Thanks, Kevin. None of the replacement bumpers I've seen have matched the originals correctly...and that is a total of 20 or so. None have had radiused edges, although some have been slightly better in that regard. This one is not as bad as some and nicer than the one I got from Rock Auto. I don't believe a single one has been made of the same spring steel. That would be a costly process requiring some special equipment. What I learned is I usually have to flex the brackets a bit to make even the stock bumpers fit and there is a sequence for attaching that makes it go a bit easier (especially if you're working alone). Just a bit of finessing, you know. I didn't have any problem installing this one, however.

One thing occurred to me after mounting the new one. If I wanted a really solid (but odd) bumper that would effectively be around 1/4" thick I could have just mounted the new one atop the old one and let it be sort of a veneer approach. It would be pretty weird and stupid looking because you would see a difference in the length, but the bumper screws I have are long enough to allow doing it.

Right or wrong I've decided any sort of rear or front end boo-boo you have is going to damage any replacement bumper so maybe the thing is not to overspend. I failed to mention the seller gave a 2 year warranty and none of the others I looked at gave more than 1 year so assuming he's still around I guess that could be a positive. He's been on eBay for about 2 years, so I suppose there's hope. Anyway as I said if you want to save about $100 or more, here's a way to do it.

~ Jon
1952 1/2 ton with 1959 235 | T5 with 3.07 rear end