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Old 12-10-2004, 09:44 PM   #1
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bumper impact strip?

its dark out, so i'll ask y'all...

does the impact strip on the front bumper pop off, or how is it attached? I bought a grill guard and it attaches using the stock bumper bolts, but one of them is behind the impact strip.

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Old 12-11-2004, 02:39 PM   #2
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Yeah, it does, somewhat. You'll need to pinch two little tabs on the back and push forwards to pop it out. Huge pain in the butt to get them all, and you'll have little holes in your bumper unless you cut it so the grill guard will fit.
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Old 12-11-2004, 05:01 PM   #3
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i am planning to just cut a small section out so that i can get the bracket into the bolt...Thanks for the info
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Old 12-16-2004, 01:07 AM   #4
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They are also hard little buggers to find when you need a new one for a resto....so far i have a stash of three for the 73-80's...

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Old 12-16-2004, 01:50 AM   #5
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Shoulda told me... I buried two of them in mint condition under a couple thousand lbs of concrete as a stiffener...
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Old 12-16-2004, 03:21 PM   #6
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Can you post pics of the bumper guards installed after cutting the impact strip?
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Old 12-16-2004, 03:26 PM   #7
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yeah, i wont have a chance to do it til probably sometime next week...plus its freezing outside...i'm thinking of mounting it with the bottom bolts, marking where the tab hits the strip, and then using a grinding wheel to cut it out
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Any luck with this?
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Old 12-30-2004, 11:11 PM   #9
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yeah, i mounted it last night actually...I will try and get some pics tomm. I'm not completely done...i need to clean up the pieces i cut out to put back on top of the bolts.
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Old 01-08-2005, 12:52 AM   #10
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sorry it took so long for pics...it was always dark when i could take them
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Old 01-08-2005, 12:59 AM   #11
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That turned out nice. It looks much better than if you had mounted it on top of the strip....
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Old 01-08-2005, 01:20 AM   #12
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yeah, i like it...we pulled the bumper off and marked where the mounts sat and used a grinder to take off just the area that was needed...you can tell if you get right up on it but its not that noticable....i need to clean it up a little still
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