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Is This A Series 1 Or Series 2 Bumper

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ive got an r33 gtst series 2 and im hoping to use this bumper, its a mates of mine hes got a gtr and this is to suit a gtst just unsure if its for a series 1 or 2, is it hard to tell just by looking at it?

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Well since it doesn't have anything to do with the front grille or headlight shape (as in it isn't molded to a series I or series II shape), wouldn't it fit both since the front dimensions below the headlights are the same between the two series'?

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well honestly i dont know bugger all about this stuff. i know the headlights grill and bonnet are different between the 2 series and people say if u try fit a series 2 bumper to a series 1 car or vice versa there will be a gap between the bonnet and it wont fit nicely.

is this just because of the grill? coz ive got a standard series 2 front end on it i can just use the grill from that, but surely it cant be that easy can it?

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The difficulty about the series I and II conversion is due to it all being genuine parts and the series I and II have a different front bumper support assembly. So to do the convertion from one to the other, you have to change everything (bonnet, headlights, front bumper support, front bar and grille).

However since the bumper you have posted is a generic aftermarket fibreglass item that doesn't have anything to do with the grill/headlights and isn't fitted to the car via specific mounts on the bumper support assembly I think it should fit your series II fine.

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mmkay well i guess thats good news then.

now what to do with the indicators.... looks like the previous owner chopped off the mounts (under the gtr rectangular vents) so im thinking i mite relocate them to where the parkers usualy are. but im guessing then id need external parklights to pass pits....damn park lights!

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yeah i know im not even running any atm, ive got hids and the only ones that match the colour were those white led ones but they both stuffed up - only 1 or 2 of the 6 or wateva led's were lighting upon both sides.

yeah i may aswell just do it if i get yellowed ill just jimmy something up

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hey mate i got this kind of similar bumper on my car,thats r33 gtst s1 and bumper touching the reo bar and making a horrible noises over the hump and bumpy roads...so might possible you have to trim your reo bar...

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mmkay well i guess thats good news then.

now what to do with the indicators.... looks like the previous owner chopped off the mounts (under the gtr rectangular vents) so im thinking i mite relocate them to where the parkers usualy are. but im guessing then id need external parklights to pass pits....damn park lights!

My old GTST had the blinkers for the front where the parkers were meant to be... bad idea if you ask me as people could barely see them at night and not at all during the day in my opinion. It wouldn't be hard to get two small LED blinker lights from any auto shop really and jimmy something up in the blinker location on the bumper.

Just my two cents

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it does make a difference because the series two lights are slightly flatter across the front of the car. if you fit a s2 bumper to a s1 car (aftermarket too), the s1 lights will stick out over the top of the bar. so in your case, the bumper will stick out a bit at the top and lights will look a little sunken.

its not too much, but just enough to annoy you

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