Author Topic: Fender-to-Hood Bumper Orientation  (Read 278 times)

Offline Angela

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Fender-to-Hood Bumper Orientation
« on: January 13, 2025, 10:49:12 AM »
Does anyone have a picture of an original car, or otherwise know whether the ribbed/wide side of these bumpers should face towards the hood, -or should the ribbed/wide side of these bumpers should face towards the fender?
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Offline J_Speegle

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Re: Fender-to-Hood Bumper Orientation
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2025, 10:29:12 PM »
Where was your car assembled?
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Re: Fender-to-Hood Bumper Orientation
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2025, 03:59:42 PM »
Dearborn

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Re: Fender-to-Hood Bumper Orientation
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2025, 04:59:11 PM »
Thanks - Might consider putting that in your signature  ;)

So don't have access to a unrestored 70 Dearborn car this moment and of course, if we don't have to, would rather not rely on a single source. Ribbing, at least on one surface may, like rubber hoses, identify the supplier of the bumpers.

Not the best pictures, since that was not the focus of the picture taking, but should provide you some clues






As for profile of these bumpers (wide verse thinner) not sure if I'm seeing an unbalance in these originals though we accept that under the pressure from the hood sometimes they can take on different shapes when compared to uninstalled originals. Some more pictures in addition to the ones included above



Hope this helps
Jeff Speegle

Anything worth doing is worth doing concours ;)