[jwcfbd]

Does anyone know where I can get a new one? My car doesn't have one and now that I will have a spare tire I would like to have a means of changing it if I have to. I've check all over the place and could only find one place that sells them. In there ad it states that they are for display only. There are a few on ebay right now so I could go that way if need be.
Thanks for any help

[b-man]

Originally Posted by jwcfbd

Does anyone know where I can get a new one? My car doesn't have one and now that I will have a spare tire I would like to have a means of changing it if I have to. I've check all over the place and could only find one place that sells them. In there ad it states that they are for display only. There are a few on ebay right now so I could go that way if need be.
Thanks for any help

I would want a bumper jack for one thing only, so the trunk compartment looks original.

I would never use a bumper jack on any '60s or '70s GM car. They tear up the bumpers, damage the paint job and bend the bumper brackets, especially so on the early Firebirds. Using one of these jacks has always been dangerous, not just to the car.

Go to your local salvage yard and pick up one of the small scissor jacks that come in import cars and probably everything else these days. They are compact and easy to use, jack up the car by one of the suspension components with one of these instead of using a factory bumper jack.

[jwcfbd]

that's a good idea. When I had my first Firebird at 16 I never trusted the bumper jack so I bought a small floor jack. I still have that jack and it may find it's way back into my trunk. I do like your idea about the smaller scissor jack and will look into that.
Thanks Bman