These washers/tubes went missing from my Alpine somewhere along the line. I
obtained replacements from a Hillman Hunter. I'm not sure whether the Alpine
and Hunter ones are identical, but they seem to do the job.
Russ Maddock
----- Original Message -----
From: <Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com>
To: <lauri@lorenzo.pp.fi>; <alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2000 1:34 AM
Subject: Bumpers to Body
> Whoooa. If you are talking about the REAR bumpers there is another part
> you must have. It's a "thick" washer, or more like a short tube. It fits
> in the holes in the rear, then the wavy flat metal brackets rest on those
> washers, not your nice sheet metal. I've seen Alpines that have had those
> tubes lost and then someone simply bolts straight to the body, crushing
the
> body down to where the frame is. So, I guess if that's already been done
> to your car, you've got nothing to lose : (
>
> The front bumpers do not have these tubes because the brackets mount
> straight to the frame horns.
>
> Jay
>
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