What is your opinion?

[belmateo]

Bumper overiders or not? Which looks better on the later series cars?

 

[Jimjordan2]

I ran without over-riders for quite a while, and thought I liked it, but once I put them on, liked it much better.

 

[DanR]

I vote Yea! That means affirmative! In other words yes I like the overriders

P.S. Your project car is looking great!

 

[PROCRAFT]

I sold the bumpers eliminated the overrider problem

 

[Warren]

Since this is in a modified section I'd say without.
Mostly because I don't like cleaning cars and cleaning around the bumpers and drying them is a pain in the butt.
As a matter of fact bumpers are a pain in the butt but it is still required to have a bumper on a car. It's highly unlikely that you'd get pulled over but if you do and you've had a couple beers.... Not that I would ever drink a couple beers and drive
On a stock car well I guess they should be there. On a personalized car I leave them off just because it's more money at the chrome shop for something that doesn't really override anything on a bumper that you can barely sit on and not make crooked.

 

[Barry]

The over-riders certainly don't provide any additional protection and, IMO, clutter up the appearance of a car with nice lines.

 

[260Alpine]

My vote is without for the later series, I kind of like the early overiders.

 

[belmateo]

I like what I am hearing from both sides. Won't be able to decide until I get the bumpers back to see how the over-riders line up. Agreed that they are for looks. Thanks for all your input folks.

 

[Scotty]

Later series car with early series chrome overriders. I just like the look.

 

[Toyanvil]

Keep it clean.

 

[Series6]

I have one with, and one without.

 

[DanR]

My Blue Boy has them. Now that I am putting the Red GT together I left off the over riders..... Looks very nice and clean

 

[Aladin Sane]

I like them on the later Series Alpines, I dont like the 50s hold overs found on the earlier Alpines. I vote with.

 

[Warren]

I have them on my cars because been to lazy to take off. I would not spend the extra dough to re chrome and install. Plus it's more time to clean and wipe around for a part with nearly 0 function. If you ever had a VW bug the over riders were a joke only offering protection from a shopping cart.... maybe.
These little Sunbeam ones are just cute, why even the colloquial name bumperettes is cute...

 

[bernd_st]

"With" for early and late Series. Think I transformed here a bit over the recent years, because in my early Sunbeam days I used to run them even without the complete front bumper (aggressive sports look ?). Anyhow quite amazingly I just could find / buy a set of early NOS overriders here in Germany. Never seen any offered for the last 35 years and they'll make their way onto my HLM project

 

[boss-tiger]

I always go without

 

[Knightowl61]

The over-riders certainly don't provide any additional protection and, IMO, clutter up the appearance of a car with nice lines.

They saved my bumper.
about 80 feet scraping the concrete barrior.

 

[Aladin Sane]

Ok, we need to hear the rest of that story.

 

[PROCRAFT]

 

[Aladin Sane]

You need a marble bust sticking through the hood, and Death mobile spraypainted on the side.

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