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New Stainless Bumpers

puff4

puff4

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Yep, that's the guys over in Viet Nam that also make the BMW Isetta replicas, and bumpers for many other limited-production cars. I'd love to see a set, but mine are pretty nice so I'm not a customer.
 
alpine_64

alpine_64

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They look great... but in the pics i dont the see the holes for the bolts to pass through on the sides..??
 
64beam

64beam

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alpine_64 said:
They look great... but in the pics i dont the see the holes for the bolts to pass through on the sides..??
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Hi Michael,

They may have spot welded some studs on the inside which makes a lot more sense. No more ugly bolt heads.

Regards, Robin.
 
gordonra

gordonra

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alpine_64 said:
They look great... but in the pics i dont the see the holes for the bolts to pass through on the sides..??
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If you look closely at the right side of the photos in the shadow of the bumper, you can see where light is shining through the hole.
 
puff4

puff4

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True enough. You can also see the holes on the left sides of the bumpers in this pic (dark hole in upper, light in lower):

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alpine_64

alpine_64

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I see the holes now with a closer look. Really would be interesting to see the quality of these parts.. imagine getting some boot hinges done in stainless, or the B post caps, door dovetails and other bits that have wear and the finish takes a beating.
 
S

steven

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The eternal optomist, I will wait with eager anticipation for good stainless for replacement of pitted chrome, at a reasonable price. My 5GT rests on a beautiful set of stainless/chrome wire wheels that only cost a couple of grand.:D
Cheers
 
dmich2

dmich2

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OK. Any thoughts folks? I emailed the seller about shipping, metal thickness, etc and they replied. My concern......seller advises he can offer the best price if I purchase the bumpers without going through eBay. At the top of the page is a huge disclaimer from eBay warning of buying w/o going through them and goes on to list numerous scams, fraud attempts etc., and how they cannot protect the buyer.

As they say, if it looks to good to be true......:confused:

I'd really like to have a set, but worry about losing $800.00. Has anyone dealt with this outfit, and can confirm they are legit?

Thanks,
Dennis
 
puff4

puff4

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I cannot say I've dealt with them, but they are a legitimate operation and have been around for several years now. You might want to check on other forums where they've supplied products - they supply to a number of out-of-production cars and I'd imagine quite a few folks over there have purchased from them, since there are simply no other supplies of these products for their cars.

Here's their website, and in particular the makes for which they manufacture brightwork:

http://www.groupharrington.com/shine/

In particular, you might ask on the BMW Isetta & VW forums, since they've been making that stuff for the longest time, I think.

Suggestions:
http://www.clubbimmer.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=57

http://www.microcar.org/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=101

http://www.vintagevwcars.com/phpBB/

http://www.vwforum.com/forums/f18/
 
dmich2

dmich2

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I'm thinking very seriously about it. Taxes, and payments....:mad:, go in today. After re-evealuating the cash, I'll make a decision in a few days.

Dennis
 
bobw

bobw

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dmich2 said:
OK. Any thoughts folks? I emailed the seller about shipping, metal thickness, etc and they replied. My concern......seller advises he can offer the best price if I purchase the bumpers without going through eBay. At the top of the page is a huge disclaimer from eBay warning of buying w/o going through them and goes on to list numerous scams, fraud attempts etc., and how they cannot protect the buyer.

As they say, if it looks to good to be true......:confused:

I'd really like to have a set, but worry about losing $800.00. Has anyone dealt with this outfit, and can confirm they are legit?

Thanks,
Dennis
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Hi Dennis,

I think ebay mainly doesn't want to loose their commission. Your best bet is to pay with a credit card (_not_ a debit card).

I recently had a problem with a more or less legitimate company that promised delivery then delayed it several times after charging my card. I went through the claim process with my card company and would have gotten my money back. In this case, I got delivery of the product shortly after making the claim. Just a coincidence I'm sure.

Be sure to make the claim before the time limit expires which I think is 60 days after the charge is made. My card is issued through a credit union and they are a little more lenient, but they did say some of the card issuers won't deal with it after the time limit.

Bob W.
 
Series6

Series6

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Bumpers

I emailed them and got the same offer. Worked out about $40 bucks less going direct. As far as E-Bay looking out for me, they weren't much help when I had a problem with a vendor so I wouldn't put to much value on their warning.
 
dmich2

dmich2

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Gentlemen, and ladies. I bit the bullet and orders these new bumpers. Well let me tell you, I made the order Monday May 4 and Fedex just dropped them off !!!!!!!!!!:D 5 days !!!!!! They look great. I do think I see some subtle differences, but I had to get on here and advise of the positive experience, so far. I hope to mount at least the front one today. If I can, I'll post a photo of my original bumper and then the new stainless installed in it's place. Woooohooo.

Dennis
 
65beam

65beam

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bumpers

did the over riders come with them ? you mentioned differences . what did you find ?
 
dmich2

dmich2

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They came with overriders and rubbers. I asked the seller about that prior to ordering. I also inquired about metal thickness and was advised they were slightly less gauge, but being stainless steel, it was ok. :rolleyes: They are lighter, thus I guess thinner. I weighed an original and it came in around 9 -9.5 lbs and the new ones were a tad over 7. Also, the outmost hole was not squared for the bumper bolts, but a 6" 3 sided file fixed both holes in about 5 minutes. The only plus of the thinner steel. They have a very nice finish on top with the underside painted a mat black. Don't think they would be a choice for a concourse car, but so far, so good. I'm willing to bet the stainless steel produced in Viet Nam, yes folks, that's where they are made, is not of the quality of US or Europe. Just getting ready to bolt the front one on.

More to come.

Dennis
 
puff4

puff4

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They seem very 'bright'... are they more shiny than a standard bumper? I guess what I'm saying is that chrome has a certain amount of gray in it that gives it a kind of 'depth' to the shine... whereas these seem from the pictures like the shine is all on the surface... can you evaluate the shine of these versus a nice piece of chrome?
 
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