Hey everybody, I was wondering who makes the best quality fiberglass bumpers? I know a few here must have used them. Does anyone have any pics of them installed on a car? Thanks Jay.
I've tried two different fiberglass bumper suppliers and they both sent me the same thing. I'm guessing there is only one mold but I could be wrong. Working with these bumpers isn't easy as they are warped in some places and mounting them requires a little enginuity. Nevertheless they are better than nothing :-/ Here is a pic of the rear bumper: http://moodster.smugmug.com/gallery/947933/1/43520117 d
David Your car is gonna look awesome when finished. Just curious about what color combo you have in mind? andy
Hey Andy! Thanks for the compliments. I'm going to paint the car Viper blue with white stripes. I've been kicking around the idea of silver stripes but a blue/white combo was available on these cars so that color scheme would be more original. d
The fiberglass "bumper" is nothing more than a skin, and will need to be attached to a reinforcement beam if you want it to provide any protection. Here's a pic with some metal strips fiberglassed into the back of the bumper. I believe that it came form one our forum members, but I don't remember who. You can see that the metal strips have bolts attached so it can be fastened to a reinforcement beam of some sort.
I got one from Rod&race fiberglass. Seemed to be better quality than another one I purchased from another supplier. I removed my bumpers,split the outer shell from the main part and fiberglassed it to the bumper. After fiberglass was dry I used spray in foam to fill all the voids and make it feel solid. Sorry- no pics of process.
Thanks, That's my bumper. Those strips are put in the back to bolt it to the factory bumper beam. The is ths front I did the exact same thing with the rear. Tim
