Some of you may have seen my earlier posts on lining out the interior of my 4x4 and dog guard. Even with all this the rear bumper is getting scratched by dog and golf equip and so have ordered a cover which looks good. Made to measure for Panda

http://www.rearguards.co.uk/vehicleapplications.html

Ross

I don't suppose we saw the ad in Saga magazine? They look quite smart - will wait for your product report before I jump in too.

Actualy it was Mercedes Enthusiast Alan..........! Although I think Im entitled to be in Saga!

Oops, now everyone knows I really am an old codger. Thought they looked a pretty neat idea but did wonder how good the fixing would be with the 3M sticky fixing.

Hey Ross -- that looks exactly like what I've been looking for for ages (posted about this a year or so back) -- the rear bumper on my 4x4 has been scratched by me changing muddy boots etc. When it arrives and is fitted, can you post up a photo or two so I (we) can see how it looks in reality. Thanks
Pete

Sure Pete.... when it stops raining here! As it is really wifes car I have put bumper protection all over it (shes really a hopeless parker!) so will post up pics soon.

Ross

I want one for my Grande punto

I got one the moment my 100Hp turned up..Initial impression was good.

The fitting is straight forward making sure any sort of finish to the rear bumper is removed.. I dont think I was agressive enough as the rear lip is lifting after on ly 10 days, will have to remove and reapply double sided tape.. The front is held in place by the 4 or 5 30mm torx bolts, but you have to make sure you press down hard, also appears missing the side adhesive which are needed to hold out the sides, otherwise the boot lid will make contact..
Apart from that it appears to do what it says on the box,

Rear Bumper Guard for 100HP

I contacted Richard Grant Mouldings a little while back to see if they did a rear bumper guard for the 100HP. The standard Panda guard they supply does not quite fit, but Richard himself very kindly popped off to his local Fiat dealer and has made one specially for the 100HP.
I think it retails for about £45 and comes in black or silver.
When it arrived, it took all of 3 minutes to fit, and looks great (IMHO).

I have tried unsucessfully to put the photos of it on this posting, but if you search in the Gallery section via the user name search using "professor" you'll see some piccies there.

If you want one the contact details are at www.rearguards.co.uk

Thanks comments Jakelleo

Pictures herewith... and NO comments on the Arbarth stickers please as came with it and not easy to get off (I have tried!)

Fits a treat also used large corner bumper pads back and front.. these meaty ones look the part anyway. If the missus finds red paint work to scratch now I shall get a toupee!

Dog seems to like it!

Ross

Re: Rear Bumper Guard for 100HP

Well that explains it.:bang:

. It never ever entered my noodle that the standard Panda would differ from the 100Hp... How wrong I was .

I should have realised this when my 100 Hp came with a damaged front towing eye cover. The one from a standard Panda is too big..

And the guard I got dont fit all that well into the sides..in fact the boot lid hits the guard at its sides..:bang:

;I might try applying a bit of heat to the sides in the hope it moulds itself in a bit tighter..

Re: Rear Bumper Guard for 100HP

here you go Prof




if you go to your pictures in the FF gallery open one then right click on it and select copy link location

you get it as an url...

eg:

https://www.fiatforum.com/gallery/data/500/medium/Carboot_002.jpg

now you have 2 ways to take it from here but as they are in FF gallery

click on the little picture above which looks like yellow box with a mountain range and sun in it (same row as bold Italic underline) (6th in from the right)

or use


{img}https://www.fiatforum.com/gallery/data/500/medium/Carboot_002.jpg{/img}


replaceing { with [ and } with ]

Re: Rear Bumper Guard for 100HP

Suddenly it gets complicated: I want to buy one of these for my 4x4 Climbing... I wonder which fits better - normal Panda or 100HP - since the 4x4's rear bumper is also slightly different to the 'standard' Panda

Pete

lets join two threads together here: 100HP owners reading this thread might like to take a look here for a 100HP-specific version...
https://www.fiatforum.com/panda-new/202895-rear-bumper-guard-100hp.html

Pete

Re: Rear Bumper Guard for 100HP

Ah - the other thread on this subject )) now has photos showing the standard Panda protector fits the 4x4 well:
https://www.fiatforum.com/panda-new/202309-protection.html?p=2174026

Herts Hillhopper said:

lets join two threads together

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done and btw, i notice that the plastic to the side of the rear lights on my wifes eleganza is red....

So what do we in fact have ?
Are there 3 distinct rear bumpers for the Panda range ?

I know that the standard fit Panda dont quite fit the 100Hp its not far out but just enough for the tips of the boot to make contact with the moulding.

I did wonder if I applied a bit of heat to the protruding bits it might tighten up.. But then it might be better to sell on the original Panda moulding to one of you enthusiasts and order up the correct 100Hp fitting.. That would probably be the best bet more so since due to a liberal application of Superguard on the paintwork the double sided tape is not really holding down the plastic guard and will be easy to remove..

jakelleo said:

That would probably be the best bet more so since due to a liberal application of Superguard on the paintwork the double sided tape is not really holding down the plastic guard and will be easy to remove..

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Then remove the super guard use something like T-cut metallic (no where near as aggressive as the red original and leaves nothing behind so can be sprayed onto once buffed off)

or a solvent paint cleaner such as panel prep £15 ish for 5 ltrs

wouldn't worry about superguard been removed on the bumpers TBH then again there is a school of thought that it is crap for the money you pay for it when you can get more durable sealants from some of the car detailing company's

So the one for the 100hp is a special order, glad I didn't jump straight in and order one, will be on the phone Monday to order one for the 100hp.

Noticed on Prof's 100hp it looks almost standard fit and doesn't look out of place.

Thanks to Prof' for the heads-up about the different sizes.