Re: [Amc-list] AMX bumper issue

[dan whitehead <freebird_58@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

You didn't say where the bumper is out two inches.  Is the overall width to wide, or where the bumper supports bolt on?  To say that no two bumpers produced were the same is really lame, as like already mentioned there are some kind of tolerances (within 2 inches) to be kept.  Could someone that has a '68 measure their bumper and send the dimensions in?  Is the angle of the bumper fitting the front of the car?  Good luck, but I would look at the supplier.

Dan Whitehead

   
> 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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