Bodge needed

[mr.tourette]

Seriously are you not all overthinking this, does one side not just hook into the bumper and then its pushed into place with the spring clip holding it in.
I dont know this for sure but looking at the reflector thats what it looks like to me.

Maybe Im not looking at it right but I cant see where those clips will go? To me it just looks like they would be sitting in a void

[Nictrix]

Seriously are you not all overthinking this, does one side not just hook into the bumper and then its pushed into place with the spring clip holding it in.
I dont know this for sure but looking at the reflector thats what it looks like to me.

Maybe Im not looking at it right but I cant see where those clips will go? To me it just looks like they would be sitting in a void

To me it just clips to the bumper itself, a bit like the non-lci side indicators, they just clip onto the wing.

[mr.tourette]

Seriously are you not all overthinking this, does one side not just hook into the bumper and then its pushed into place with the spring clip holding it in.
I dont know this for sure but looking at the reflector thats what it looks like to me.

Maybe Im not looking at it right but I cant see where those clips will go? To me it just looks like they would be sitting in a void

To me it just clips to the bumper itself, a bit like the non-lci side indicators, they just clip onto the wing.

If they just clip in why is OP wanting to bodge them

[Nictrix]

Maybe Im not looking at it right but I cant see where those clips will go? To me it just looks like they would be sitting in a void

To me it just clips to the bumper itself, a bit like the non-lci side indicators, they just clip onto the wing.

If they just clip in why is OP wanting to bodge them

Dont know, I havnt read that they have been attempted to be fitted.
It would be good to see a pic of the reflectors next to or in the hole to see if anything else is needed.

[mr.tourette]

Ok, just been out and had a look under the bumper on exhaust side.. you can definitely see a black plastic fitting it clips into also should have metallic tangs on the 2 big clips to secure it into the fitting

Pic lifted from an ebay ad showing missing part it clips into

[Nictrix]

Ok, just been out and had a look under the bumper on exhaust side.. you can definitely see a black plastic fitting it clips into also should have metallic tangs on the 2 big clips to secure it into the fitting

Pic lifted from an ebay ad showing missing part it clips into

Well there is no disputing that.
From the pic supplied then someone has cut out the back of the recess for the clips to hold onto.

[mr.tourette]

Ok, just been out and had a look under the bumper on exhaust side.. you can definitely see a black plastic fitting it clips into also should have metallic tangs on the 2 big clips to secure it into the fitting

Pic lifted from an ebay ad showing missing part it clips into

Well there is no disputing that.
From the pic supplied then someone has cut out the back of the recess for the clips to hold onto.

Aye.. its a bit of an odd one innit, not sure why its been left like that or if you can even buy the part that holds them in place

[boyabouttown]

Emailed previous owner yesterday about them, he said he liked the look with no reflectors and a gaping hole.

[Deepseaskateboard]

Emailed previous owner yesterday about them, he said he liked the look with no reflectors and a gaping hole.

Seriously?

[boyabouttown]

Yep, though to be honest it doesn't bother me, i just don't want to give plod a reason to pull me, or fail an mot.

[Pondrew]

Yep, though to be honest it doesn't bother me, i just don't want to give plod a reason to pull me, or fail an mot.

I was wondering how it passed the MOT like that, but having looked at mine again, there are reflectors on the outside of the rear light clusters (presumably more for the US market) which could make it legal without the embedded rear bumper ones, as these are visible from behind. HTH

[Deepseaskateboard]

Yep, though to be honest it doesn't bother me, i just don't want to give plod a reason to pull me, or fail an mot.

Perhaps you could put some black mesh over the holes.

I wonder if it would reduce swelling in the bumper, and increase it’s aerodynamic efficiency. If so, is a cool mod! Haha

[ronk]

Emailed previous owner yesterday about them, he said he liked the look with no reflectors and a gaping hole.

Could you Email him again and as if he removed any material from the fixings?

[N4LLY]

Emailed previous owner yesterday about them, he said he liked the look with no reflectors and a gaping hole.

How weird is that

[Ole gits rule]

Emailed previous owner yesterday about them, he said he liked the look with no reflectors and a gaping hole.

How weird is that

One strange owner with that being a preference - a reflector or a hole?

Then he filled in the cubby with a fake iDrive controller - no accounting for people taste