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| | | | Joined: Aug 2022 Posts: 19 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2022 Posts: 19 | Hello all,
I’m needing to replace both front and rear bumpers on ‘41 p/u. Summit and Jegs list. For around $200 each and Chev of 40s and other vintage sites list for nearly $500. There has to be some differences. Can’t be that much of a markup for no real reason. Any ideas why? | | | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 10,996 Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums | | Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums Joined: May 2015 Posts: 10,996 | Summit and Jegs list bumper for a '41 pickup? I wasn't able to find them. But when I searched on a '51 pickup, I found various offerings on Summit ranging from $200-$400+.
There are different levels of quality, especially chrome plating. Some of the vendors advertise "driver" and "show" quality, with the commensurate difference in pricing.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truckFollow this saga in Project JournalPhotos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2022 Posts: 19 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2022 Posts: 19 | The listing stated something like 1939-…
Yeah, I’m looking for driver quality as I have no interest in making this “show” - for the time being, anyway. | | | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 10,996 Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums | | Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums Joined: May 2015 Posts: 10,996 | An alternative is chrome vinyl wrap on your existing bumpers. I'm going to try that as there are no chrome shops in the state and shipping a bumper two directions would be just nuts. Or chrome powder coating. I've seen a grille that was done that way, and it looked good, but it was from a distance.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truckFollow this saga in Project JournalPhotos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2022 Posts: 19 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2022 Posts: 19 | Mine are probably too far gone to be re- anything, unfortunately. Shipping and rechroming is silly expensive. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 6,684 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 6,684 | They can be straightened and repaired just like any other part of the body. What about painting them instead of chroming them? Were they painted when new?
1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 354 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 354 | Have you considered polished stainless, they're sometimes less expensive. I bought one for the front several years ago, still looks new. I doubt most people notice the difference. Since I was also missing rear brackets, I fabricated the rear out of C channel for a "utilitarian" look.
Harold Wilson
41 Chevy 3/4 Ton
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