Carlsson Front Bumper
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Carlsson Front Bumper
I understand these are now difficult to come by and a buddy recently came across a lead for these for the US market. However to work, it requires a group buy. Expected pricing is approx USD800. Please PM me if interested (N.B. I'm not in the business but happy to help those who wants them).
Here's a few pics of members' ride with them in different colors:
Alexbenz, Jimmydagreek/elemnt one, topdeez (ex-ride), Hubert, Carlsson9
Here's a few pics of members' ride with them in different colors:
Alexbenz, Jimmydagreek/elemnt one, topdeez (ex-ride), Hubert, Carlsson9
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Hey Whitey meby you can tell me the story with Carlsson bumpers for pre face lift W210, how do they come are they the whole bumper replacmen or just a skirt and you have to mold it to your original bumper, and if you can ask your friend if he can get rear Carlsson bumper for mine car if he can get it for me and how much.
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Somehow I guessed you (or elemnt/one) would ask about the rear bumper. As far as I know there is no group buy on the rear bumper in this deal but my friend will see this and maybe also help you two to get them ordered together with the fronts....if there's any takers here. The front one is a full bumper, hence you get the wider Euro size licence plate recess (I thought you got your's after you got the car?).
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Yes i got it from Jimmy but when i called Carlsson the told me that front and rear you still need some parts of your original bumper so now i'm confused.
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Originally Posted by eLemnt | 0ne
Yes, I too, heard that the rear Carlsson bumper is actually just a skirt that is molded with the OEM bumper...
I got a brand new genuine unpainted Wald rear bumper I'm willing to let go for cheap, I just need to get it out, so make me an offer
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I hope I'm understanding this right, Carlsson did not just use the top of the stock bumper and mold a bottom skirt to it. If you look closely at the stock bumper cover and then at the Carlsson bumper cover, you will notice that the impact strip on the stock is much smaller than the Carlsson one. The Carlsson cover is all one piece and if I remember correctly, the impace strip on the stock is separate, just like the front.
Now, I installed the rear Carlsson bumper "cover" on my car myself with a buddy after it was painted. All I did was remove the stock rear bumper cover, detach the antenna units and slide the new Carlsson bumper cover on, attaching the antennas on it. I used the original nuts to attach the center of the cover but the kit came with a couple more parts. There were 2 entension washer looking mounts that went on the upper front points at the fender openning. These mount on the car first and extend the mounting bolts a little lower to be able to attach to the new bumper cover. The kit also comes with this other weird looking mounting contraption that mounts under the car at the furthest forward point near the front of the spare tire compartment. I unfortunately didn't have this part so the bottom forward part of the bumper cover sagged a bit. I went to my buddy's shop and all we did was pop a couple of rivets in that area into the spare tire compartment (recommended by Carlsson) and that did it.
Please let me know if I understood what you guys were talking about...
Now, I installed the rear Carlsson bumper "cover" on my car myself with a buddy after it was painted. All I did was remove the stock rear bumper cover, detach the antenna units and slide the new Carlsson bumper cover on, attaching the antennas on it. I used the original nuts to attach the center of the cover but the kit came with a couple more parts. There were 2 entension washer looking mounts that went on the upper front points at the fender openning. These mount on the car first and extend the mounting bolts a little lower to be able to attach to the new bumper cover. The kit also comes with this other weird looking mounting contraption that mounts under the car at the furthest forward point near the front of the spare tire compartment. I unfortunately didn't have this part so the bottom forward part of the bumper cover sagged a bit. I went to my buddy's shop and all we did was pop a couple of rivets in that area into the spare tire compartment (recommended by Carlsson) and that did it.
Please let me know if I understood what you guys were talking about...
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Yes you did Jimmy finally i know, because even Carlsson in Florida told me that the rear and front are only skirts that you attach to your original bumper on pre facelift W210. 
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Pre-facelift W210's (like ours) have the FULL bumper covers only. The MY00+ W210 facelifted models only have the add-on skirts to the OEM bumpers. You cannot buy Carlsson full bumper covers for the MY00+ W210's.
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...and you can also get Carlsson bumper lips for the pre-facelift W210 but IMO looks pretty bad without a severe slam and some really tight wheels. Oh, that reminds me, Hubert, that's probably why Carlsson is telling you they are an add-on, the full bumpers are really hard to come by nowadays....but still no takers so far, its such a nice bumper 
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Originally Posted by Whitey
...and you can also get Carlsson bumper lips for the pre-facelift W210 but IMO looks pretty bad without a severe slam and some really tight wheels. Oh, that reminds me, Hubert, that's probably why Carlsson is telling you they are an add-on, the full bumpers are really hard to come by nowadays....but still no takers so far, its such a nice bumper
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Originally Posted by jimmydagreek
I've been following along Davey boy! I agree with Dave, I'm also not crazy about the add-on lips for the pre-facelift W210's. I prefer the Brabus add-on lips if you must only add-on (no offense to anyone)...
Here's one of the better looking samples of the Carlsson lip:
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Originally Posted by Whitey
Yo Jimbo, you might recall, I opted out of an opportunity to buy the Carlsson add-ons, despite the deal being cheaper than getting the AMG kit (which I preferred not to use at the time) simply cuz it looked wierd when I put it up against my car. Found a few pics of the Carlsson lips on pre-facelift W210's subsequently.....never regretted my decision. I agree, the Brabus one blends extremely well with the stock bumper. The Wald and the Lorinser one that Paki has (both very similar) are also nice Here's one of the better looking samples of the Carlsson lip:
Here's one of the better looking samples of the Carlsson lip:
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Sorry to hi-jack this thread, but Hubert, do you by any chance own a 360? I know a member on Ferrari Chat that posted pictures of his modified Ferrari 360 that happens to live in Manhattan. Just curious, if you're the same person or not?
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So Jimmy... what your saying is that the bumper I have is NOT molded with the OEM bumper and that it is a WHOLE bumper!?
If so, why does it have the same party number as the add on skirt?
I spoke to Michael and Autowerks and he said that it would have to be molded????
If so, why does it have the same party number as the add on skirt?
I spoke to Michael and Autowerks and he said that it would have to be molded????
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Originally Posted by jimmydagreek
I actaully do faintly remember but you're right again, the Carlsson add-on in the pic. does look pretty good with the car being slammed and on those 19" Carlsson 2/6 wheels, or are those 20's?
If so, his are 19"
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Originally Posted by Richard023
That ride looks very much like my buddy's car, also named Jimmy and works here in Woodland Hills...do you know him too Jimbo (da greek)?
If so, his are 19"
If so, his are 19"
