VXLINE bumper retrofit research

[Turner_SRi]

*thumbs up*

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[vxmods]

why are we waiting,its so frustrating lol

ive just read the whole thread,howz the progress coming along

[tucpal]

ha ha its all part of the fun the more you wait the better it will be
it is killing me waiting more than anyone hopefully be done by the end of the month

[tucpal]

LITTLE UPDATE

A few more parts turned up today
lower front grill part number 13297796



and the brackets for the inside that join the bumper to the wheel arch liner
LH 13372004 RH 13372005





and the fixing lugs for the two above brackets and the inner trim bit i still need to get
part number 13297796 6 needed



slowly getting there now

[Cameron UK]

E both have new bumper, both primed and ready to get sprayed! Let's see who gets theirs on first, bet it's u!

[tucpal]

i have two pieces to get and the paint and they're all not cheap you will beat me

[tucpal]

bumper is booked in for paint next wednesday :cool

[Rusty2009]

Getting there mate

[tucpal]

i have set a 3 week deadline

there will be a how too also

[Cameron UK]

bumper is booked in for paint next wednesday :cool

Mine is getting spray the 1st week in August :(

[tucpal]

rusty do you know if the fogs are on the canbus
as they need to be removed if so i will put 50w load resistors on the wires to cancel errors
and fool it into thinking there are bulbs there.

[Rusty2009]

They are on the BCM. On the light switch pin 1 (yellow (I think))sends a signal to the BCM to turn on/off front fogs


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[tucpal]

i will pull a bulb out and see what happens

[tucpal]

thats ok the fogs are not on the bulb check
unclipped the fog and no errors at all

[tucpal]

Bumper has just gone off for paint today pick up friday

[Turner_SRi]

*Drum Roll...*

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[tucpal]

it will be ready wednesday now

[Turner_SRi]

I've been waiting so patiently, damn it lol

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[tucpal]

its all part of the suspense

my paint sprayer took a few days off the enjoy the sun

[tucpal]

update the bumpers painted but i am leaving it there till friday to cure before i bring it home
and fit the new parts and get it on the car just so the paint has a bit more time to harden up
also ordered the top grill and bottom bumper trim today

so this should all be done and on the car by the end of the weekend
as long as vauxhall get the parts in time :cool

[tucpal]

i have got nearly all the parts now apart from the bottom bumper trim that is coming from Germany
and won't turn up till Wednesday so a bit more of a Waite i am afraid but all should be done next weekend and on the car at last
i have to paint the the molding today it comes in primer from the factory so that will save a bit of work
decided on mat black i don't like the color coded option

so here are the part numbers etc

griffin badge GM 13264461
molding GM 13375838
grille GM 13339547
backing plate for badge GM 13294635

[Cameron UK]

Nearly there lol

[tucpal]

the last part is here at last

lower bumper panel part number 13337864



and i painted the moulding black and wrapped the base plate behind the griffin also




So the bumper will be on the car by the weekend
i just have to wait till the car comes back from the alloy refurbish as it is booked in tomorrow
but nearly there now finally the end is in site

[WhelanUK]

Looking good

[Cameron UK]

Looks good, bet the bank balance is hurting after all this!!

[J1ODYA]

Could you not smooth out the number plate space?

[tucpal]

unfortunately no mate and there are no options for the vx line ether

[tucpal]

GOOD NEWS IT IS DONE AND ON THE CAR,


update and pics to follow later on tonight.

[WhelanUK]

Don't keep us in suspense get them photos uploaded!

[Cameron UK]

GOOD NEWS IT IS DONE AND ON THE CAR,


update and pics to follow later on tonight.

Hurry up lol, wanna see this!!,

[tucpal]

Wont be long now

[tucpal]

OK HERE WE GO,

How to fit a VXLINE ZENTEC GSI bumper.  

Here is the VXLINE bumper back from paint and ready for assembly and fitting.



The first job is to fit the black trims ether side of the number plate
and the two tow eye covers.  



Next fit the lower grill



Then fit the two indicator units.



Next fit the upper grill and number plate.



turn the bumper over and fit the two brackets
and the inside bumper trim







Next job remove the old bumper from the car
and bring it in to remove and swap the loom etc.

bumper removal How To can be found here.

http://www.vxoc.org.uk/forum/Thread-How-...r-Facelift







Remove the polystyrene crash limiter from the old bumper
this is just bonded to the bumper so pull it off and rebond to the new bumper





Next remove the loom from the old bumper
this is very easy just use long nose pliers to remove the clips and unplug the connectors from the lights
and just pull the temp sensor out from the grill
As you may have read above the vx line does not have front fogs
and my car does have fog lights
the fogs are not on the cambus monitoring
so they have just been left unplugged on the new bumper
and taped up to keep them dry and out the way
you will not get any errors by doing this  



Then remove the bumper bracket support from the old bumper
this is just held in place by three screws you will have to remove one fog light unit
from the old bumper to get this out.



and that is all the parts you need from the old bumper
next fit the support bracket and the loom to the new bumper
and plug in the indicator connectors and temp sensor.





Fit the red tabs to the side of the bumper
there are two either side.



And that is it you are ready to fit the new VXLINE bumper to the car.











All part numbers are listed in the above posts for reference.

just a note here 2009 2012 pre facelift VXLINE bumpers fit pre facelift cars with no issues
if you were to fit a pre facelift bumper to a facelift 2012 2014
you would need to swap the two side bumper brackets on the car body for the pre facelift ones
as the fixings on the side of the pre facelift are different to the facelift
the same would apply if you were to fit a face lift VXLINE bumper to a pre facelift

the bumper will fit the face lift or pre face lift as long as the side brackets are swapped over
the same applies for face lifting a pre face lift standard bumper.      

over all i am very happy the car looks totally different now just what i wanted.

Thanks for all you help everyone cheers.

[KAS7866]

What you got this full vxline kit and alloys?

Mate would you know what those wheels are called?

[tucpal]

i do not know the name but they are the standard VXLINE 19 alloys.

[sheppy1]

Hi Guys,

putting together a list of things I will need to swap to the VXLINE bumper and so far know of the following:

Bumper from VXLINE (can i get a bi turbo? not sure if they are the same)
Indicators and surrounds
Do I need a new grill or will mine swap over?

Cheers

[ASTRA VX-LINE]

I HAVE A 2012 ASTRA J 1.6 SRI VX LINE AND IM IN NEED OF THE FRONT INDICATORS, TOP AND BOTTOM GRILLES, I ALREADY FOUND A BUMPER
HOWEVER HAVING LOOKED AROUND ALL OVER THE NET I AM UNABLE TI FIND THESE AND VAUXHALL ARE CHARGING WAY TO MUCH FOR THESE PARTS, PLEASE HELP,,, THANKS

[tucpal]

i got lucky and found a used set but the only other option is to buy new
there not cheap as you know

[azax765]

Hi , did you if OPC line front bumper is fit on 5 door astra j 2014 ?

[Simonc40]

 hi can any body help so this is my new bi turbo bumper for my astra but need to track down the missing bits indicator units and lower grill anyone know any links

[Rusty2009]

 hi can any body help so this is my new bi turbo bumper for my astra but need to track down the missing bits indicator units and lower grill anyone know any links

Your be hard pushed to find them used most likely be looking at new.