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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,638 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,638 | Hello all,
Just recieved my new set of 10 rubber hood bumpers. Went to install them on my '50 half ton and found where the 6 flat type bumpers go (in the middle on either side of the hood) but don't know where the other 4 larger "can like" bumpers go. There are no other empty holes that I could see along the hood edge.
Help!?!?
Thanks,
Spot | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | The larger ones usually go at eh forward edge of the hood on the latch support/grille area.
Bill Burmeister
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 | | | | | | Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,638 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,638 | I looked again tonight at the hood and there are no extra holes for bumpers. I did notice two holes on either side of the spring latch mechanism but the bumper stems would are too small and will not hold to keep the bumpers in place. I looked throughly and saw no extra holes anywhere.
Does anyone have a photo of their hood showing the placement of the bumpers? Please post if you do.
Thanks,
Spot
Chuck
1950 Chevy 1/2 ton (all original)
1951 Chevy 1/2 ton (future streetrod)
1941 Chevy coupe
1938 Chevy coupe streetrod
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Last edited by Denny Graham; 10/24/2008 11:20 AM.
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,638 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,638 | No wonder I couldn't find where the 4 large bumpers went......there are bolts in ALL the holes on my truck!!
I guess the previous owner put them there not knowing bumpers
were to go there instead of bolts.
Thanks Denny for the photos. It sure helps to see something
rather than reading about it. Yes, a picture is worth a thousand
words..... especially true with these old trucks.
Spot
Chuck
1950 Chevy 1/2 ton (all original)
1951 Chevy 1/2 ton (future streetrod)
1941 Chevy coupe
1938 Chevy coupe streetrod
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,638 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,638 | Apparently the previous owner had reason to use the holes for bolts, as they *do* go through the sheet metal on the grill, so the bolts are actually helping to hold it up.
I took a razor blade and sliced off the nibbles on the bumpers and then glued all 4 on the area above the grill where the hood meets using Loctite glue. Worked like a charm.
Spot
Chuck
1950 Chevy 1/2 ton (all original)
1951 Chevy 1/2 ton (future streetrod)
1941 Chevy coupe
1938 Chevy coupe streetrod
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 45 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 45 | Well, you pulled my fat out of the fire yet again! Thanks for the hood bumper photos. Couldn't have done it without you.
Finally '54
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 400 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 400 | gotta use the photos when I do mine too. | | |
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