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Old Apr 6, 2014 | 01:10 PM
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I am swapping out my 1978 corvette rear bumper for one with the spoiler, not sure the year of the replacement bumper probably 81 0r 82 . It fits well with the exception of the tail lights and the bottom brackets, brackets had to be removed for the bumper to fit, do I need to get the brackets from a later year, and the tail light brackets?
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Is it urethane or fiberglass? I would just ditch the the stock tail light brackets and make a bracket the attaches the bottom of the license plate bracket to the bumper. That will take the flex out of the middle.
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Originally Posted by donnie1956
Is it urethane or fiberglass? I would just ditch the the stock tail light brackets and make a bracket the attaches the bottom of the license plate bracket to the bumper. That will take the flex out of the middle.
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Use the tail light assemblies for the model year of your replacement bumper cover.
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Originally Posted by Easy Mike
Use the tail light assemblies for the model year of your replacement bumper cover.
Thanks, I can see that now ,just have to find the parts.
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Old Apr 7, 2014 | 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by genep
Thanks, I can see that now ,just have to find the parts.
The aftermarket providers carry tail lights. 80-82 are a little different from earlier years.
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