Deluxe bumper over rider grommet seal gasket

[panel]

Does anyone make the rubber gasket to go in between the over rider to the bumper?

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My '65-Subaru EJ20 Turbo conversion

[NUTSFORBUSES]

Yeah, I have them F/R and a set of spares. They are from ISP West/pimpride here in Leftyfornia/Long Beach I think
The tubes are tough to install-heat them up in water. ONE LEFT>get it before ME ! !

https://www.ebay.com/itm/VW-TYPE-2-BUS-BUMPER-SEAL...1c7d268078

[mandraks]

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Thanks. And thanks re none from the factory. My Panel exterior is not stock It's more deluxe now.
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My '65-Subaru EJ20 Turbo conversion

[NUTSFORBUSES]

You're welcome. Yeah not stock, but they are a nice improvement and after painting they stop the usual rust when metal to metal contact happens.Makes perfect sense to me, and looks nice.

[easy e]

Looks Ghia-ish... on chrome it's not very noticeable.

On a painted bumper... the contrast draws your eyes to it, and it's not an accent worth drawing your eyes to. IMHO

I haven't really noticed any nicely restored (or original) bumpers (without rubber seals) with detracting rust issues at the guard/towel bar interface with the blade.
Maybe it's there and I just don't notice it.

I think the Brazilians started the rubber seal on bus bumper fad.

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[Clara]

Isn't the rubber 'seal' on bumper parts to hide sloppy fit?

I don't think rust at the joins is a big thing. This bus got parked outside in Oly, WA (150 days of rain a year), and the bumpers were rattle canned about 6 years before:

The accessory rubber on the uprights hides dings.
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[NUTSFORBUSES]

I've done two buses with these rubber isolators. Being nice or ugly is up to the beholder. It does make assembly nicer & I swear it stops the squeaks down the road-later. It also allows full assembly of the overriders (loose until fully aligned w/o scratching paint) then tightened which also keeps everything permanently snug. On the uprights, these are wide, not just thin little grooved (like widow rubber)they sit flat on the bumper-almost 2" wide each side. Show me a towel bar that fits right in it's holes. I don't like aftermarket parts much, but these are A+ in my book. Chip B's LED taillights are also something I really like that are mega far from stock. I will stop at headlamp eyelashes though, good way to assure rusted buckets & steal the owl look.

[easy e]