anyone ever buy aftermarket chrome bumpers

[1LoC10]

Just curious if anyone has bought the after market chrome bumpers for our trucks, and how they have held up.... I have bought bumpers in the past for my old S10 and they would always rust over the first winter, or start to pit and get kinda green.... hows the quality on the ones for the 67-72's ?

[409biscayne]

Pretty much the same , i have 'em on my 68 , but it only goes to the drag strip and then back to the shop , no problem . I'm not too sure any of the modern chrome is worth a crap , the front bumper on my 05 Ram rusts bad in the winter , gotta take the sos pad to it in the spring . The only good thing about the aftermarket bumpers is there cheap , like $110 ea aprox .
Just my .02 ................................................. 409

[Pyrotechnic]

I had one on the back of my 78 and it ended up with some rust spots on it. The truck is was a daily driver and never garaged. I washed the truck pretty regularly but with the paint and body in the shape it was, it didn't get washed as much as a nice paint job would have. I used polishing compound a few times to take off the rust but it kept coming back. I'm sure if I had kept after it with polish and kept the dirt off it, it may have lasted better but when given a regular wash schedule, it just didn't last.

On the front though, I had what appeared to be the original bumper. While the shine was a bit dull from age and needed a good polishing, it never got a spot of rust on it.

The aftermarket one are good if you keep after them. Anyone know of some kind of polish or treatment that could be applied that will help protect the chrome better in a daily driven situation?

[3/4tonterror]

I bought 1, 2 years ago for my 70. i was worried about it rusting in the winter out here,cause the back was not chrome. I sanded down the back and painted it then used bed liner on the back. It has not rusted yet and the chrome on the front is still like new, just a few dead bugs on it.[ BOUGHT FROM LMC TRUCK]

[67ChevyRedneck]

Originally Posted by 3/4tonterror

I bought 1, 2 years ago for my 70. i was worried about it rusting in the winter out here,cause the back was not chrome. I sanded down the back and painted it then used bed liner on the back. It has not rusted yet and the chrome on the front is still like new, just a few dead bugs on it.[ BOUGHT FROM LMC TRUCK]

I did the same. I bought one YEARS ago and it rusted like crazy on the backside. So this time around (last year) I bought new front and rear bumpers for the truck, cleaned up the backsides, coated them with black rust encapsulator. I also used mothers chrome polish on the chrome side. Keeping a layer of polish on them will keep the rust away. My truck is in the elements 24-7-365, and so far, so good.

[Willy Prost]

I have a repop front bumper on the front of the 71 for 6 years now.

The backside has surface rust, the chrome is still good.

I don't baby either the bumper or the truck and it still looks good for a driver.

[Chevyholic]

Not to hijack, but getting ready to put a new rear chrome bumper on today. Thanks for the tip about painting the backside, everyone!

[jkaylor68gmc]

Paint the backside and just take care of it. Wash it and put a good polish on it such as Mothers, this will help keep it clean and rust free. I have been doing it for years.

[1fast71]

yeah ima buy me a new bumper thanks for all the help guys

[Custom 68]

I have mine and it looks good just dont overtighten the exterior bolts when installing it will dimple the bumper around the exposed bolt

[PanelDeland]

Some of the vendors carry a bumper with a 5 year warranty.That's almost as good as a new car warranty.

[xmitsu10]

The front bumper I bought from GMCPauls has the 5 year warranty. I just cleaned it up today before installing. Was gonna paint the back, but just cleaned it up and put a good coat of Mothers chrome polish on both sides.

[Already Gone]

I have one of those Mopac chrome rear sport bumpers sitting in the garage and waiting to go on my truck when we get rid of this snow. After reading this thread I'm going to take my bumper to the powder coaters and have the backside powdercoated black before I install it and I hope that will keep the rust away..

[mr402]

I picked up front and rear from The Truck Shop at the Portland swap meet a good 4 - 5 years ago. Truck sits outside most of the time but we don't get much snow and they never salt the roads here. Like most said, surface rust on the back side abd the front is as shiny as ever. I'm happy with them.