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Old Jul 4, 2010 | 02:09 PM
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Yea Im new to this and corvettes. I bought the car and brought it home today, it had the bumpers off when I got it . my question is how do the bumpers attach to the car. Its a 75 thanks
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Old Jul 4, 2010 | 02:26 PM
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they are called bumper retainers.... Check the sites of say willcox or ecklers.
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Old Jul 5, 2010 | 12:52 PM
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are you referring to the bumper cover or the actual bumper?
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Old Jul 5, 2010 | 03:46 PM
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sorry bout that the covers
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Old Jul 5, 2010 | 05:03 PM
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Like others have said there are metal strips with the bolts attached. Do an ecklers search for bumper and it will show you the pictures. I used the long preformed strips rather than the single retainers. In my opinion the strips give a more even draw down of the cover to the body
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Old Jul 5, 2010 | 05:05 PM
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Visit any of the corvette shops... zip, etc and order a set of retainers. It's a special type of nut and bolt and you can get the whole kit.
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