[TR] Skin deep stainless steel

Sat May 13 03:11:51 MDT 2023

Wow – I never heard of “plated” SS before.  Goes to show, there is no shame on E-Bay. The Harrington Bumpers really look great! They could be a substitute for a bathroom mirror.

Alex Thomson

From: Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Don Hiscock
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2023 8:48 PM
To: TeriAnn J. Wakeman
Cc: Triumph List
Subject: Re: [TR] Skin deep stainless steel

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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