70 challenger rear bumper guards
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07/01/23 03:46 PM
07/01/23 03:46 PM
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Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 1,236 Fairview Tennessee
SV_MOPARS
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Fairview Tennessee
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i bought a rear keystone bumper from roseville parts, i also bought the keystone bumper guards from them, well i think they came from keystone. the bumper fits great but the guards i can't get them to fit right, i have tried shimming, adjusting, i just cant find a happy spot for them. i'm talking about the gap at the top against the bumper and the distance between valance and lower part of guard, see pictures. now i know your gonna ask so yes i have them on the correct sides. has anybody else had this problem? or have you used another brand and had good results with those? if so who makes them? and yes i know a set of original would probably be better, i just dont want to deal with chrome shops in 2023, thanks.
Last edited by SV_MOPARS; 07/03/23 05:20 PM.
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Re: 70 challenger rear bumper guards
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07/03/23 06:17 PM
07/03/23 06:17 PM
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Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 20,700 Eagle, Idaho
Neil
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Eagle, Idaho
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I see no easy fix short of switching those guards out for an OEM set and hope they fit better, or grinding on those until the profiles match up to the bumper.
Btw, I rebuilt an old Mustang coupe many years ago and bought repo parts for most of it. There was only a few parts that actually fit and looked like the original parts did. I had to slot holes and make alterations to things I did not want to to get the car back together. It was my first resto rodeo so I was naïve and assumed the parts I was buying from the big fancy catalog would be fine. Even the official licensed by Ford parts were not all that great to be honest. After doing that I learned why people pay so much more for OEM parts, or have their original parts restored instead of replacing them.
Last edited by Neil; 07/03/23 06:24 PM.
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Re: 70 challenger rear bumper guards
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07/03/23 11:03 PM
07/03/23 11:03 PM
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Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 8,400 Highland, MI.
Sunroofcuda
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SV - yeah those fit like crap. I would not let them stay as is - I'd be searching for a solution or grinding them til they fit, then send them out to a re-chromer, or paint the edges after you are done contouring them.
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