Re: [Amc-list] AMX bumper issue

[Steve <bikerfox@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks, Joe and Todd, for your input.Anyone else with bumper/plating experience?> 
> A '68 AMX accident-free front bumper was recently
> acquired from an allegedly reputable AMC source and was sent
> out for re-chroming--the old bumper was unusable and was
> trashed (trust me, it was unusable).  The newly acquired
> bumper was guaranteed uninvolved in an accident or bent. 
> The newly plated bumper came back and didn't fit the
> front of the vehicle by two inches (I believe it was the top
> of the bumper that was the issue)!  Again, the bumper seller
> claimed the bumper was in "excellent used
> condition." I was told by the bumper seller that the
> plating shop didn't do its duty in "blocking"
> the bumper before replating and checking the fitment of the
> bumper prior.  The bumper seller also claims that plating
> shops have "forms" or "molds" that
> bumpers can fit into and thus the plating shop can check the
> straightness of the bumper before replating.  The bumper
> seller claims that no two AMX bumpers are alike and if
> switching one AMX bumper to another AMX, this
> "blocking" procedur
>  e must always be done to ensure good fitment.  The body
> shop claims that the bumper seller gave them a bumper that
> was off by two inches due to a bumper accident, although
> upon intial inspection before replating, the bumper appeared
> to be accident-free, with no apparent "witness
> marks.."  The body shop has never heard of
> "blocking" a bumper before replating and
> didn't test fit the new bumper prior to replating.  The
> plating shop is closed for the weekend.  What are the
> facts/fallacies of this situation? Who's to blame?
> Who's right?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Bumperless Steve
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