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sb001
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 Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 5:37 pm Post subject: original VW bumpers |
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were original bumpers stamped with the VW logo and/ or part number?
I stumbled across this pair of bumpers that would be perfect for my 69 but Id only be interested if they were OEM.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/498389214030974/?ref=messenger_banner
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Glenn 
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| Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 5:44 pm Post subject: Re: original VW bumpers |
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OE are heavy, aftermarket are light.
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| Posted: Tue May 07, 2019 1:14 am Post subject: Re: original VW bumpers |
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| There should be a vw and some numbers stamped in the centre of the bottom of the bumpers. |
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baldessariclan
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| Posted: Tue May 07, 2019 7:53 am Post subject: Re: original VW bumpers |
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IIRC, OEM bumpers are made from steel approximately 2 mm thick, and weigh in somewhere around 11-12 lb. w/ no hardware attached. The common aftermarket bumpers available nowadays are made from steel approx. only 1 mm thick, and correspondingly weigh in around 5-6 lb. So an easy test is to ask if seller will measure metal thickness (e.g. on an edge, w/ calipers), and/or weigh them on kitchen scale for you.
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sb001
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| Posted: Wed May 08, 2019 9:58 am Post subject: Re: original VW bumpers |
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Thanks all-
from what the seller is describing to me regarding light weight, no noticeable VW stamp, and the thinness of the bumpers I'm going to assume these are aftermarkets and not worry about it.
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sb001
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| Posted: Thu May 09, 2019 7:26 am Post subject: Re: original VW bumpers |
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Maybe- but I don't live anywhere near there and shipping would be a fortune. I was only looking at the others because they were close by me and a great price if original OEM.
I have a pair of aftermarkets on my car right now that still look plenty good but nothing beats OEM 
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