Where can I find these?

cmdog73 · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2010 10:06 pm Post subject: Where can I find these?

I was wondering if anyone knows of any companys out there who are re-popping bumper guards or anyone out there with a set laying around that I could pick up for a decent price. I've heard they are re-popping them but I can't remember who it is. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Desertbusman · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2010 10:38 pm Post subject:

Bumper guards for what? And for what year? I've got some extras but they won't fit either an early Bay bus or a late Bay either.
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cmdog73 · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2010 10:43 pm Post subject:

I want the bumper guards for my 1970 Deluxe Baywindow. Sorry I didn't state that in my post, I guess I just assumed since I posted in the Baywindow forum you would know what I was looking for

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ccpalmer · Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 4:22 am Post subject:

I have an extra pair laying around... but wouldn't sell them for less than $35 each. That's what I paid for them...

They do pop up in classifieds occassionally, but not for cheap...
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nathansnathan · Samba Member Joined: April 14, 2008 Posts: 1671

Where can you get just the rubber part for them?

VWDruid · Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 9:21 am Post subject:

regalasr · Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 9:25 am Post subject:

This is the outfit that is reproducing the early bumper guards:

http://www.eisparts.com/

They have been bringing a lot of interesting reproduction parts out. I did buy the early bumper guard rubber pads and they do not fit very well. The reproduction rubber pads are molded flat and the original VW ones were molded with a curve to them so they lay flat on the bumper guard.

nathansnathan · Samba Member Joined: April 14, 2008 Posts: 1671

No picture, and it doesn't list the rubber parts seperately, but it looks like they sell repros of them at west coast metric:
http://www.westcoastmetric.com/viewProduct.php?productID=211-155B

patayres · Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 9:37 am Post subject:

nathansnathan · Samba Member Joined: April 14, 2008 Posts: 1671

I'm thinking this is what I want, no pic again.
If it is what I think, from here it is probably Brazillian, which is worlds better than the offshore garbage at cip:

http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=VA21001

I got a set of 4 authentic ones at interstate vw. The early round bumper kind are rare, it seems. $25 apiece, and I got to help take them off. The rubber is all cracked and 1 I got to straighten out with a vise, hammer and dolly. These things are awesome though. Think of all the money I'll save on front turn signal lenses with the way people park here.

BUSBOSS · Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 9:42 am Post subject:

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patayres · Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 9:50 am Post subject:

I don't know of any sources other than the classifieds here... I bought mine a couple at a time last year. Found one set advertised for specifically and the other from a bus that was being parted out. I have seen NOS replacement rubber listed in the past. My front set came with mounting brackets, rear set without. The rear bumper is far from perfect, so I eventually got tired of waiting for mounting brackets to pop up in the classifieds and bolted the guards directly to the bumper.
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Hippopotabus · Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 9:56 am Post subject:

The only problem I have with the repro bumper gaurds (67-72) is that the after market ones do not conform to the overiders "cleanly". In other words they don't mat / lay against the overriders 100%. I tried to bend and form them but you really can't with the repro's.

If you can find a set of OG bumper gaurds thats what I would do and that's what I will do after my body work is done.

edit - WOW!!! this is a shocker. Finally someone is redoing the overiders for the 68 to 72 THANKGOD!

http://www.eisparts.com/211707155B.html
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nathansnathan · Samba Member Joined: April 14, 2008 Posts: 1671

http://www.eisparts.com/ZVW211.html
Nice to see a pic and real description there. Sets only, at $5 more. Maybe better than the brazillian? - doubtfull, they look a bit rough, actually

cmdog73 · Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 11:13 am Post subject:

Im actually looking for the complete overrider. Metal and rubber. Any other places where I can find the complete overrider.

skid · Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 11:47 am Post subject:

Why don't you just get the rubber and the metal from the same place from the link above? All you gotta do is put the rubber in yourself...
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maroonwagen · Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 11:02 pm Post subject: bumper guards

Hi ! What about small bumper guards on vw early bay windows ? Where they accessories or optionnal items ? [/img]http://blogsimages.skynet.be/images_v2/002/573/994/20100504/dyn003_original_800_600_pjpeg_2573994_0f03f303584274beb652e8bc92c7c1bb.jpg[/img]

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I'd really like to know why there is 2 types of bumper guards on early bays : anyone of you has any information about this ? Thank a lot.

bigbore · Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 11:57 pm Post subject:

From what I have heard the short bumper guard's were made for the SC and DC so the tail gate could go down all the way.
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lucasrusinak · Posted: Fri May 21, 2010 9:45 pm Post subject:

anyone have any idea where you could find a pair or a set of 4 of these for late bays other than the classifieds?


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