It's still officially winter in Michigan, but somehow it reached 70 Degrees today (woot!), so I went back to the parts car and pulled the main body harness.I learned a few things during this process, and one of the things I learned was that it is a LOT of work turning an RS into a GS. 😆 Is it...
I just completed my annual trip-odometer reset on the Eclipse. The car is in storage now (and has been for a few months), but I put more than 500 miles on it this year! Most of those miles were making memories with my wife and son. It was a hard year as far as job instability, but those miles...
The standard RS wasn't equipped with a spoiler.By 1996 the three-piece spoiler was part of the "Preferred Equipment Package" which added air conditioning and alloy wheels among other upgrades. That said, an RS with a spoiler was pretty common after that, but your 1995 wouldn't have had one...
Sad to hear. 😞 Going to miss you guys. RTM is/was a joy to do business with.I just placed another order, and once again I've been able to get some really hard to find parts from you. Thanks for that.Happy retirement!
Weirdly enough, it doesn't look like they did it that way. I checked three OEM bumpers, and as many diagrams as I could find, and never found any screws there. One of them was on a 1998 GS parts car that I'm pretty sure never had its bumper removed... but it's always possible.The grommets do...
For the 2gb bumpers (1997-99) that lower plate is part number MB914136.You can find more info on the 2gb front bumper cover and its plates and components here. :)
If that's the OEM color, it would be Saronno Red with the paint code R87. Here is an example:
For the stock paint codes and colors for the 2G Eclipse check out this thread.For the Eagle Talon R87 was called "Radiant Red." More info here. Here is an example:
The tailgate trim clip shown here? Part number MR189485? Unfortunately I haven't seen any new old stock in years.You might try posting a wanted ad in the classifieds. It's possible someone still has one or two they'd be willing to sell?
Unfortunately that happens a lot these days. New Old Stock (NOS) parts inventory for these cars is rapidly depleting around the world. Even some of the fasteners and clips are getting hard to find.One of the sponsors for this site, Boosted Fabrication, makes brackets for our cars, but they...
If you need more part numbers for the front bumper cover or its components, I made a visual guide for that. 😁Front Bumper Cover and ComponentsAnd for the non-turbo air guide (that clips into that lower bracket):Non-Turbo Air Guide and Components
Tonight I drove the Eclipse to its first ever car show thanks to encouragement from @Widgmaster, and boy was that AWESOME. The show was at a Culvers restaurant, and they do it every Thursday. My son LOVED it! That little dude is starting to get into cars-- especially the Eclipse. I'm raising him...
2GB (1997-99) Eclipse Front Bumper Cover & ComponentsThis guide is for the North American 1997-99 model year Mitsubishi Eclipse ONLY.Note: I cannot guarantee that every part shown is authentic OEM.Disclaimer: this info may not be comprehensive or exhaustive, and may contain mistakes or...