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Posted by: 9144me2enjoy Jul 17 2018, 12:04 PM

WTB: I have a 1973 Porsche 914 which I need to replace the front Chrome Bumper. I was planning on leaving the front rubber bumpers off. I have good rubber bumpers in case I change my mind about installing them. It needs to be dent free with good chrome. The top rubber I already have. Let me know if you have a good used one laying around that you would consider parting with. Thanks

Posted by: Philip W. Jul 17 2018, 12:25 PM

They are hard to find, took me 6 months and then what I settled for was one that really needed to be rechromed. I would just leave it for a daily driver car but not for my restoration- I found a shop in Tennessee that is doing it for $475. if you have a good core, you might want to do the same, it will probably cost less in the long run.

A member may have one, but I have seen them less and less ,nice ones at least, but they do come up occasionally. Less front ones than rear it seems.

Good Luck! and

Posted by: 9144me2enjoy Jul 17 2018, 12:32 PM

Mine is bent, chrome is good on it but hard to find a good body shop that will try to straighten it out, then you would have to probably rechrome it anyway. You never know what might turn up tomorrow! I would settle for a 70-73 front bumper if someone had one at a good price. Thanks

Posted by: Philip W. Jul 17 2018, 12:35 PM

many chrome shops will fix/straighten etc might want to check, . Keystone in Mn quoted about $500-$600 but that includes full straighten and fix with triple plate,

Posted by: 9144me2enjoy Jul 17 2018, 02:27 PM

Checking into that....thanks

Posted by: mepstein Jul 17 2018, 02:31 PM

914 front bumpers are turning into unicorns. When you do find one, it won’t be cheap. Especially chrome since it shows every ding and can’t be fixed cheaply.

Posted by: Philip W. Jul 17 2018, 02:55 PM

i now have 2, i will have them both redone and i will keep them both for those reasons. i want the non-bumper guard early one for show, then later one for DD. Shipping my early one out to Tri-City Plating in TN this week, and the other one after i get that one back. -

Posted by: Coondog Jul 17 2018, 03:35 PM

Give a call to Renagade Hybrids..... they had some re-chromed a while back.
Never know you might get lucky.

Posted by: 9144me2enjoy Jul 17 2018, 04:36 PM

I will try that, thanks