Hello List-
Two years ago I purchased NOS rear bumpers from TRF. They were still in the
original boxes and wrappings. They did not have any NOS front bumpers at the
time. I was restoring a concours car, so I had them rechromed, although they
would have cleaned up nicely.
In the process, I learned that a front bumper for a '71 car or late '70 car is
slightly different from the other early cars. Be careful when changing front
bumpers as not all of them are interchangable, as advertised. Another reason
to rechrome!
Regards-
Steve Thornton
Bowling Green, KY
"Home of the Corvette"
1954 TR2
1962 TR3B
1968 TR 250
1971 TR6
In a message dated 98-09-13 09:58:39 EDT, jhdavis@fiac.net writes:
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Bob,
The bumper I bought from Moss earlier this year was not "new", but NOS. It
needed a little cleaning up, but is as good as any that left the factory on a
TR6 . If you can get past the "order takers" at Moss and talk to someone who
knows, you might ask if the bumpers are reproductions or New Old Stock.
Re-chroming is like painting; you can get a Maaco or Earl Scheib $350
special,
or a $3500 show quality paint job and everything in between. Factory chrome
and
paint quality is somewhere in the high middle of this range.
When restoring bumpers or replacing them, I thoroughly clean the inside
surface,
treat any surface rust with Extend and paint it with aluminum engine paint.
This
gives very good protection to the area of the bumpers that corrode worst on
most
TR6's, especially when exposed to salted roads.
Hope this helps,
Jim Davis
Fortson, GA >>
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