Real Creamsicle - questions on originality, keeping it 100% original Options

[Rmvr53]

I've a question for the esteemed panel.
I have a real creamsicle (ok its my daughters) that was sitting too close to the house when it burned down. Most rubber/plastic items melted and I have replaced the lenses etc but I am at a quandry on the rubber nerfs on the front bumper. I am temped to remove them and repaint the bumper and leave them off since the lines of the car are much cleaner without them. As for the rubber top cap I have a fiberglass replica (Carl Rudolph) I'm installing in place of the rubber top.

Thoughts?

Bill F

[914werke]

here is a realated questionI know I could check but is there a part # differace in the F to R bumperettes?

[Tom_T]

here is a realated questionI know I could check but is there a part # differace in the F to R bumperettes?

Yes - they're all 4 different - L & R due to curvature of bumper faceplates; and F & R due to different back-slopes or angles of the bumper faceplates (F is steeper) & the differing arcs of the F & R curves (rear is flatter); as well as the R being a bit shorter. I've seen folks stick rears on the front & visa versa, but they just look odd! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif)

I think one side of the rear is still available new, but the others are NLA, so the usual sources for NOS & good used ones are the ticket.

I think you're asking about rear ones, but if you need fronts - I have 2 matched sets of "extras" in the 9 or 9.5 of 10 condition front side (respectively), with one set having replaced studs on the backside - all 4 have good studs. One set also came with back braces made for earlier F bumpers without the 2 extra back bracing for the "Tits" to mount them. PM or email me if you want to buy them, otherwise they'll go to G&R next month with some other "extras" for trades for my 73 2L's resto or sales.

[Rmvr53]

here is a realated questionI know I could check but is there a part # differace in the F to R bumperettes?

Yes - they're all 4 different - L & R due to curvature of bumper faceplates; and F & R due to different back-slopes or angles of the bumper faceplates (F is steeper) & the differing arcs of the F & R curves (rear is flatter); as well as the R being a bit shorter. I've seen folks stick rears on the front & visa versa, but they just look odd! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif)

I think one side of the rear is still available new, but the others are NLA, so the usual sources for NOS & good used ones are the ticket.

I think you're asking about rear ones, but if you need fronts - I have 2 matched sets of "extras" in the 9 or 9.5 of 10 condition front side (respectively), with one set having replaced studs on the backside - all 4 have good studs. One set also came with back braces made for earlier F bumpers without the 2 extra back bracing for the "Tits" to mount them. PM or email me if you want to buy them, otherwise they'll go to G&R next month with some other "extras" for trades for my 73 2L's resto or sales.

also

As another creamsicle owner Ill weigh in, Keep it original. and agree that unless you have all the records relating to the dealer installed AC, its your choice to return to "correct" factory delivered trim.
As for the F. bumperettes Id keep um otherwise you will also have to remove the rears as well, or suffer the questioning stares of the 914 faithful.

Fronts are what I'll need. Nose of the car was too close to the fire. Same for the paperwork. I had, in the original owners manual/packet that was in the cars file in the house, not only every receipt for anything the PO's had ever spent on the car (service wise). Also all the original purchase paper work including the original window sticker for the car. Now all so much ash...

Bill

[Tom_T]

Fronts are what I'll need. Nose of the car was too close to the fire. Same for the paperwork. I had, in the original owners manual/packet that was in the cars file in the house, not only every receipt for anything the PO's had ever spent on the car (service wise). Also all the original purchase paper work including the original window sticker for the car. Now all so much ash...

Bill

What a crying shame!!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hissyfit.gif)

Bill - email or PM me if you decide to stick with the front "tits" & want pix of the "extra" ones that I have, cuz it's easier to email than reduce file size to post here. I have no idea on price now & don't recall what I paid for them (probably would just do cost plus shipping & any PayPal/other fee - even), but will dig out the info & tits to shoot pix if you or anyone is interested.

There also may be some closer to you in CO where you could save shipping from CA & have a lower all-in cost for them, so check there locally first.

BTW - I don't have that VG OEM front top pad anymore (sold the VG one a couple of weeks ago), but Mark at Mikey914 in the vendor forum on here makes excellent better than original repros for about $350 IIRC (OEM is NLA anyway), which you cannot tell from OEM. After having seen them in person on a local 914 - I got his repros F&R, which is why I;m now selling the OEM toppers which I'd collected over the past year. Go see SoCalAndy's Oct/Nov 09 Car of the month here - Yellow 72 914-4 - the front in the pic is a repro & Mark has more pix of the comparison of his repro & OEM on his vendor posts here. His use SS inner stiffening bits & studs with a more waterproof/moistureproof rubber to avoid rusting & the dimpling which occurs on the OEM ones with carbon steel bits/studs.


Tom
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