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  1. dgunn365

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    #1 dgunn365, Jul 11, 2022
    I have not found a utube on the subject of replacing the rubber insert in the Daytona bumpers.
    Also, found no thread; has there been any discussion here?
    I am particularly interested in how to neatly shape the ends; as well as the task of getting the rivets in place.
    Thanks in advance for any help.
     
  2. daytonaman

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    #2 daytonaman, Jul 12, 2022
    dont use rivets.
    Use screws, allows to get the perfect and adjustable even tightness all along without the bumpiness.
    Ends -- the factory did not have a machine to do this -- just round them off manually
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    #3 daytonaman, Jul 12, 2022
    and contact adhesive and tape round the whole thing to adjust straightness
     
  4. dgunn365

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    #4 dgunn365, Jul 12, 2022
    Thank you
     
  5. TTR

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    #5 TTR, Jul 12, 2022
    I’ve collected/documented enough evidence to suggest that bumpers on some production time line batch(es) of cars didn’t originally have “rounded off” ends on their rubber inserts…

    YMMV
     
  6. dgunn365

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    #6 dgunn365, Jul 12, 2022
    The large number of photos I have looked at o line have all had some degree of "rounding" of the ends.
    I also have seen mention of differing depth of the area they fit into. Nothing definitive, however.
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    #7 TTR, Jul 12, 2022
    Yes, while some were clearly "rounded", others have had their ends cut slightly angled or straight with minimal or no rounding off at (upper) corners and/or edges of the cut...
     
  8. Edward 96GTS

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    #8 Edward 96GTS, Jul 12, 2022
    slightly relevant to topic, were the bumpers painted on the inside?
     
  9. dgunn365

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    #9 dgunn365, Jul 13, 2022
    Ours were not painted on the inside.
     

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