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MeeferMadness
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Location: Eugene Oregon
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 Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2018 1:53 pm Post subject: Bumper Fit |
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Started assembling the bumper guards onto my bumpers and am struggling with the poor fit. I bought the bumpers and guards from the classifieds and supposedly they are WW products. Regardless of whose they are I need to make them fit better. Can I take a grinder to the guards without damaging the chrome? Have others run into this problem and is so how did you solve the issue?
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Bruce
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Sharp64
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| Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2018 1:55 pm Post subject: Re: Bumper Fit |
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Euro?
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MeeferMadness
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| Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2018 1:57 pm Post subject: Re: Bumper Fit |
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Yes, Oct 58 sunroof
Bruce |
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Sharp64
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| Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2018 2:11 pm Post subject: Re: Bumper Fit |
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| MeeferMadness wrote: |
Yes, Oct 58 sunroof
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I meant the overriders. If they were US spec I wouldn have suggested the brackets needed tightening. Do you have proof they were WW? I have a set from them and the fit is superb.
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MeeferMadness
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| Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2018 2:16 pm Post subject: Re: Bumper Fit |
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The guards are Euro. I believe the bumpers are WW , but have no proof of origin for the guards
Bruce |
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carcrazed
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| Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2018 3:09 pm Post subject: Re: Bumper Fit |
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yes. I bought some cheaper aftermarket bumpers and mine fit just as poorly. All I could afford so it is better than nothing.
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hitest
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| Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2018 3:40 pm Post subject: Re: Bumper Fit |
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| MeeferMadness wrote: |
The guards are Euro. I believe the bumpers are WW , but have no proof of origin for the guards
Bruce |
The bumperettes famously lack a proper profile on the cheapos but the WW bumper blade profile is very good. Order new WW bumperettes and call it a lesson learned.
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I wonder what the nut looks like.
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Keith
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| Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 12:42 am Post subject: Re: Bumper Fit |
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The blade may be WW but those bumperettes certainly are not! Order the WW bumperettes and be done with it.
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