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#425862 29/01/17 07:09 PM
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Quite honestly I don't have much experience of squatting under a full rear bumper two seater trad, (from 1997). Do they have a lower rear valance?

I'm thinking not. The Over-rider cars and the cars with no bumpers share the rear valance, but the full rear bumper cars carry a number plate backing plate on the bumper with pendant reverse and fog warning lights - so why would there be a closing panel?

Is my theory correct? I need to get this right.


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My 97 +4 had bumpers and no rear valance. There was a plate with the number plate but the fog & reverse lights were hung from the bumpers.


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Thanks John. Hopefully Jays will fill me in on newer arrangements.


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Plus 4's
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Our 2007 4/4 just had the extension of the number plate in plastic. We had the Number Plate lowered but no photo. Sorry thumbs




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Nice car that one Frank!
Was the backing plate a single panel or two?


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Dave,
My 2015 +4 looked just the same as Frank 4x4 so I removed the number plate cowboy , located it onto the under valence with a couple of "G" clamps, drilled through the two and using the previous fixing bolts bolted it up.
It has survived over a year so far with no problems.


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Dave...

My 98 +8 has a full bumper with a 4 1/2" lower valence. The plate and its lights are mounted to it. The backup lights are mounted to the bumper.

This Morgan was a Contab modification for NA (sad face icon here) so the bumper is much higher. Messes up the lines, but what are you going to do?

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Hi Cecil, I've just lowered mine, wasn't too difficult, I included a before and after.

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