help with wilcox bumpers 75 vette
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Racer
Joined: Feb 2010
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From: south wilmington il.
help with wilcox bumpers 75 vette
i got my wilcox bumpers and they dont line up at all,close but no cigar.has anyone ever put these on or know of a video to show how.i think im going to have to cut the new bumpers and bond them on.if i do so im going to fill in the seams and make the rear a permanent part of the body but realize ill never get the bumper off.the big problem is the rear is too narrow left to right and the sides are too far out past the fender,and the curves dont meet.if i mold them on do i need to use fiberglass cloth and resin or once bolted on can i just use fiberglass bondo like gorilla hair.if i had to do it again id buy the flexible rubber type of bumper even though they look bad they would probably fit better.
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 1999
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From: Ontario
I agree, return it. Willcox stands behind their products and a return should not be a problem. And I am sure they will want to know if a supplier has produced a bad batch and make necessary corrections.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2005
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From: Redruth Cornwall
As said Willcox customer support is excellent so give them a call.
Remember though that due to the way our cars were built, you will never get a glass bumper to fit out of the box. Pretty much all will require some work to get a good fit. All our cars are different. They were built by men and not machines......lol.
Remember though that due to the way our cars were built, you will never get a glass bumper to fit out of the box. Pretty much all will require some work to get a good fit. All our cars are different. They were built by men and not machines......lol.
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 1999
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From: Ontario
As said Willcox customer support is excellent so give them a call.
Remember though that due to the way our cars were built, you will never get a glass bumper to fit out of the box. Pretty much all will require some work to get a good fit. All our cars are different. They were built by men and not machines......lol.
Remember though that due to the way our cars were built, you will never get a glass bumper to fit out of the box. Pretty much all will require some work to get a good fit. All our cars are different. They were built by men and not machines......lol.
Former Vendor
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From: Jeffersonville Indiana 812-288-7103
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I did a write up about the fiberglass/flexy glass bumpers a few years ago.
http://willcoxcorvette.com/repairand...lp.php?hID=139
Yes I've installed them and yes some fit better than others... But... the one constant in the bumpers is the mold!
I have been keeping pictures and notes here from cars with variances that were factory installed. Below is a post link that I did over two years ago about this exact same question.
In short.. I don't think I ever installed a fiberglass bumper or a flexy glass bumper without doing work on either the car or the bumper cover, it's just not going to happen.
In the same note I will also say I've never installed a urethane bumper that fit exact and for sure didn't have waves in it. I can say I have never installed a urethane bumper cover that looked the way I felt the car should have looked when they were produced. With the Urethane covers you get waves and poor fitment and you have to live with it. With the Flexy covers you can tweak them and they will fit.
Here is what I posted.. and here is the link on our site.
http://willcoxcorvette.com/repairand...lp.php?hID=139
Here is the thread link that I posted on.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-g...vers-help.html
Here is another bumper cover thread..
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...r-of-78-a.html
And here is another page that is really good with pictures on installing bumper covers.
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/565523/9
Willcox Inc.
http://willcoxcorvette.com/repairand...lp.php?hID=139
Yes I've installed them and yes some fit better than others... But... the one constant in the bumpers is the mold!
I have been keeping pictures and notes here from cars with variances that were factory installed. Below is a post link that I did over two years ago about this exact same question.
In short.. I don't think I ever installed a fiberglass bumper or a flexy glass bumper without doing work on either the car or the bumper cover, it's just not going to happen.
In the same note I will also say I've never installed a urethane bumper that fit exact and for sure didn't have waves in it. I can say I have never installed a urethane bumper cover that looked the way I felt the car should have looked when they were produced. With the Urethane covers you get waves and poor fitment and you have to live with it. With the Flexy covers you can tweak them and they will fit.
Here is what I posted.. and here is the link on our site.
http://willcoxcorvette.com/repairand...lp.php?hID=139
Here is the thread link that I posted on.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-g...vers-help.html
Here is another bumper cover thread..
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...r-of-78-a.html
And here is another page that is really good with pictures on installing bumper covers.
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/565523/9
Willcox Inc.
Last edited by Willcox Corvette; Mar 6, 2010 at 09:39 AM.
