my prodrive pack bugeye
I used a company in Birmingham called city powder coating its just near the custard factory 80 pound for all 4 without tires 120 with your tires left on if u need any help taking them up etc let me know ill help u out
not as a profession..just got a big lock up ...we ve sectioned one side and made it into a spray booth with all the fns ..lights etc...the other half is the workshop :-)
Mate, saw the comments re blob rear lights.
I did this quite some time ago to my old bug - there's a guide I wrote on how to do it here.
You can cut the old bumper but I'd honestly say just go with the blob one - they look better especially if you bung some twisted sideskirts on there, and it's a straight swap - the only thing that you need to remove are the bumper bars under each light.
Best mod I did by far on my bug was the STI headlamps, STI later shape one-piece grille and Prodrive style pack front bumper.
Sadly I don't think the latter were ever made in silver, so you'll have to get one painted but it sounds like you have the right sort of contacts for that
To give you some ideas to play with, I had a UK300 colour coded splitter on my old car before I went Prodrive style, and pretty much documented what I did here - check pages 4 and 3 for photos of the mods as they went on.
Page 2 also shows changing the front bumper, and results post fitting vf35 etc etc.
Hope it's useful
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/285494...ubaru-impreza/
I did this quite some time ago to my old bug - there's a guide I wrote on how to do it here.
You can cut the old bumper but I'd honestly say just go with the blob one - they look better especially if you bung some twisted sideskirts on there, and it's a straight swap - the only thing that you need to remove are the bumper bars under each light.
Best mod I did by far on my bug was the STI headlamps, STI later shape one-piece grille and Prodrive style pack front bumper.
Sadly I don't think the latter were ever made in silver, so you'll have to get one painted but it sounds like you have the right sort of contacts for that
To give you some ideas to play with, I had a UK300 colour coded splitter on my old car before I went Prodrive style, and pretty much documented what I did here - check pages 4 and 3 for photos of the mods as they went on.
Page 2 also shows changing the front bumper, and results post fitting vf35 etc etc.
Hope it's useful
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/285494...ubaru-impreza/
Last edited by MrNoisy; Dec 18, 2012 at 02:08 PM.
Standard bug lights and bumper
Genuine hawkeye lights on a bug bumper. If you look closely they don't sit properly as the cut out in the bumper is not there
Genuine blob lights with genuine wide track bumper with the cut out so lights sit perfectly
Hope this helps mate
Martin
Genuine hawkeye lights on a bug bumper. If you look closely they don't sit properly as the cut out in the bumper is not there
Genuine blob lights with genuine wide track bumper with the cut out so lights sit perfectly
Hope this helps mate
Martin
I honestly don't think mine looks all that buddy but thanks trying to show you the tilt "so to speak" the lights will have on the bug bumper which may cause water to leak in Martin
ye i know what u mean matey well i will probably offer them up against the bumper and see how flush they sit if they dont fit well then they dont fit will be just a waiting game till i find a bumper its just weird ive seen several threads on here that people have done it to theirs without to much hassle i wonder why yours was a nightmare?? u think maybe it was cause they were hawk lights??
Last edited by craigybaby; Dec 20, 2012 at 05:46 PM.
ye i know what u mean matey well i will probably offer them up against the bumper and see how flush they sit if they dont fit well then they dont fit will be just a waiting game till i find a bumper its just weird ive seen severla threads on here that people have done it to theirs without to much hassle i wonder why yours was a nightmare?? u think maybe it was cause they were hawk lights??
I bought the hawk lights which are identical in shape to the blob lights from Rob Day who had them on his bug with bug bumper. He had done the foam etc mod although when I put them onto my car with bug bumper they just wouldt push in far enough and the circle at the bottom wa too proud. Try them mate maybe I just convinced myself they didt fit because I hated the look of them on my car haha 
Martin
Everyone says they've put the lights on with no issues which I don't believe I bought the hawk lights which are identical in shape to the blob lights from Rob Day who had them on his bug with bug bumper. He had done the foam etc mod although when I put them onto my car with bug bumper they just wouldt push in far enough and the circle at the bottom wa too proud. Try them mate maybe I just convinced myself they didt fit because I hated the look of them on my car haha
Martin
I bought the hawk lights which are identical in shape to the blob lights from Rob Day who had them on his bug with bug bumper. He had done the foam etc mod although when I put them onto my car with bug bumper they just wouldt push in far enough and the circle at the bottom wa too proud. Try them mate maybe I just convinced myself they didt fit because I hated the look of them on my car haha Martin
haha ye maybe they are deffo not my type of light they look like lexus lights imo no offence lol
haha ok will do they still have the foam around the bottom of the round bit of the light so will take that off and keep it safe for when i fit them to my blob bumper 
I wrote the guide to fit the rear clusters and bumper to a bug on here mate.
You don't need to seal the lights - just use the standard seals that come with the lights.
I never had a single problem with leaks.
You don't need to seal the lights - just use the standard seals that come with the lights.
I never had a single problem with leaks.
Just saying if Craig fits the lights to the bug bumper the circles don't quite sit in on top of the bumper without there being a slight gap
Martin
Metal polish for the outer case I'd say.
For the actual intercooler core itself I'd leave well alone to avoid damaging the fins.
If you've got a compressor you can give it a good blow through to remove any crap stuck in it.
For the actual intercooler core itself I'd leave well alone to avoid damaging the fins.
If you've got a compressor you can give it a good blow through to remove any crap stuck in it.
Sandra's defo been kind to you this year
well after doing a bit of research ive got it looking better its not 100% but i think its a big improvement
also fit those lights today as for how they fit tbh the gap against the body is fine exactly the same as the standard ones only thing thats different is they over hang the bumper at the bottom but i cant see there being any issues for leaking there is a good seal between the light cluster and the body so here are some pics
before
during
after
i think its a big improvement and reversing in my garage is so much easier the reversing light is like a torch now lol
also fit those lights today as for how they fit tbh the gap against the body is fine exactly the same as the standard ones only thing thats different is they over hang the bumper at the bottom but i cant see there being any issues for leaking there is a good seal between the light cluster and the body so here are some pics
before
during
after
i think its a big improvement and reversing in my garage is so much easier the reversing light is like a torch now lol
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The blob lights are a massive improvement in both the looks and performance world - I've left my bug bumper on because the fit isn't bad and I didn't want to try and remove my spats and refit them to a blob bumper