DeTomaso Mailing List: February 99, Message #100

I took mine of last summer.
It is fiberglass !!

J.C.Olsen
83GT5

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> Fra: Bo Grims <bo.grims@swipnet.se>
> Til: Multiple recipients of list <detomaso@realbig.com>
> Emne: Re: GT5 front bumperettes
> Dato: 3. februar 1999 16:38
> 
> Don't remember if I already sent you the answer, but here it comes.
> My black bumperettes really seems to be made of fiberglass or thick
> rubber/plastic. As I don't know of any non-destructive test method,
> I just visually inspected them. I did not scratch, drilled or
> otherwise mechanically checked the pair. Later on I will take a
> closer look when having them off the car.
> Bo84GT5
> > >
> > > Bo Grims wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I will check my car this coming weekend. I know they are looking
> > > > like made of black rubber, but they might be of fiberglass.
> > > > I'll come back on this soonest.
> > > > Bo84GT5
> > > >
> > > > MikeLDrew@aol.com wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Brent wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > >Does anyone have a lead on a set of steel GT5 front bumperettes
for sale?
> > > > > (the
> > > > > ones without a turn indicator frame)
> > > > >
> > > > > >>>Good luck on steel bumperettes with no turn signal--you'll
have a tough
> > > > > time finding them.  In fact, I don't even know if the FACTORY GT5
bumperettes
> > > > > were steel or not--at that point they were all black, and it's
possible that
> > > > > tye were done in fiberglass (like the vendors sell)--I truly
don't know.
> > > > > (Euro-GT5 owners like Bo, what can you tell us here?)
> > > > >
> > > > > However, from 1973 on, all European cars came with steel
bumperettes like you
> > > > > describe (all cars were built with L-model front turn signal
pods, but only
> > > > > USA cars had the L-model bumper.)  So perhaps you should refine
your
> > > > > search--you're searching for EURO front bumpers, not just GT5.
> > > > >
> > > > > A small run of reproduction Euro bumpers was cranked out by the
Brits back in
> > > > > 1995--PCNC's Jim Kuehne bought a full set (front and rear) from
Phil Stebbings
> > > > > at Modena in '96 and has since installed them on his '72L. 
Suggest you
> > > > > contact the Brits and see what they can come up with!  Also,
Wilkinson makes
> > > > > repro bumpers out of polished stainless steel now--that might be
a viable
> > > > > alternative.
> > > > >
> > > > > Good luck!
> > > > >
> > > > > Mike
>