Rubber pieces??? Front bumper.

[pidge]

Hey guys I’m almost outta ideas and material laying about to try and cobble up some type of factory looking replacement for the front bumper rubber grommets. Any pro tips what you may have used to make it clean and not so bad looking? I’ve got a reworked bumper new and fresh, but the bolts and rubber mounts are gonna not make me happy. I’ve included some pics of the rubber pieces I’m referring to. It’s the little rubbers that separate the body from the bumper
-Pidge

 

 

 

 

Edited May 28, 2023 by pidge

[bilzbobaggins]

got a good pic of a new one?  

[pidge]

A new one I don’t. If I have an idea of similar material I’m sure I could mess around and do something that appears factory like. 

[bilzbobaggins]

Agreed.  I wonder if they are beveled or just a puck.   I wonder if a tension rod bushing is about the same size?

[NC85ST]

I was thinking, maybe a shock bushing.

[pidge]

On 5/28/2023 at 6:24 PM, bilzbobaggins said:

Agreed.  I wonder if they are beveled or just a puck.   I wonder if a tension rod bushing is about the same size?

Looks tapered on the one side to me. I had it apart last year and if memory serves me correct it was tapered. I’ve got the means of cutting material, just drawing a blank on off the shelf material. 

[pidge]

9 hours ago, NC85ST said:

I was thinking, maybe a shock bushing.

I thought about that as well. I’ll have to see if they sell just that part b

[pidge]

Well ended up gettin some rubber stuff off of eBay. Did the best I could with the old piece meaursements. Sanded them down on a bench grinder and it should work I hope. 

[pidge]

[pidge]

I gotta figure out how to resize the pics. Before the “last update” I remember being able to resize 4 different sizes. 
-Pidge 

Edited July 25, 2023 by pidge

[datzenmike]

Excellent work. The 620 has a similar set up. The problem with it is the 'bumper' won't protect anything. It's flimsy and though it mounts to the frame, the 521 also, the mounts are almost sheet metal. Any collision collapses it and transfers to the bolted to fenders damaging them as well. How this passed crash tests is beyond me. 521/620 bumpers are more a crumple zone.

[pidge]

Totally agree. Slightest smack and it’s gonna be “god help ya” for parts. I do have this waiting my friend😋….

On 7/25/2023 at 9:27 AM, datzenmike said:

Excellent work. The 620 has a similar set up. The problem with it is the 'bumper' won't protect anything. It's flimsy and though it mounts to the frame, the 521 also, the mounts are almost sheet metal. Any collision collapses it and transfers to the bolted to fenders damaging them as well. How this passed crash tests is beyond me. 521/620 bumpers are more a crumple zone.

 

[pidge]

That old one was a wart on the princess 

[pidge]

Got the bumper on. Fits great. The eBay rubber pieces worked out terrific and the new bolts I got from JEGS worked out as well…

 

 

[pidge]

 

 

 

 

Edited October 5, 2023 by pidge

[greenthumb]

Love your truck. My fave color

[mrbigtanker]

Wow looking good. Need jakes Makes to make some. 

[Jakes Makes]

On 10/22/2023 at 5:40 PM, mrbigtanker said:

Wow looking good. Need jakes Makes to make some. 

I think im more impressed with the rubbers around his turn signals lol