Front bumper rubber tops - Fully erect, I mean with internal support, It has come to my attention that you may want a change Options

[Mikey914]

As many of you know I've been reproducing the the front bumper tops for some time. It has come to my attention that some folks thought that they should have an internal support like the rears I make.

When I set out to make these I did make some changes to the original design. The originals used a foam rubber as most of you know, and because the foam rubber would not hold up well in shipping and handling, and because it needed a solid structure to mount a steel insert was made to do this. We all know how well this combination worked out if you live in a wet climate.

When I made my version I decided to use a solid rubber,this allowed me to use a stainless steel "anchor point" for the attachment of the bumper. This the bumper is "floppy" when not installed. I felt that because the bumper top was being mounted to a large piece of steel that the internal support was redundant.

What I want to know is is it worth the extra $35 to put the internal stainless support in to the bumper?

I have just brought in 2000# of material and have the production line running again. As I make my own stuff I could make up some internal supports to include in the bumpers.

This also poses another question. As I'm back in full production, I will be lowering prices significantly, much greater that $35 per bumper. Would you rather take the $75 savings or do a net $40?

Please provide some input as I can easily make the change, but as you know I have tried to provide what I thought was the best product at the best price.

Your feedback is greatly appreciated

[Mikey914]

Well after 3 shots at it we got the internal done. Wound up using some 1/4" material in it. I was afraid that the thinner gage would deform in handling and never be able to be corrected without a wave. The NEW bumpers will be in production starting late next week as I have to do up some quantity of the final design for production.

The only bad news is the new ones will be be a little more ($40, still a net $35 decrease in cost).

For those of you that wanted these, and spoke up (mike and Tom, let me know if i missed anyone else here), I will make them available to you at the $35 adder for the internal)

I'll be posting pictures shortly.