Evening, have fitted a autobahn 88 fmic to my 95 impreza turbo, the kit is designed for the impreza age range 1992 - 1996. Am having major issues refitting the bumper due to the pipes entering the intercooler at the top of it. Has anyone fitted this kit before and how did they trim the bumper to fit??

 

hi mate, i fitted mine with the pipes at the bottom of the intercooler, you still have to cut the bumper at the spotlights and trim the bottom to get the bumper to sit right ...

 

hi mate just fitted mine this w.e i have the hdi kit not much dif i cut it with jig cutter u be surprised how much u gotta cut.how was the pipe work to fit?

 

Hard work, didnt really help that it was almost freezing outside when i did it!!!!

 

i remember fitting mine on my bugeye, cuttin bumper, trying it on the car, marking where still touches, cut some more an so on! yeh bit cold atm aint it lol Have u managed it now?

 

not yet, gonna try across the next few nights to do it!!

 

or u have a rough guess and cut bout 15mm to much at the top like me lol

 

yep, been doing that by cutting bumper on bedroom floor......... gone down well doing that!!!

 

Flappy wheel on a grinder is pretty quick You do have to cut a lot though- I also used a metal cutting wheel on dremel for any painted areas- much neater.

 

Best bet may be to try and find a picture of a car that already has the FMIC fitted then you can roughly work out how much you have to take off the bumper.

 

i used angle grinder and an electric sander to clean up the edges after, u do end up cutting out alot more than you would think tho!