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Andebe
Posts : 3323
Join date : 2013-02-20
Age : 55
Location : Centerville, IN
| Subject: Rear bumper delete  Thu Jul 02, 2015 10:04 am | |
| Help me out guys,having a brain fart....What do they call the panel they use for the rear bumper delete? Secondly,can anyone recommend a source to get one? | |
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Andebe
Posts : 3323
Join date : 2013-02-20
Age : 55
Location : Centerville, IN
| | Subject: Re: Rear bumper delete Thu Jul 02, 2015 11:57 am | |
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buickestate
Moderator
Posts : 3301
Join date : 2008-11-04
Age : 60
Location : Chatham Ontario
| | Subject: Re: Rear bumper delete Thu Jul 02, 2015 12:39 pm | |
| - Andebe wrote:
- Help me out guys,having a brain fart
you know these will become more frequent at your age | |
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Andebe
Posts : 3323
Join date : 2013-02-20
Age : 55
Location : Centerville, IN
| | Subject: Re: Rear bumper delete Thu Jul 02, 2015 2:52 pm | |
| Shhhhhhhhh.......  | |
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lakeffect
Posts : 3892
Join date : 2009-08-18
Location : Rochester NY 14621
| | Subject: Re: Rear bumper delete Thu Jul 02, 2015 8:06 pm | |
| The " Shhhhhhhhh......" was the sound of the brain fart leaving Andy's ears!
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phantom 309
Posts : 5848
Join date : 2008-12-28
Age : 114
| | Subject: Re: Rear bumper delete Thu Jul 02, 2015 9:40 pm | |
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lakeffect
Posts : 3892
Join date : 2009-08-18
Location : Rochester NY 14621
| | Subject: Re: Rear bumper delete Thu Jul 02, 2015 10:05 pm | |
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Fred Kiehl
Posts : 7283
Join date : 2009-11-13
Age : 76
Location : Largo, FL 33774
| | Subject: Re: Rear bumper delete Thu Jul 02, 2015 10:51 pm | |
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Andebe
Posts : 3323
Join date : 2013-02-20
Age : 55
Location : Centerville, IN
| | Subject: Re: Rear bumper delete Fri Jul 03, 2015 12:57 pm | |
| Jeeeezzzz,I walked right into that one....SMH  Thanks Fred on the info on ImpalaMikes. They had several interesting products. | |
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Steve Smith
Posts : 392
Join date : 2010-08-04
Age : 69
Location : Trevose, PA ( north of Northeast Philly)
| | Subject: Re: Rear bumper delete Sun Nov 08, 2015 6:42 pm | |
| Are there some wagon roll pans considered better quality than others? Does the gell coat tend to crack over time? Fitment issues?
Think I'll go this route for the Buick.
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Fred Kiehl
Posts : 7283
Join date : 2009-11-13
Age : 76
Location : Largo, FL 33774
| | Subject: Re: Rear bumper delete Sun Nov 08, 2015 8:49 pm | |
| For the most part the gellcoat does not crack unless you bump something, then it will spiderweb. Bell Tech used to make nice ones, and were about the best. Alday Customs on ebay still make them occasionally. I believe that ImpalaMikes may still make them as well. They are only available in fiberglass.
The issue you will find with the RM is the fitment of the tail lights. The roll pans are made for the Caprice tail lights. You can use OCC tail lights, but the RMs are short on the bottom, and you will have a 1/2 inch space between the tail light and the top of the roll pan. You could put the chrome corner on the roll pan and hopefully it will fill the gap. | |
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Steve Smith
Posts : 392
Join date : 2010-08-04
Age : 69
Location : Trevose, PA ( north of Northeast Philly)
| | Subject: Re: Rear bumper delete Sun Nov 08, 2015 9:28 pm | |
| Good to know, thanks Fred. So the bumper reinforcement and it's supports must be removed when installing the roll pan? | |
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Fred Kiehl
Posts : 7283
Join date : 2009-11-13
Age : 76
Location : Largo, FL 33774
| | Subject: Re: Rear bumper delete Sun Nov 08, 2015 9:41 pm | |
| I think you have to remove the bumper shocks as well as the bumper. I did not test fit the bumper with them in place. They were already off of the car when I got it. I did put a piece of 2 inch steel angle stock across the frame ends. I would rather not have someone hit my gas tank in an accident. It also protects the foot well for the tailgunner seat. | |
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Andebe
Posts : 3323
Join date : 2013-02-20
Age : 55
Location : Centerville, IN
| | Subject: Re: Rear bumper delete Mon Nov 09, 2015 10:40 am | |
| Good idea Fred. I like the look but not the thought of zero protection back there. Some is better than none. | |
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Fred Kiehl
Posts : 7283
Join date : 2009-11-13
Age : 76
Location : Largo, FL 33774
| | Subject: Re: Rear bumper delete Mon Nov 09, 2015 11:17 am | |
| A piece of large section rectangular tubing could be used as well. I extended it about a foot beyond the frame ends. | |
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