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i went yesterday and bought new bumpers and gaurds for my 64 chevy truck when i got home to my supprise the gaurds were 1/2 off at the top from fitting anyone else run across this problem with repo stuff in order to make them fit i would have to grind them down a bit ..

90 % of Reproduction companies --- people who don't care about the trucks, just the money.

Make sure they didn't send you, '60'-'63 guards by mistake.

when I was in high school I used to get paid alot of money from people that would purchase repo and body kit. I dont think I ever had one that fit perfectly always had to do some form of mod to the parts.

I've heard that this a pretty common thing with the bumper guards. They're made to fit OEM bumpers. The aftermarket bumpers are a little bit different in the contour, I think to avoid having to pay huge royalties to GM for licensing fees. I still have my OE bumper, as well as my new chrome re-pop. I just ordered a set of guards this week, they're supposed to be here on Tuesday. I'm curious to see how the guards fit each bumper, and I'll snap a few pics for comparison, and post them.
I've heard that others have gingerly ground them to fit, sealed the ground off areas against rust, and used a rubber gasket, like a split piece of vac hose between the guard and bumper to disguise any minor gaps remaining. HTH.