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 bus914
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 posted on March 8th, 2014 at 08:39 PM |
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Are these early Type 3 stainless bumpers any good?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1963-1969-VW-Type-3-Stainless-Steel-Bumper-/121288047...
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Dibsy
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| posted on March 8th, 2014 at 09:03 PM |
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Made in Vietnam .... Be careful, I have bought a few bits of remade Viet stuff and most of it has been rubbish.
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| posted on March 9th, 2014 at 07:34 PM |
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For the money being asked it may be worth re-chroming your old bumpers - qld chromeplating are doing my type 3 bumpers for the sort of money being
asked for the bumpers on ebay.
Haven't got mine back yet so can't comment on the quality - but photos on website looks good. They told me its a 3 week turn about from dropping
off to collecting. I'll let you know and post a picture of the finished product when I get them back. When I dropped mine off the guy there was
showing me bumpers that were sent to him from NSW for work.
In the meantime if you want a look -
http://www.qldchromeplating.com.au
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| posted on March 10th, 2014 at 11:17 AM |
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ive got the stainless bars for t1,t3 and kg. $800 a pair.. look good and fit well.
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| posted on March 10th, 2014 at 11:30 AM |
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From looking at others made in Vietnam they would be very thin and flimsy
Get the old ones straightened re chromed
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| posted on March 10th, 2014 at 12:40 PM |
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I have seen good ones out of Vietnam.
Modest prices, fitted okay, and looked real good on the car.
A good original, reworked properly, is going to cost several times more.
Stainless can be reworked, and still look good, if there is an issue.
They can be repaired after a ding.
Can be neglected and look okay.
Will clean up real quick when they are.
And will never peel or rust.
They have got a lot going for them!
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| posted on March 29th, 2014 at 05:07 PM |
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Bumpers are back - look good and straight. Mirror finish - but should be for the money paid. (About the same as the ebay price quoted at the start of
this post). Triple plated - copper, nickel and chrome.
Advice received was to paint inside surface - so I etched primed and top coated with a hammer finish enamel. This will prevent it rusting from the
inside out.
For the polished surface just keep the wax up.
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| posted on March 29th, 2014 at 05:47 PM |
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There is a thread on thesamba on this with some first hand feedback.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=573589
Quote of the week
"Do I wish to send them to you again, nope, no interest can't be bothered really, to much hassle for little or no return."
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