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ozzygus
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posted on April 3rd, 2011 at 06:23 PM |
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73 Ghia vert
CAN ANY ONE HELP
I've got A 73 Ghia is was told the front bumper is the same as A
late model type 3, is that right?
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ozzygus
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posted on April 3rd, 2011 at 06:45 PM |
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73 Ghia vert
Can anyone tell me?
I need A new Bumper for my 3 Ghia, I was told A late model type 3 bumper will fit. Is this right?
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posted on April 3rd, 2011 at 07:22 PM |
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not sure if I'll get to it this week but I have a late type 3 bumper at work and my 71 kg has the later square bumpers so I'll match them up and see
if they are the same on night this week.
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posted on April 4th, 2011 at 07:45 PM |
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73 Ghia Front bumper, Is it the same as late type 3?
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posted on April 4th, 2011 at 09:19 PM |
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can check on the weekend for you... I can tell you the ends are definitely shaped different but from initial looks they do look very similar.
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posted on April 4th, 2011 at 10:16 PM |
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they are similar and can fit, but no they are different.
I already went down this route wondering if stainless ghia later bumper would fit type 3, but it ain't so.
but does fit other way around. the rear bumpers are identical.
try this mob if you want quality bumpers. http://www.groupharrington.com/
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posted on April 5th, 2011 at 07:58 AM |
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i had a type 3 front bar on 1 of my ghias years ago, the pointy ends on the bar were ground down a bit to give clearance to the guards otherwise they
were going to hit or be too close
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posted on April 5th, 2011 at 12:43 PM |
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Thanks you all,
looks like they will fit if I play around with it, all though i think I'd rather an original
If there's any out there, let me know, cheers
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posted on April 5th, 2011 at 01:33 PM |
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the curvature of the front bar is different too, the type 3 bar is flatter, while the ghia is more curved.
so they type 3 bar fit with little mods, but ghia bar on type 3 should fit but looks sh!t house as the gap from apron to bar is too big and the
support tube and skirt don't match with a big gap.
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