[TR] Skin deep stainless steel

[Don Hiscock]

The Harrington stainless steel bumpers I ordered for my TR3B c2010 online
from Vietnam arrived safely, fit perfectly, and have held up with not a bit
of change.  They're non-magnetic.  I'm a happy customer, TeriAnn

There's a *tiny* bit of difference in the shape of the overriders -- the
Vietnamese ones are a little more square-topped than the S-T originals, but
truly, it's barely noticed and not a fault IMO.

They come with the backsides painted black.  I painted mine a wheel-silver
to be a little more like original.

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-sNXf57k/0/6ebb95f7/X3/i-sNXf57k-X3.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-kSDpqKH/0/e6ee834f/X3/i-kSDpqKH-X3.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-c38N3mB/1/bb1a5beb/X3/i-c38N3mB-X3.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-HBqPCJW/0/85bc942b/X3/i-HBqPCJW-X3.jpg

On Fri, May 12, 2023 at 7:22 PM TeriAnn J. Wakeman <tjwakeman at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Around 2008 or so I purchased stainless steel front & rear bumpers off or
> e-bay. Looked good fit OK. Last winter my TR was in an open carport with
> the front towards prevailing winds. And my front bumper rusted. I hit it
> with steel wool today and that "stainless steel" came off in flakes with a
> steel bumper underneath. I had no idea that you could plate steel with a
> thin layer of stainless. I didn't get what I paid for. Lasted fine in
> Arizona but couldn't handle a pacific northwest winter.
>
> I guess the next SS bumper will need to be checked with a magnet. Anyone
> have a reliable source for real stainless steel TR3A bumpers?
>
> TeriAnn
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