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Old Jan 18, 2018 | 06:56 PM
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Stay tuned for after.....Loose muffler kicked up on the highway....Was connected to a heavy tailpipe,very heavy.....Condon Skelly to the rescue..
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Too bad about the accident. Looking forward to your progress. What are you using to replace your front bumper?
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Too bad about the accident. Looking forward to your progress. What are you using to replace your front bumper?
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Fiberglass....Ordered one from mid America..In my experience urethane just warps over time...

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Fiberglass....Ordered one from mid America..In my experience urethane just warps over time...
I’ll be very interested in watching the progress of your front bumper. I have one on my 73. It was on there when I got it. They did a good but not perfect job hiding the seam. There are also some oddities with the grill that hopefully you won’t have to deal with.

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Originally Posted by CA-Legal-Vette
I’ll be very interested in watching the progress of your front bumper. I have one on my 73. It was on there when I got it. They did a good but not perfect job hiding the seam. There are also some oddities with the grill that hopefully you won’t have to deal with.
Yes lets hope....As far as the grills I actually ordered repos from corvette Pacifica....They were only 90 dollars for the pair.....They are not metal however,they are a hardened molded plastic it seems.....They do look good,I have to say.....Mine were just shot....
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My fiberglass bumper installed in 5/2016 to replace the original urethane one that cracked:
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Originally Posted by Blue73Shark
My fiberglass bumper installed in 5/2016 to replace the original urethane one that cracked:
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Looks real good....No waves in the bumper....I also like the look of the center grill,thing is in NY you need a front plate....I don't have a front plate on my 91 Z.....Usually just throw the plate on the dash if its on the street.....
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Sadly if the police officer is not in the mood they can still give you a ticket for not having the plate installed in a visible place.

Ask me how I know, I got a ticket in NY for a front bumper guard blocking the plate. It truly was not!!! Beware!! Ike
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Originally Posted by zrc3john
Looks real good....No waves in the bumper....I also like the look of the center grill,thing is in NY you need a front plate....I don't have a front plate on my 91 Z.....Usually just throw the plate on the dash if its on the street.....
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During the 7 years I lived in NY with the 73, I drove it without a front license plate and was never stopped. I was lucky.
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Originally Posted by Blue73Shark
My fiberglass bumper installed in 5/2016 to replace the original urethane one that cracked:
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Just made a new post asking about fiberglass bumpers.......The body shop got it in and it fit like crap.....Too much of a gap....Will most likely have to go with urethane unless I find a place that has better fiberglass ones...
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