Lazarus1
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Registered: 5th Apr 02
Location: Skopje,Macedonia
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I have a 5 door '96 corsa and i got a Rieger rear.Thing is i got it form Greece and the guys at the shop told me that it was a '96 Rieger rear(wich should fit on a pre97 bumper).I took it to a local bodyshop to have it fitted and after a couple of days the guys at the bodyshop called me saying they have a problem.I went there and i saw the Rieger already fitted but there was a 1inch gap between the extension and the bumper.Don't know how to explain,i thought that it should've been a straight bond on,but there are two lines now.So whats the problem?Does it have to be smoothed in??Can it be done?and how?
Please reply.Thanks.
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the_legend_of_yrag
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Registered: 7th Jul 03
Location: Cambridgeshire
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Got any pics of it?
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Lazarus1
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Registered: 5th Apr 02
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No,but heres an example:
And believe me it has been properly fitted.The towing hook has been cut.The Rieger follows the shape of my bumper.Maybe they sold me a post97 Rieger extension?Any thoughts?
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Lazarus1
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hmm..anyone?
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dannycorsa c
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Registered: 8th Mar 03
Location: manchester (astley/tyldesley)
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get the line smothed out it would look nice when done.alllll smooooth
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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could it be that the door has a slimmer bumper?
coz it has 5 doors
riger might be for a 3 door
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Lazarus1
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Well from what i've heard on this forum all corsas 3/5 door have the exact same bumpers and dimensions,so i don't think it is that.Maybe as i said before they sold me a 97- bumper.But i don't know if the pre and post97 bumpers have the same shape and size.How should i smooth it?Fibreglass?
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dig dave2811
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Registered: 6th Jan 03
Location: newport sout wales WCM
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um no 5 door and 3 door corsa all have the same front bumper and rear bumper
yeah use fiberglass to smooth it in to original bumper looks much better then
u2u sent
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DanielJ
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Registered: 21st Nov 01
Location: gwent, south wales
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reiger rears r spose 2 go on post 97 bumpers so that they bond on to the line of the bumper ie: if uv got a standard post 97 front, uv got the colour coded bit then the black bit, the apron bonds on to the colourcoded bit of the bumper an joins up to the line between the colourd bit and the black bit, by the sounds of it uv got a pre 97 bumper which arent colour coded and hav a big ridge in the bumper, which isnt coverd ova wen the apron is bonded on, try lookin 4 steves old corsa as this is what his was like.
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