I ordered some replacement bumpers for my Hundred a couple of years ago from
England, wondered how they could be so cheap to ship, then I got them,
didn't weigh much, real thin.
I am a glass half full kind of guy, reducing weight is good, I don't park
the car in areas where it is likely to get dinged (and if it does I don't
think that SUV will contact the bumper first anyway) so for hobby cars that
are pampered maybe isn't so bad. But I have to admit, I went from thinking
I was getting "a deal" on the bumpers, to thinking I "got what I paid for"
when I inspected the product.
Greg Lemon
54 BN1
----- Original Message -----
From: "Blue One Hundred" <international_investor@yahoo.com>
To: "Sid Bronson" <bron@rmci.net>; <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 9:37 PM
Subject: Re: Replacement bumper
> Sid -
>
> The aftermarket bumpers are so thin, you can
> permanently bend & destroy the bumper simply by
> yanking on the end of the bumper with one hand after
> you've mounted them on the car. I hate them, they are
> crap, literally. Even the shape at the ends is wrong.
> I bought one for my BJ8 15 years ago and have
> regretted it ever since. Even the license plate
> mounts are screwed up, they have metric nuts on them.
>
> I know it's expensive, but replating is a much better
> option. Besides, the chrome will look a heck of alot
> better.
>
> Regards,
>
> Alan
>
> '53 BN1 '64 BJ8
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