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| BMXerror |
 Oct 28 2006, 11:59 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,705 Joined: 8-April 06 From: Hesperia Ca Member No.: 5,842  |
Okay, what's the deal with 'Old' bumpers and 'new' bumpers? I thought they were all the same. Someone said 'old' bumpers were worth a lot. In that case, I'm driving a cash cow (or rather, a cash cow is sleeping on my jackstands). What's the difference. Why are the old ones worth more ?(If they in fact are). Please forgive my ignorance.
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| boxstr |
Oct 29 2006, 12:20 AM
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MEMBER:PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION Group: Members Posts: 7,522 Joined: 25-December 02 From: OREGON Member No.: 12 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Excellent chrome bumpers are worth more because they are hard to find. If you have to take a "good" chrome bumper and make it excellent then it is going to cost @$300-500 per bumper for straitghtening and rechroming.
Bumper tops can cost $0-175. for used ones and $225 for new ones. People want to replace their painted bumpers with chrome ones. People with the 75-76 914s want to backdate their cars to look like the early 70-74 914s. That is the reason why they are worth more than the later bumpers. Plus they are a little lighter in weight. When people are shopping for an early 914, this a is a good time to find one with the good chrome bumpers. CCL Attached image(s) 
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| Spoke |
Oct 29 2006, 07:34 AM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 6,978 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None 
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Also, 70-72 bumpers do not have bumperettes, thus no extra holes if you remove the titties.
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| GWN7 |
Oct 29 2006, 08:17 AM
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King of Road Trips Group: Members Posts: 6,280 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Member No.: 56 Region Association: Northstar Region |
Also on the 70-71 6's and the early 70's 4's the rear bumper is more squared off in the licence plate area (edges on the indent)
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| SirAndy |
Oct 29 2006, 12:40 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,641 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(GWN7 @ Oct 29 2006, 06:17 AM)  Also on the 70-71 6's and the early 70's 4's the rear bumper is more squared off in the licence plate area (edges on the indent) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) those are the ones people pay big bucks for. the ones with the "sharp" edge around the licenseplate area ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Andy |
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| 1970 Neun vierzehn |
Oct 29 2006, 12:55 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,199 Joined: 16-March 06 From: cincinnati, ohio Member No.: 5,727 |
Mark,
This image shows an O.E.M. 1970 rear bumper. Note how the highlighted area is more "squared off" than the bumper shown in a previous post. Attached image(s) 
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| BMXerror |
Oct 29 2006, 01:41 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,705 Joined: 8-April 06 From: Hesperia Ca Member No.: 5,842 |
Ah. So basically if you have "excellent" chrome bumpers with no titties, they're pretty rare. If you have the early -6 rear bumper, they're REALLY rare. I guess I have a later 1970 car, because it has the more rounded rear bumper..... either that or someone changed it. I'd say my bumpers are "good" because there's no dents, but not excellent because the crome is pretty shot on them.
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| TH914 |
Nov 6 2006, 03:57 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 12 Joined: 23-October 06 From: DC Member No.: 7,083 |
I am looking for a new rear chrome bumper as mine is pretty badly dented. I have a line on one with the bumperettes. How does the bumper look with them removed, i.e. how big are the extra holes? Thanks! -TH |
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| Allan |
Nov 6 2006, 04:04 PM
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Teenerless Weenie Group: Members Posts: 8,373 Joined: 5-July 04 From: Western Mesopotamia Member No.: 2,304 Region Association: Southern California |
QUOTE(TH914 @ Nov 6 2006, 01:57 PM) I am looking for a new rear chrome bumper as mine is pretty badly dented. I have a line on one with the bumperettes. How does the bumper look with them removed, i.e. how big are the extra holes? Thanks! -TH As long as there are no dents or rust where the tits where they look great. The holes you can plug with chrome hole plugs from just about any flaps... |
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