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BlueSix · 10-07-2001, 10:37 PM

Hey guys, what would I need to do to put an 89-90 bumper on a '92??

Are the fenders the same?  What specific parts would I need if any to make the swap?

Does anyone have an 89-90 bumper in good condition they wanna sell me (as long as it has factory under-spoiler)

Some of you might think I'm crazy but the 89-90 bumper looks 10 times as tough as the 91+ to me.... Especially with a big fat intercooler hehehe...  

*transient* · 10-08-2001, 01:54 PM

YES!!! Finally someone else that likes the 89-90 bumper!!! :biggrin:

*ca18guy* · 10-08-2001, 01:58 PM

Hey bluesix goto the Pick and Pull in st.pete (near the drag strip) they might have a 240sx, if they say they don't, pay the dollar to get in and look anyway, they don't know what they have in there own junk yard <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

whateverjames · 10-08-2001, 03:59 PM

i like the 89-90 bumper too. i like both bumpers actually. but i bought a bumper to replace the one i have. it's an 89-90 <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'>   only $40

BlueSix · 10-08-2001, 04:03 PM

Yeah but I think the 89-90 has an extra crease in the fenders that runs to the top of the bumper... can anyone confirm or deny this statement??

240sxtreme · 10-08-2001, 04:10 PM

bluesix...runs to the top of fender?  you talking something like a vertical crease?  kinda like a acura 3.2 CL?  or are you talking about the horizontal crease that shows the actual "bumper"?  the 91-94 also has the horizontal crease, but it's way way less prominent...you can kinda see it on the side of the front, but it's definately hidden in the center.

misnomer · 10-09-2001, 01:08 AM

I've owned both '89 and '92 model 240s, and each bumper has advantages and dissadvantages. I love the smoother look of the 91+ bumpers, and the nissan logo <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'> The '89 does look more fearsome nearer the ground, specially with the chin spoiler. Makes it look wider. . . I don't recall seeing an extra crease on the fenders of the '89, but I haven't had the car for a while.

dannhctc · 10-09-2001, 12:52 PM

I have a '89 bumper on the front of my '91 which has the original fenders, and I haven't noticed any crease lines that do not match up.  I would post a pic, but I failed the last two times I tried....

Freak Leash 240 · 10-09-2001, 01:41 PM

Same fenders, the only thing you need other than the bumper itself, is the bumper re-inforcement that goes behind the plastic. The bolt pattern of both years is the same but the actual piece is thicker on the 91-94.

jd90240sx · 10-09-2001, 01:49 PM

Why do you want the 89-90 front bumper when you already have an aftermarket bumper?

BlueSix · 10-09-2001, 02:14 PM

cuz my bumper got ruined, and even if I could repair it, I wouldn't want to keep it anyways as it's too flashy and impractical, especially since I plan on lowering the car half an inch once I get some new struts to go with my new springs...  I also haven't found any other aftermarket bumpers that I like, and are practical...

I'm not about to get another low ass bumper that I have to worry about every time I see a speedbump or a driveway that slopes up..  

Here's a pic of the bumper when new, and when ruined...

<img src="http://www.wickednet.org/attached/cstrike/240SXJUN.jpg">

I hit an empty 5 gallon gas container that flew over the side of the bridge I was on, directly in front of me... nothing I could do to avoid it.. The shitty thing is, it was a low bridge over a wide river type swamp and I think that someone on a boat threw it onto the highway for fun... It wasn't windy enough at all to carry a container like that, and the way it flew upwards from beneath the bridge, it seemed like someone would have had to thrown it upwards to get it to fly at that angle...  

Like I said, I really like the 89-90 bumper, and it would go really well with my hood.... Looks like I'm gonna go junkyard searching for a bumper and reinforcement!! woo!

S13Grl · 10-09-2001, 06:35 PM

I like the hood. $$$$?

my240likenoother · 10-09-2001, 08:19 PM

is that the bomex front??
and the 90 front bumper is actuly lower than the aftermarket bumper
i have the 90 front bumperi could only fit 3 fingers under it on flat groung and when i put the after. on  i can now get 5 fingers under it

Archangel · 10-10-2001, 03:14 AM

Sorry no advice to give.
I just wanted to compliment the hood.  Looks good, bluesix.

BlueSix · 10-10-2001, 02:16 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from my240likenoother on 8:19 pm on Oct. 9, 2001
is that the bomex front??
and the 90 front bumper is actuly lower than the aftermarket bumper
i have the 90 front bumperi could only fit 3 fingers under it on flat groung and when i put the after. on i can now get 5 fingers under it
</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>

Nah, it's not Bomex, it's a JUN bumper as is the hood.. Big $$$ but I'm a crazy bastard like that...   Anyway, even if the 90 bumper is lower, I still want it since it's urethane and will not crack if it scrapes the ground... Also, it doesn't go as far forward like most aftermarket bumpers do...  It kinda slopes up as it goes forwards...

10-07-2001, 10:37 PM	#1
BlueSix Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 173 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Hey guys, what would I need to do to put an 89-90 bumper on a '92?? Are the fenders the same?  What specific parts would I need if any to make the swap? Does anyone have an 89-90 bumper in good condition they wanna sell me (as long as it has factory under-spoiler) Some of you might think I'm crazy but the 89-90 bumper looks 10 times as tough as the 91+ to me.... Especially with a big fat intercooler hehehe...

10-08-2001, 01:54 PM	#2
transient Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 40 Posts: 2,947 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	YES!!! Finally someone else that likes the 89-90 bumper!!! :biggrin:

10-08-2001, 01:58 PM	#3
ca18guy Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Clearwater FL Age: 41 Posts: 3,226 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: ca18guy Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Hey bluesix goto the Pick and Pull in st.pete (near the drag strip) they might have a 240sx, if they say they don't, pay the dollar to get in and look anyway, they don't know what they have in there own junk yard <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

10-08-2001, 03:59 PM	#4
whateverjames Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: St. Louis Age: 44 Posts: 2,263 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i like the 89-90 bumper too. i like both bumpers actually. but i bought a bumper to replace the one i have. it's an 89-90 <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'>   only $40

10-08-2001, 04:03 PM	#5
BlueSix Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 173 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yeah but I think the 89-90 has an extra crease in the fenders that runs to the top of the bumper... can anyone confirm or deny this statement??

10-08-2001, 04:10 PM	#6
240sxtreme Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Portland, OR Age: 46 Posts: 386 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	bluesix...runs to the top of fender?  you talking something like a vertical crease?  kinda like a acura 3.2 CL?  or are you talking about the horizontal crease that shows the actual "bumper"?  the 91-94 also has the horizontal crease, but it's way way less prominent...you can kinda see it on the side of the front, but it's definately hidden in the center.

10-09-2001, 01:08 AM	#7
misnomer Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Nevada Posts: 2,293 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I've owned both '89 and '92 model 240s, and each bumper has advantages and dissadvantages. I love the smoother look of the 91+ bumpers, and the nissan logo <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'> The '89 does look more fearsome nearer the ground, specially with the chin spoiler. Makes it look wider. . . I don't recall seeing an extra crease on the fenders of the '89, but I haven't had the car for a while.

10-09-2001, 12:52 PM	#8
dannhctc Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 48 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I have a '89 bumper on the front of my '91 which has the original fenders, and I haven't noticed any crease lines that do not match up.  I would post a pic, but I failed the last two times I tried....

10-09-2001, 01:41 PM	#9
Freak Leash 240 Leaky Injector Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 134 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Same fenders, the only thing you need other than the bumper itself, is the bumper re-inforcement that goes behind the plastic. The bolt pattern of both years is the same but the actual piece is thicker on the 91-94.

10-09-2001, 01:49 PM	#10
jd90240sx Leaky Injector Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 105 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Why do you want the 89-90 front bumper when you already have an aftermarket bumper?

10-09-2001, 02:14 PM	#11
BlueSix Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 173 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	cuz my bumper got ruined, and even if I could repair it, I wouldn't want to keep it anyways as it's too flashy and impractical, especially since I plan on lowering the car half an inch once I get some new struts to go with my new springs...  I also haven't found any other aftermarket bumpers that I like, and are practical... I'm not about to get another low ass bumper that I have to worry about every time I see a speedbump or a driveway that slopes up..   Here's a pic of the bumper when new, and when ruined... <img src="http://www.wickednet.org/attached/cstrike/240SXJUN.jpg"> I hit an empty 5 gallon gas container that flew over the side of the bridge I was on, directly in front of me... nothing I could do to avoid it.. The shitty thing is, it was a low bridge over a wide river type swamp and I think that someone on a boat threw it onto the highway for fun... It wasn't windy enough at all to carry a container like that, and the way it flew upwards from beneath the bridge, it seemed like someone would have had to thrown it upwards to get it to fly at that angle...   Like I said, I really like the 89-90 bumper, and it would go really well with my hood.... Looks like I'm gonna go junkyard searching for a bumper and reinforcement!! woo!

10-09-2001, 06:35 PM	#12
S13Grl Married to the Mob Join Date: Dec 2000 Age: 43 Posts: 3,670 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I like the hood. $$$$?

10-09-2001, 08:19 PM	#13
my240likenoother Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,261 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	is that the bomex front?? and the 90 front bumper is actuly lower than the aftermarket bumper i have the 90 front bumperi could only fit 3 fingers under it on flat groung and when i put the after. on  i can now get 5 fingers under it

10-10-2001, 03:14 AM	#14
Archangel Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 425 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Sorry no advice to give. I just wanted to compliment the hood.  Looks good, bluesix.

10-10-2001, 02:16 PM	#15
BlueSix Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 173 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from my240likenoother on 8:19 pm on Oct. 9, 2001 is that the bomex front?? and the 90 front bumper is actuly lower than the aftermarket bumper i have the 90 front bumperi could only fit 3 fingers under it on flat groung and when i put the after. on i can now get 5 fingers under it </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> Nah, it's not Bomex, it's a JUN bumper as is the hood.. Big $$$ but I'm a crazy bastard like that...   Anyway, even if the 90 bumper is lower, I still want it since it's urethane and will not crack if it scrapes the ground... Also, it doesn't go as far forward like most aftermarket bumpers do...  It kinda slopes up as it goes forwards...