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73' Satellite trim question #591389 01/23/10 04:31 AM 01/23/10 04:31 AM
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 78 AZ 2 2ndopp OP member
2ndopp OP member 2 Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 78 AZ	Is there a special name for the piece of trim attached to the rear bumper? It's the long piece that runs the length of the bumper located between the bumper and the trunk... I'm searching everywhere online for a replacement piece and I'm having trouble finding it.

Re: 73' Satellite trim question [Re: 2ndopp] #591390 01/23/10 05:14 AM 01/23/10 05:14 AM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 10,693 Surface of the Sun, AZ Hotwheelsjr I Live Here
Hotwheelsjr I Live Here Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 10,693 Surface of the Sun, AZ	Yep...it's a bumper filler and it's not repopped by anyone. Good luck finding one. Your best bet is to find a decent original. Sorry.

Re: 73' Satellite trim question [Re: Hotwheelsjr] #591391 01/23/10 02:58 PM 01/23/10 02:58 PM
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 5 England M moonman member
moonman member M Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 5 England	There's one listed at http://www.tonysparts.com/BrowseResults.asp cheers Doug

Re: 73' Satellite trim question [Re: moonman] #591392 01/23/10 05:51 PM 01/23/10 05:51 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 21,318 Manitoba, Canada DaytonaTurbo Too Many Posts
DaytonaTurbo Too Many Posts Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 21,318 Manitoba, Canada	Yep, usually called a bumper filler strip and finding a good one is near impossible. Junk design to begin with and crappy material. Mine was also shot so I took it off and have just been living with the extra gap.

Re: 73' Satellite trim question [Re: DaytonaTurbo] #591393 01/23/10 06:02 PM 01/23/10 06:02 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,978 Southaven, MS B BossRide top fuel
BossRide top fuel B Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,978 Southaven, MS	Mine is somewhere between being decrepit and just okay... I'm leaving it until it falls out. The Blue Goose My instagram: Bossride

Re: 73' Satellite trim question [Re: BossRide] #591394 01/23/10 08:44 PM 01/23/10 08:44 PM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,344 Central TX roe master
roe master Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,344 Central TX	seems like it would be a pretty simple piece to repop, and I bet the demand would be there. I wonder why no one has stepped up to repop those 1971 Plymouth Satellite 408/904 8 3/4 3.23 SG

Re: 73' Satellite trim question [Re: roe] #591395 01/24/10 08:10 AM 01/24/10 08:10 AM
Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 201 Rome, Ga S sbhpcb enthusiast
sbhpcb enthusiast S Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 201 Rome, Ga	Actually There was a Guy that had several made. They looked pretty good in the pics. I saw them on here or ebay when I was redoing my '73 RR about 18 months ago. He had them for a while. Mine was very good shape so I did not buy one.

Re: 73' Satellite trim question [Re: roe] #591396 01/24/10 04:19 PM 01/24/10 04:19 PM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 7,196 Harrisburg, Pa. screamindriver master
screamindriver master Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 7,196 Harrisburg, Pa.	Quote: seems like it would be a pretty simple piece to repop, and I bet the demand would be there. I wonder why no one has stepped up to repop those The center filler has a step in it and also has an internal metal "c" channel that runs the length of the piece...The C channel fastens to the top edge of the bumper and holds it in place...That piece would be a pricey part to manufacture...So when you're on the boneyard hunt not only does it first need to be straight but the metal c channel needs to be intact or there's no way to keep it on the bumper... ...I gave up on finding a suitable piece that was'nt made of gold and made up my own...

Re: 73' Satellite trim question [Re: screamindriver] #591397 01/24/10 06:05 PM 01/24/10 06:05 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 21,318 Manitoba, Canada DaytonaTurbo Too Many Posts
DaytonaTurbo Too Many Posts Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 21,318 Manitoba, Canada	Quote: Quote: seems like it would be a pretty simple piece to repop, and I bet the demand would be there. I wonder why no one has stepped up to repop those The center filler has a step in it and also has an internal metal "c" channel that runs the length of the piece...The C channel fastens to the top edge of the bumper and holds it in place...That piece would be a pricey part to manufacture...So when you're on the boneyard hunt not only does it first need to be straight but the metal c channel needs to be intact or there's no way to keep it on the bumper... ...I gave up on finding a suitable piece that was'nt made of gold and made up my own... Heck, even if someone made one where the middle section was held onto the bumper with double sided adhesive tape I'd be happy!

Re: 73' Satellite trim question [Re: sbhpcb] #591398 01/24/10 07:33 PM 01/24/10 07:33 PM
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 164 Ma, USA North of Boston 74SatSundance member
74SatSundance member Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 164 Ma, USA North of Boston	Quote: Actually There was a Guy that had several made. They looked pretty good in the pics. I saw them on here or ebay when I was redoing my '73 RR about 18 months ago. He had them for a while. Mine was very good shape so I did not buy one. Yes, somebody out of Ohio I think. They even had some repops on ebay about a year ago. the guy had a company do a small run. When I found them on ebay, there were only bleemed ones remaining. I kick myself for not buying one, but I had no idea what the quality was. I think they wanted $150 bucks for them too. Good luck finding them. Just about everyone with a 73-74 satellite 2 door and R.R. needs one. Mines is weathered badly and no longer straight but it is better than nothing. I even put it on my Christmas list one year for gags and everyone in the family was looking for one. I almost got one from a 72 from someone because thats all they could find. Very hard to repop correctly. The guy went through several runs before he got one he liked and had racked up the bucks trying to do it, then gave up I think cause he didn't like the final outcome completely. Some of my detatils here may not be correct as I am doing this all from memory. The ones on Tony's site are probaly the outer ends, cause he says fillers "plural". He ALSO lists one for a front. I wonder what that could be, as there are no rubber fillers on the front. Last edited by 74SatSundance; 01/24/10 07:45 PM.

Re: 73' Satellite trim question [Re: 74SatSundance] #591399 01/24/10 07:46 PM 01/24/10 07:46 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,771 Jamestown, Indiana J James74 top fuel
James74 top fuel J Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,771 Jamestown, Indiana	maybe someone could just make shorter mounting brackets, and tuck the bumper up close to the body

Re: 73' Satellite trim question [Re: James74] #591400 01/25/10 12:06 AM 01/25/10 12:06 AM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 7,196 Harrisburg, Pa. screamindriver master
screamindriver master Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 7,196 Harrisburg, Pa.	I was thinking about that also and did the mock up...But when you move the bumper in the side width looks way off compared to rest of the gaps... For the rear bumper to look right going that route you'd need to section the bumper in the center and lose a few inches off the width and pull the ends in closer...

Re: 73' Satellite trim question [Re: screamindriver] #591401 01/25/10 12:11 AM 01/25/10 12:11 AM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 21,318 Manitoba, Canada DaytonaTurbo Too Many Posts
DaytonaTurbo Too Many Posts Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 21,318 Manitoba, Canada	Quote: I was thinking about that also and did the mock up...But when you move the bumper in the side width looks way off compared to rest of the gaps... For the rear bumper to look right going that route you'd need to section the bumper in the center and lose a few inches off the width and pull the ends in closer... Also, when you move the bumper in, you find there's a gap on top of and below the bumper, like the bumper's not tall enough for the space it's supposed to fill. They designed that bumper with that damned filler strip in mind and there's no way to get around that very easily, so I just live with the gap. Wish I would have heard about those repops back then, I would have been all over that.

Re: 73' Satellite trim question [Re: DaytonaTurbo] #591402 01/26/10 01:19 AM 01/26/10 01:19 AM
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 78 AZ 2 2ndopp OP member
2ndopp OP member 2 Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 78 AZ	I did find some instructions for making your own: http://www.muskie-lures.com/73roadrunner/73_road_runner_rear_bumper_center_trim.htm

Re: 73' Satellite trim question [Re: 2ndopp] #591403 01/26/10 10:56 AM 01/26/10 10:56 AM
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 14 Wilmington NC Blue70 member
Blue70 member Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 14 Wilmington NC	Mine is there but a little wavy.. I might have to give that a try

Re: 73' Satellite trim question [Re: Blue70] #591404 02/12/10 02:37 AM 02/12/10 02:37 AM
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 78 AZ 2 2ndopp OP member
2ndopp OP member 2 Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 78 AZ	Found my old one in storage. It's VERY wavy... I got weights on it trying to straighten it out right now. I'll paint it up and maybe silicone it to the bumper?

Re: 73' Satellite trim question [Re: 2ndopp] #591405 02/12/10 06:10 AM 02/12/10 06:10 AM
Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 29 South Carolina Hawg_Man member
Hawg_Man member Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 29 South Carolina	Quote: I did find some instructions for making your own: http://www.muskie-lures.com/73roadrunner/73_road_runner_rear_bumper_center_trim.htm I made one very similar........got 1/4" x 1 1/2" x 8 Ft PVC from Lowes and painted it with Fusion paint....looks pretty good.

Re: 73' Satellite trim question [Re: 2ndopp] #591406 02/12/10 08:13 AM 02/12/10 08:13 AM
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 22,873 Chicken coop dustergirl340 Chicken Little
dustergirl340 Chicken Little Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 22,873 Chicken coop	dang...we had a perfect original one that we listed on Ebay years ago that didn't sell, we ended up tossing it. Sorry guys.

Re: 73' Satellite trim question [Re: 74SatSundance] #591407 02/12/10 10:52 PM 02/12/10 10:52 PM
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 176 Rome, GA G GTXX member
GTXX member G Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 176 Rome, GA	Quote: He ALSO lists one for a front. I wonder what that could be, as there are no rubber fillers on the front. the bumper filler on the front is aluminum, one piece under each headlight. '71 GTX w/Air Grabber, Super Trak Pak, Spoiler Pkg. been apart for 22 years, thinking it's time to do something about that....

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