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Offline edwardgt350

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Rear bumper date code and more
« on: April 02, 2018, 09:01:18 PM »
removed my rear bumper today and found this date code plus what looks to be a G and a 3 in the far ends of the bumper. anyone know how to interpret the various stampings?
tia
« Last Edit: April 03, 2018, 05:51:46 PM by J_Speegle »

Offline C6ZZGT

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Re: rear bumper date code and more
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2018, 11:39:05 PM »
5=65
20=day
m=dec
2=nd shift
But IIRC that won`t be exactly correct.
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Offline J_Speegle

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Re: rear bumper date code and more
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2018, 05:49:17 PM »
removed my rear bumper today and found this date code plus what looks to be a G and a 3 in the far ends of the bumper. anyone know how to interpret the various stampings?

Did you happen to miss the date coding article in the Library?  Page 4-5 
Date coding questions come up often so that is the reason this article was assembled and made available

The first part of the stampings are in a similar pattern as other Ford sheet metal. Starting with month and day of month  ;)

5=May
20=Say of Month
M=Monroe stamping plant. The one that did bumpers
2 = Year

Most likely a service replacement stamped in 72 or 82

Haven't seen or heard mention other stampings in the G or 3 areas on originals
« Last Edit: April 03, 2018, 05:52:27 PM by J_Speegle »
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