ZZP FMIC - Bumper fitment
#1
ZZP FMIC - Bumper fitment
Soooo... I installed a ZZP FMIC and found that my bumper doesn't quite fit well, more-so on the drivers side. The bumper itself is clearly making contact with the IC, which leads me to believe I installed it incorrectly (unsure how but I'm open for criticism) or there's some "massaging" needed in areas on the inside of the bumper?
Help me out please
Help me out please
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T-Man (11-03-2016)
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T-Man (11-03-2016)
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Mine fit fine. I think I remember that it could be installed up-side-down as it is assymetric just slightly. I was worried and spent a few minutes making sure mine went on the correct way.
Could you have installed it upside down?
Could you have installed it upside down?
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T-Man (11-03-2016)
#5
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Mine fit just fine, but I had to "massage" the bumper back on as you put it. While not super flimsy, the bumper isn't the sturdiest unit out there either. If it has been off many times before, it might not fit perfectly again just from handling, but that's most cars with plastic bumpers.
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T-Man (11-03-2016)
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T-Man (11-03-2016)
#8
Seriously though, the only thing I can think of would be to bend the metal brackets that were supplied with it so that it sits back a bit more?
Mine fit just fine, but I had to "massage" the bumper back on as you put it. While not super flimsy, the bumper isn't the sturdiest unit out there either. If it has been off many times before, it might not fit perfectly again just from handling, but that's most cars with plastic bumpers.
For the record, I'm extremely pleased with this IC. My IAT 2's used to sky rocket during a 3rd and 4th gear pull, especially with the K04R. Typically 8* through 3rd and another 17* or better through 4th (longer pull, it's to be expected)
I'll take some pictures to better explain what I'm experiencing. Thanks everyone.
#9
Debating on this instead of just replacing my piping... Let me know how it fits. Every car is "different" per se. You might need to bend stuff like mentioned haha
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LNFwagonSS (11-04-2016)
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I had the same issue. I believe the mounting brackets have a slight angle to them so if you installed the ic "upsidesdown" it makes the top of the intercooler stick out instead of suck in.
I realized this after making the bumper fit lol.
?"but also it has the ZZP logo painted on it sonifni were to flip it it would have looked stupid.
I realized this after making the bumper fit lol.
?"but also it has the ZZP logo painted on it sonifni were to flip it it would have looked stupid.
#11
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Bend the brackets whichever way you need to make it fit where it should. Using two Cresent wrenches to bend them work well. Fitment is not always 100% the same on a given model. I was just happy they supplied brackets that were easy to work with. I had to enlarge 1 hole on each bracket too but hhr might be slightly different.
#13
sheyyyyt its on sale for $599!
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I installed mine ~4 years back with (a lot of) help from my friend and Cobalt owner who at the time was a GM service tech and we also had the hardest time getting the bumper to fit back on. We had to put both our full weights against it for the bumper clips on the passenger side to go in. Once it was back on, I haven't had any issues with it all these years though.