'73+ Big bumpers- any attempts to change the look?
i must be a strange one ...i like the bumperettes .....it looks normal with them on and i have never had a problem with them ....i used to have a 73 duster and i left them on.....looked fine to me
the bumperettes can be handy if your ever pushing a car or something to jump start or i sometimes push other cars to the shop bcoz i cant push a car by myself by hand
i would like to find a set of bumperettes for a 68 dart. :toothy9:
You're not alone! While the big bumper on my car is a little bit of an eyesore, I have always thought the big blocky bumperettes looked mean. :glasses7:
I kind of like both.
The ones that are on Amy's Scamp have the chrome bases that aren't rubberized. She really likes how functional it is.
I'm actually thinking about removing the pads from the bumpers/ over riders and installing '74 pads, because they are a bit shorter, on the '73 pedestals.
Once, about ten or eleven years ago, shortly after I bought the car, I was driving it and before texting was a thing, I was zoning out at something on the floor with my foot on the brake and felt a bump. I looked up and saw that the front of the Scamp had come in contact with this little Ford in front of me. We both pulled off the road and looked to find no damage.
I hadn't rebuilt the brakes yet, so I thought I had some air in the lines.
The funny thing was, he wasn't sure if he floated the clutch, because he wasn't paying attention either, so we just let it go, laughing, and went on our way.
I'm going to leave it alone for now, but I do like them both ways.
Any pics? I have been pondering a '69 nose swap.
Dave,
Thanks for all of the insight...is there any documentation on what can be removed here? I haven't had a chance to look inside my bumpers yet to check this out...is it obvious?
Yes. It's just a thick, stamped plate that spans the width of the bumper that is the same color as the brackets. You just remove the bumper at the bracket from the 4 frame bolts and fender support struts, set it on a stand, pull the brackets from the bumper bolts, remove the sandwiched big chunk-o-steel that is between the bumper and and it's brackets, then put it back together with the same hardware and locations.
The thing weighs a decent amount. It's also awesome at trapping dirt and water between itself and the chromed bumper. You may end up cleaning some rust up and putting down some inhibitor, like a rust converting primer and some paint, after scraping off what you can, from the chromed piece.
