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[TR] Yippee - just got Stainless Steel bumpers for the TR2

Subject: [TR] Yippee - just got Stainless Steel bumpers for the TR2
From: cliff_hansen at earthlink.net (Cliff Hansen)
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2011 07:42:50 -0600 (GMT-06:00)
Do they supply the round head bolts with the bumpers?

There's a note on the TR2/3 catalog item that "bolts provided are metric"

Thanks,

Cliff



-----Original Message-----
>From: Don Hiscock <don.hiscock at gmail.com>
>Sent: Sep 23, 2011 8:26 PM
>To: Chris Simo <ccsimonsen at gmail.com>
>Cc: list Triumph <triumphs at autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: [TR] Yippee - just got Stainless Steel bumpers for the TR2
>
>Harrington Group is a Vietnamese company offering stainless bumpers for a
>number of vintage vehicles.  Easily googled and also active on eBay.  I
>ordered stainless steel front bumper and f/r overriders for my TR3B from
>Harrington Group a month or so ago.  Haven't mounted them yet, but did take
>a number of photos of the stainless pieces in comparison to my originals.
>
>In general, they're OK, but not excellent.  Very similar to the originals,
>but also slightly different in almost every detail if one looks closely.
> The overriders, in particular, are more "square" at the ends.
>
>The finish on the backside ispainted a medium gloss black and shows a few
>runs and fingerprints in the wet paint.  The exterior polish is excellent
>and defect free.  The packaging and shipping from Vietnam to the middle of
>America was completely acceptable.
>
>Here's a link to my album for those who'd like to take a look at them in
>some detail.
>http://4xdog.smugmug.com/photos/swfpopup.mg?AlbumID=19174641&AlbumKey=xFCrx4
>
>Regards,
>
>Don
>TR3B TSF202L
>
>
>
>On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 10:59 AM, Chris Simo <ccsimonsen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Ordered a set of stainless bumpers and over-riders from a company called
>> Harrington group.  They make mini cars and a copy of the Isetta....
>>
>> They also offer stainless bumpers - so I thought I'd give them a shot.  No
>> financial interest here - just wanted to let you know they look good.  I've
>> got them out in the rain right now to see if any rust forms....   I won't
>> be
>> installing them for another month - but I put the parts up to the car and
>> all looks right - over-riders look just like the orignals (but not rusty)
>> and they are polished to a mirror shine - you can see my flip flops in one
>> of the overriders in the pic below.
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/3k964tk
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
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