Refurbished 308 Front Bumper

There's a thread somewhere on the repair kits, it comes out nice.

I agree they are hard to find for some reason, I know of two, they are in DENMARK!!!!

I'm assuming you need the North American version, with the jagged lower edge into the grill......

 

Shipping from Europe is going to pricey as they are HEAVY...but I need one also.

First project 'over there' if one of our cars returns is to get them off....but here in Texas anything I tangle with is gonna be BIG....

Good luck it'll be fine, try to find the thread you do have to paint the whole thing, IIRC.....flex additive and all that...

 

Mine cracked open a couple years back from rust under it. I called Rutlands and they had them but one popped up on eBay within a week. Unbelievable. I won it and paid about $400. I NEVER get that lucky.

Anyway, if you HAVE to buy another, Rutlands can help.

I hope you can fix yours, though

 

I'd like your old one, I'd see about getting a mold pulled from it for "North American fiberglass repros"....I think there's a market.....LOL!

 

Didn't I send you pictures a while back? Was that you?

 

I can loan you one....LOL!


#22641 is parked under a shade tree in Austin with birds pooping on it...in an alley off South Congress......

 

Contact jth5610, in Denmark........have him send you his....

Then you send me one of the repros, that'll be fine.......

Then I'll take my fibreglass Euro one off and send it to jth5610, in Denmark....

Everybody's happy!! LOL!

Yea, Dr. Tommy.....my last purchase had a Euro on it and I had a bad feeling about the level of protection it offered.

Sure enough, before I could get a North American version mounted, a neighbor rode up the hood and f&%*(%&%& ed up the whole front clip. So those of you swaping or "pushing them in to look cool" might want to consider my sad story...

On the upside, the guy was from out of the country and his insurance paid off thousands $$$$$$$

 

You guys aren't serious about needing USA bumpers are you? I have the front & rear I just took off my 20k mile 77 GTB to put on the Euros & I'm never going back to them so pm me if interested. I'm in Tacoma WA 98446 for shipping info.
Bill
ps the 14" magnesium wheels with Michelins, & the thermal reactor need to leave my garage too. Will soon have 2 year old Konis with springs available too.

 

I know a guy down here in Australia who is making Euro style front bumpers out of fibreglass. the only weigh a few kilos. Heaps lighter than the origianls. Just requrires paint. Message me if you want more details

 

Bert, looks like you found YOUR bumper! LOL!

Play one thru, brudda....I'm buying wheels and luggage sets!! LOL!

It's not a Euro we need, the North American shape is different and matches cut outs in the grill below.....someone put I Euro on mine and a neighbor drove right up the hood, past it......

 

Exactly, that's why I am looking....but most of the "projects" are in Europe........

 

Somebody drop me one of the damaged ones, I'll see if a Galveston boat shop will pull a mold for me......I'll put a piece of unistrut in it or something....

 

Not to hijack the thread, but BillyD, did you also put in a euro grille? If yes, where did you source it? Thanks for the help.

 

You'd have to or you have two big holes in the top bar, the verticals are bent around the "push block" shape as well...

 

I made molds from my Euro bumper and made new one for my US car. US bumper are HEAVY 18kg's to compare 2,4kg's that I made, here is some pictures:




I'm not comfortable to think anyone actually using bumper Euro or US, if you look the chassi you know why, hit it hard and you have bend chassi.

Btw here is -77 US car:

 

Well, it's somewhat closer than Denmark... ........I'm going to need mine soon, as the car is going in for repairs to the damage, so if you don't need it...

 

Thanks Billy, send me your address....

 

Glad to hear this, we really do need to get a handle on touch ups...

They fix/plastic weld the modern flexible painted bumpers all the time....

They used to recycle the metal chromed ones as well. I must have used seven or eight of them on my 1967 Pontiac Firebird, learning how to drive....

 

I'll probably get the one from Denmark as well, as it includes the clock....LOL!

"Any spare part you have hanging on the wall in the garage, you'll never need..."