[TR] Yippee - just got Stainless Steel bumpers for the TR2

[Chris Simo]

sorry - yes - bolts are metric and supplied along with the rubber piece that
goes between the bumperette and the bumper.

On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 9:42 AM, Cliff Hansen <cliff_hansen at earthlink.net>wrote:

> Do they supply the round head bolts with the bumpers?
>
> There's a note on the TR2/3 catalog item that "bolts provided are metric"
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cliff
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Don Hiscock <don.hiscock at gmail.com>
> >Sent: Sep 23, 2011 8:26 PM
> >To: Chris Simo <ccsimonsen at gmail.com>
> >Cc: list Triumph <triumphs at autox.team.net>
> >Subject: Re: [TR] Yippee - just got Stainless Steel bumpers for the TR2
> >
> >Harrington Group is a Vietnamese company offering stainless bumpers for a
> >number of vintage vehicles.  Easily googled and also active on eBay.  I
> >ordered stainless steel front bumper and f/r overriders for my TR3B from
> >Harrington Group a month or so ago.  Haven't mounted them yet, but did
> take
> >a number of photos of the stainless pieces in comparison to my originals.
> >
> >In general, they're OK, but not excellent.  Very similar to the originals,
> >but also slightly different in almost every detail if one looks closely.
> > The overriders, in particular, are more "square" at the ends.
> >
> >The finish on the backside ispainted a medium gloss black and shows a few
> >runs and fingerprints in the wet paint.  The exterior polish is excellent
> >and defect free.  The packaging and shipping from Vietnam to the middle of
> >America was completely acceptable.
> >
> >Here's a link to my album for those who'd like to take a look at them in
> >some detail.
> >
> http://4xdog.smugmug.com/photos/swfpopup.mg?AlbumID=19174641&AlbumKey=xFCrx4
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Don
> >TR3B TSF202L
> >
> >
> >
> >On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 10:59 AM, Chris Simo <ccsimonsen at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Ordered a set of stainless bumpers and over-riders from a company called
> >> Harrington group.  They make mini cars and a copy of the Isetta....
> >>
> >> They also offer stainless bumpers - so I thought I'd give them a shot.
>  No
> >> financial interest here - just wanted to let you know they look good.
>  I've
> >> got them out in the rain right now to see if any rust forms....   I
> won't
> >> be
> >> installing them for another month - but I put the parts up to the car
> and
> >> all looks right - over-riders look just like the orignals (but not
> rusty)
> >> and they are polished to a mirror shine - you can see my flip flops in
> one
> >> of the overriders in the pic below.
> >>
> >> http://tinyurl.com/3k964tk
> >>
> >> Chris
> >>
> >>
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