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05-14-2007, 09:46 PM
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Corvette question...
Purchasing new front and rear bumpers. I am thinking to go with corvetteamerica on this one. Has anyone had good luck with there bumpers. I am probably gonna go with the regular fiberglass, but I am wondering if anyone else purchased these from somewhere without any fitting problems or quality problems. Thanks for any help guys! Hopefully I will be posting pictures soon.
05-14-2007, 11:12 PM
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If I needed new bumpers, I'd try to find originals. I'd look on ebay or a parts vendor like http://www.vette2vette.com/
05-14-2007, 11:25 PM
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All the research I've done says the fitment is a gamble on the aftermarket ones. I bought an original one. Haven't test fitted it yet.
There are also places that can recondition them, I guess it recures the plastic to get the shape back. These go for about $400 for the early bumpers.
There are also places that can recondition them, I guess it recures the plastic to get the shape back. These go for about $400 for the early bumpers.
05-14-2007, 11:35 PM
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Do yourself a favor and get factory original bumpers. Any money you save with fiberglass bumpers you'll spend having them fit to the car if you want them to look right. As Kevin mentioned the fit is a crap shoot but I've never seen a set that fit perfectly they all need some work to look correct. At that point they are still fiberglass so they will be susceptible to cracking and will damage much easier than a factory bumper.
I've been doing paint work for years and I've fit several sets of fiberglass bumpers to C3s. Even the most expensive bumpers still needed several hours of work to fit right. Spend the money on a good, clean set of used bumpers. You'll be better off in the long run.
I've been doing paint work for years and I've fit several sets of fiberglass bumpers to C3s. Even the most expensive bumpers still needed several hours of work to fit right. Spend the money on a good, clean set of used bumpers. You'll be better off in the long run.
05-21-2007, 11:41 AM
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I gave up on locating factory bumpers. I bought the best bumpers I could find. I went with Ecklers flew fit fiberglass bumpers. I paid a little over 1100 with shipping. The shop has them now. I'll let you know how they fit.
I tried to go with GM factory bumpers and they are discontinued for 1987. GM did have the front bumper for the 40th aniversary vette the shop was restoring next to mine.
I tried to go with GM factory bumpers and they are discontinued for 1987. GM did have the front bumper for the 40th aniversary vette the shop was restoring next to mine.
05-21-2007, 02:20 PM
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I gave up on locating factory bumpers. I bought the best bumpers I could find. I went with Ecklers flew fit fiberglass bumpers. I paid a little over 1100 with shipping. The shop has them now. I'll let you know how they fit.
I tried to go with GM factory bumpers and they are discontinued for 1987. GM did have the front bumper for the 40th aniversary vette the shop was restoring next to mine.
I tried to go with GM factory bumpers and they are discontinued for 1987. GM did have the front bumper for the 40th aniversary vette the shop was restoring next to mine.
I'm assuming you mean flex fit bumpers... I'd like to hear how the fitment turns out
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