On Thu, 30 Mar 1995, Allen Bachelder wrote:
> Steve Lindsay writes -
> Will the chrome bumpers on any of the older MGBs
> fit on my 1978 MGB?
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> Steve -
> I think you would run into some bigger problems than you anticipate. For
> one thing, the rear quarter panels on the rubber bumper cars are quite
> different from those on chrome bumpered cars. There is no finished body
> metal below the tail lights on your '78 - so even if a chrome bumper would
> bolt up - it would leave you with a big ugly gap between your tail lights
> and your rear bumper. Compare your car with a chrome bumper car and you'll
> see what I mean. ' Think there may be similar problems in front as the
> parking/turnsignal lights are in the rubber bumper.
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> Of course anything can be done, and I've seen chrome bumper conversions
> like you propose - but it is far from a bolt-on job. There are certain
> advantages to those rubber bumpers - I know as I've been rear-ended a
> couple of times and I hit a cow with my '76 (the bumper never moved at
> all!). Whether one likes them or not (they sure add a lot of weight to the
> car) - they do their intended job VERY effectively! ' Suggest you enjoy
> your '78 for what it is - you've got good protection from those who park by
> the braille system - then look for a chrome bumpered car for your next
> project. That's what I've done.
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> Good luck,
> Allen BAchelder
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Some people prefer the urethane bumper cars because being younger they
are usually in better condition than the chrome bumpers.
Keith.
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