. You have something misaligned. I've seen some really poor quality body kits but I've never seen one that far out of alignment. I had my bumper off several times this summer and it can be a bit of a whoooer to get it all lined up.

Take it off and have a carefull look for where it's hung up. It's definitely not on there right.

Re: Body kits for mx3

Posted: November 10th, 2011, 12:21 am
by ftawizard
ok so i had to pull it off and then use a heat gun and mold it back to where it should be ..... i dunno if i poste or not the reason i got it free was it was on a car that got rearended and it was totaled it was littererally in 3 pieces so i got it better and stronger then before ..... anyways i used a heat gun and some propane heaters and heated the damn thing up good and hot and molded it back into place and she fits perfect thanks guys for ur help ..... i knew that 92-96 was all the same bumpers just alot of sites confused me by saying that 92-95 were the same and that if i wanted a 96 bumper it was a different model and style but anyways yeah thanks she fits like a glove much appreciated for ur guys help
cheers