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| | | | Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 112 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 112 | 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 .. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 328 Member | | Member Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 328 | 90 % of Reproduction companies --- people who don't care about the trucks, just the money. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 | Make sure they didn't send you, '60'-'63 guards by mistake. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 36 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 36 | 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.
DustyG.
1952 Chevy 1.5 ton
1949 Gmc 2 ton flatbed Dump
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 252 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 252 | 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. | | |
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