I used the Dzus fasteners for my quick release and it turned out great. Had custom brackets made that are underneath each side of the front fenders for the Dzus fasteners to attach to along with tool-less bolts for the top of the bumper. I use a coin I keep in the car to undo the fasteners so no tools needed. I can have the bumper off in under 2 minutes and back on in about the same amount of time. I had the Dzus fasteners anodized black. My garage is pretty bright so it really looks better in person.

 

Nice!
Do you use anything on the fender liners to attach them to the bumper? Or anything attached to the lower half of the bumper?
Do you have any photos of the fender connections with the bumper removed?
Thanks

 

As of right now I do not have the liners attached to the bumper or anything attached to the lower half of the bumper. The liners are tucked in pretty well behind the bumper but if I hit a big enough bump at speed the bottom corner will pop out. Rarely happens. I will try to take a quick video this weekend of the bumper coming off and going back on along with close up pic of the brackets.

 

That would be great
Thanks a bunch

 

[QUOTE=Neutron;11959749] Had custom brackets made that are underneath each side of the front fenders for the Dzus fasteners to attach to along with tool-less bolts for the top of the bumper. /QUOTE]

Got a pic of the brackets?

 

I can see how it would be useful, but where I live, if its not bolted down, its stolen (or unclipped) by most passerby people/teens/delinquents.
If I left the car in a public carpark, 95% sure the quick release bumper would be on the ground or hurled over a fence when I came back to the car, out of jealousy or spite...

Disclaimer:
*Every lug nut on my P45 Rota wheels on my FD are lock nuts. Only owned the wheels 2 weeks from brand new and someone tried to undo the regular lug nuts and steal the wheels off the car in my backyard. So gone full lock nuts now.
Such is Australia :/

 

 

Nice, thanks for the vid

 

Awesome!

 

just wanted to bump this thread as there are some great ideas in here.

And to those who are hating on the question and/or suggesting that its unnecessary to have a quick release bumper; how unproductive!

Quick release is an excellent idea for many people. If your car is low to the ground, and you're traveling to car shows and/or in/out of storage units etc, or you wish to replace intercooler couplers, check oil cooler lines, etc etc etc etc. In other words, if you have a highly modified machine, there will be numerous times that taking the bumper off in a few seconds would be tremendous!

I hope someone develops a kit that looks clean similar to Neutron.

I'll be using the zip tie method on the sides for easy removal in the meantime.

 

I was able to find those butterfly nuts from lowe's and use one on each side which holds fine, then the 4 in the engine bay.

 

Honestly any good body shop should be able to do this easily. I would say parts and labor would be under 300 dollars out the door. If I was doing this now I would definitely use a push button latch. Would be even cleaner then the Dzus fasteners.

QL-25 S Quik-Latch Mini Latch Fastener