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Old 01-05-2009, 05:34 PM
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Question chrome bumper (filler)

I have been reading threads about the different front bumper versions for the last few hours now, but couldn't find a concrete solution to my problem. As far as I understand there were

- chrome bumpers only for the 68 LeMans
- normally an endura front bumper for the 68 GTO
- a delete option for the endura, so the GTO would get the chrome bumper (rare)
- bumpers from LeMans and GTO are interchangable (same bumper brackets, only other holes used) if you change the headlights too
- only changing the bumper without changing the headlights is a lot of work
- the endura bumpers have fitting problems.

I have a 68 LeMans, that had painted bumpers when I bought it (see pictures) and I want to keep it that way. But as these bumpers seem to have been chrome bumpers, there is this distance between bumper and fender (as all chrome bumpers have). So here are my questions:

1. When the bumper dimensions are the same for LeMans and GTO - is there any chance, that I can close the gap by positioning the bumper right without buying the endura bumper and GTO-headlights?
2. If not, ist the black plastic filler the same as the one in a GTO with chrome bumpers? I want to buy a new one and can't find one for the LeMans.

I would try to play around with the bumper settings, but my car is totally into pieces for a frame-off...

Thanks
Dan
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