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    10/21/2019 6:52 PM  #1

    MS
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    Anyone purchased a repro rear bumper lately?

    I bent my 66 fastback rear bumper at the car show Sunday. Anyone know best quality available currently?  Or has anyone recently bought a good one?

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    10/21/2019 7:23 PM  #2

    Chaplin
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    Re: Anyone purchased a repro rear bumper lately?

    I got one from NPD for my 64.5 last year.  Looks good and fit well. No real complaints with it. When I was shopping for bumpers, the general consensus was that NPD’s were the best.

    How did you bend your bumper?  Or should we not ask?

     

    10/21/2019 8:33 PM  #3

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    Re: Anyone purchased a repro rear bumper lately?

    I'll second and third NPD nomination I bought front and rear. Ya, I know 66 and 69 are different. But the owner of NPD goes the extra mile for quality.

    Bob. 69 Mach 1, 393W, SMOD Toploader, Armstrong  steering, factory AC.
     

    10/21/2019 8:35 PM  #4

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    Re: Anyone purchased a repro rear bumper lately?

    I bought several fender patch panels a few years back and they  fit perfectly.

    Original owner - 351w,T-5, 4whl disks, power R&P
     

    10/21/2019 9:01 PM  #5

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    Re: Anyone purchased a repro rear bumper lately?

    I'm curious to know if the newer bumpers have the correct bend in them. Stuff I was lookin at 15 years ago didn't.

    "Those telephone poles were like a picket fence"
     

    10/22/2019 7:47 AM  #6

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    Re: Anyone purchased a repro rear bumper lately?

    Any chance it can be repaired?
    One of my biggest regrets is selling my original bumpers. They were damage free but needed to be rechromed.
    At the time I bought a set of “Nordan” repops at Carlisle, poor chrome, poor fit.
    How can a $100 dollar reproduction be as nice as a $900 rechromed original?
    I certainly hope that better bumpers are out there nowadays.

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    10/22/2019 8:19 AM  #7

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    Re: Anyone purchased a repro rear bumper lately?

    Thanks!   NPD it is.

    I backed into a 58 Chevy show truck that was behind me in line. I should not take allergy medicine before driving. I never even saw the truck.

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    10/22/2019 8:30 AM  #8

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    Re: Anyone purchased a repro rear bumper lately?

    MS wrote:

    Thanks! NPD it is.

    I backed into a 58 Chevy show truck that was behind me in line. I should not take allergy medicine before driving. I never even saw the truck.

    Don't forget to pant the backside of the new bumper with a sold coat of Rustolium or stone guard.

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    10/22/2019 4:28 PM  #9

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    Re: Anyone purchased a repro rear bumper lately?

    Rudi wrote:

    MS wrote:

    Thanks! NPD it is.

    I backed into a 58 Chevy show truck that was behind me in line. I should not take allergy medicine before driving. I never even saw the truck.

    Don't forget to pant the backside of the new bumper with a sold coat of Rustolium or stone guard.

     
    Good idea. Will do!  I ordered an NPD rear bumper today.

    Just a note:   I found out my Grundy classic car insurance has zero deductible on collision!  They are paying for the new bumper and I will install it.



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    10/23/2019 6:17 AM  #10

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    Re: Anyone purchased a repro rear bumper lately?

    That almost looks repairable.    Hydraulic press or bottle jack can be used to push out the pushed in part.
    Unless there's a sharp crease that I don't see.    Nothing to lose.

     

    10/23/2019 7:45 AM  #11

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    Re: Anyone purchased a repro rear bumper lately?

    is the one your taking off a repop or a ford,,  if FORD I call dibbs   

     

    10/23/2019 8:32 AM  #12

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    Re: Anyone purchased a repro rear bumper lately?

    The old bumper is a Nordan I bought in  1992. It was the last of the good bumpers that actually had the curve built into it so it followed the curvature of the back of the car. I am going to try and get it back into shape, but figured a brand new one in hand would give me something to install while I am working on it.  And hoping that MAYBE the new one from NPD is built correctly.

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    10/23/2019 9:13 AM  #13

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    Re: Anyone purchased a repro rear bumper lately?

    You might want to get a quote from Bumper Boyz or Advanced Plating just for comparison.  Even if it just needs straightening they have the tools to do the job quickly.  I think with a picture and description you can get quotes over the interweb.

     

    11/09/2019 8:51 AM  #14

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    Re: Anyone purchased a repro rear bumper lately?

    MS wrote:

    Thanks!   
    I backed into a 58 Chevy show truck that was behind me in line. I should not take allergy medicine before driving. I never even saw the truck.

    Oh man... how did the Chevy guy handle that? I know it's annoying,  but stuff happens....

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    11/10/2019 9:31 AM  #15

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    Re: Anyone purchased a repro rear bumper lately?

    Final result from Grundy classic car insurance.
    They reimbursed me for my new $149.50 bumper. I installed it.

    The guy with the Apache truck had s small ding in one of his bumperettes, and he also agreed to install it himself.  The bumperettes are under $90 a pair, shipped.  I got a letter from Grundy stating they paid him $580!!!! 

    And now, you have a good idea why your insurance costs so much.

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    11/10/2019 9:33 AM  #16

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    Re: Anyone purchased a repro rear bumper lately?

    Damage on the truck bumperette.




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    11/10/2019 5:24 PM  #17

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    Re: Anyone purchased a repro rear bumper lately?

    Nice "shivel-lay" truck. Obviously (by the looks of his bumper) he doesn't live on the beach!

    Grundy is the best for a classic that gets driven?
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    11/11/2019 5:50 AM  #18

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    Re: Anyone purchased a repro rear bumper lately?

    MS wrote:

    Final result from Grundy classic car insurance.
    They reimbursed me for my new $149.50 bumper. I installed it.

    The guy with the Apache truck had s small ding in one of his bumperettes, and he also agreed to install it himself.  The bumperettes are under $90 a pair, shipped.  I got a letter from Grundy stating they paid him $580!!!! 

    And now, you have a good idea why your insurance costs so much.

    Was the guy ok to deal with? Did he take it all in his stride?

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