The Irish Mitsubishi FTO Owners Club

It was only a matter of time!!

I smacked my front bumper off a curb this morning, given it's fibre glass it cracked yet again!! Oh the joys!

The curb was covered in snow, so completely invisable! I might just replace the bumper and be done with it, also just thinking of putting it through the insurance, I've a fully protected NCB....

Aw, thats crap Dave, and it was looking so good since the respray with that black section.

Dave wrote:.......I smacked my front bumper off a curb this morning, given it's fibre glass it cracked yet again!! .......:

Its a lovely bumper but that Nismo bumper is about as low a bumper as I've ever seen on a car - have you ever been inside a mulitstorey car-park in the Zed?

Are you planning on replacing with same or have you something else in mind?

Yeah tell me about it!!

I actually thought I ran over something in the road because I had absolutely no idea that curb was there!

I'm waiting on prices of a new front from Nissan themselves and I'll go from there....


I don't have any problems with speed bumps or anything, and there's a few around my way now, I've also been in a couple of multi storey car parks too so no major problems there!!
Just curbs and low walls!!!

I'll price the same from Nissan and then might consider some alternatives, might add some more bits to it while I'm at it, it's a pain in the a55 but it makes sense to do it all at the same time...

$hit Dave, sorry to hear that. I really like that bumper too, it'd be a real shame to lose it. But, if you think it might happen again. its hard to know..

Dave you're having no luck with that car..

straight swap for the Legnum?

think about it..

I was just thinking that myself there!!!

I wouldn't feel right doing a straight swop, I'd have to throw cash your way too!!

Muad_dib77 wrote:
straight swap for the Legnum?

think about it..

Hey! If there's any swaps going on I have dibs- see first post

Oh Sorry Berno..

Dave you should go with the Ford.. it has less power as well so youøll have less of a hard time controlling it..

Muad_dib77 wrote:Oh Sorry Berno..

Dave you should go with the Ford.. it has less power as well so youøll have less of a hard time controlling it..

Oh harsh Janus, harsh!

Dave wrote:

Muad_dib77 wrote:Oh Sorry Berno..

Dave you should go with the Ford.. it has less power as well so youøll have less of a hard time controlling it..

Oh harsh Janus, harsh!

The escort will also fit over my low wall (now named "Daves wall")at my house - no problems!

PMSL!!!


Sorry Dave, can't be helped..

you think you can fix the bumper...again?

Only 170,000 miles on the clock too, it also comes with a pre damaged bumper so you won't have to worry

I'm awaiting a quote to get it repaired again, after speaking to my body shop guy he thinks that it can be repaired and he will reinforce it so it should be stronger than before!!!!!!!


Lucky I'm not the sensitive type with the likes of ye on here!!!

that kerb is gonna get it..tehehe..

Very lucky it can be fixed Dave, and good job nothing more serious happened,

There's cars strewn about in fields on the stretch of N2 between Ashbourne and Ardee., and they defo need more doing than their front bumpers.

Oops, looks like you did a "dave" on it again....