Fiberglass bumper question
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Melting Slicks
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From: Montreal Qc.
Fiberglass bumper question
If I change my no-longer any good original urethane front bumper to a fiberglass or tru-flex one, do I need to save/reuse all those heavy reinforcement pieces from underneath? I'm talking about the full-width upper black rubber one, the middle metal/rubber one, and the two outer rubber bump-stop type of things. The car is a 79.
TIA,
-steve
TIA,
-steve
Burning Brakes
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From: Mesa AZ
when i put a fiberglass bumper on my 75 i took those pieces off because they didn't fit underneath it. but you need to remember that without those you only have an empty shell for a bumper(not a bumper anymore). none of that stuff is required for a fiberglass bumper, it was used to keep the urethane in shape. if you decide to put it back for more protection, make sure none of it is putting pressure on the bumper because over time the fiberglass can distort to that shape.
Safety Car
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From: Guam
I threw all of that stuff out on my 69 vert. I will take my chances if I ever have a wreck in that car. But I figure that the performance gains will outweigh the risk of an accident. I am a very careful driver on the street. And I drive the 69 vert only about two thousand miles a year on the street. However, my 82 daily driver has all the stuff still on it.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Montreal Qc.
Originally Posted by chris75stingray
none of that stuff is required for a fiberglass bumper, it was used to keep the urethane in shape.
Originally Posted by chris75stingray
but you need to remember that without those you only have an empty shell for a bumper(not a bumper anymore)
Npw I have to figure out where to get a new one, anyone have any experience with the ones on eBay that seem to be 100 bucks cheaper than the catalogs?
