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240 Front Bumper?
- Thread starter robert I
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And expect a very long wait. Problem is you have very little choice, finding a spare front bumper that does not need any work or re-chroming is going to be very difficult, unless you can temp someone to part with their shiney front end for a largeish 3 figure sum. (dont hold your breath).
Having said all that, they are still available from japan i believe, but will probably cost over 300.
Don.
Having said all that, they are still available from japan i believe, but will probably cost over 300.
Don.
Wouldnt it be possible for Rob to adjust or move the bracket/fixings, without damaging the chromework Mike.
Only, if this is an option, its much better to have a new bumper than a rusty refurb.
My bumper was from Japan, and allthoigh my car was originally US spec, it was completely rebuilt, so im not sure if the bumper had to be adjusted at all.
If your unsure about all this Rob, speak to Fourways Engineering, they will be able to advise you, as they did mine, and many others im sure.
Grolls is having his car rebuilt, what are your bumper plans Paul??
Don.
Only, if this is an option, its much better to have a new bumper than a rusty refurb.
My bumper was from Japan, and allthoigh my car was originally US spec, it was completely rebuilt, so im not sure if the bumper had to be adjusted at all.
If your unsure about all this Rob, speak to Fourways Engineering, they will be able to advise you, as they did mine, and many others im sure.
Grolls is having his car rebuilt, what are your bumper plans Paul??
Don.
grolls
Well-Known Forum User
Zbirdy said:
To be honest i have looked into this alot so far and if you have a perfect bumper the best price i could find is about £150 cash each (no dents) if dented they would send it away and then you may pay as much as £250 to get them all removed. Please bear in mind any slight blemish will show so the workmanship must be 100% perfect. i will drop my bumpers into london chroming, they are the best, they take the longest but i want mine right.
Mr.F
Inactive
The '73 US bumper was designed to work with the impact stays and sits around a set of plastic fillets so, although superficially similar, I believe it is slightly wider than our UK one. Also, it has NO brackets or mounts even resembling the UK version so would require chrome disrupting work to modify (not that Nissan's original chrome is show quality anyway...).
datsun dave
Club Member
Just restored 1970 240z and had the Front & Rear Bumbers Re-Chromed in Manchester
the guy has done a brill job and only cost to do both was under 200 pounds will be at Oulton Park Gold Cup for people to see .Can arrange for people to send parts that want to be Chromed to me as he is only 15 mins up the road .Will give my time for free if Z club members donate a small fee to the Z club.
Z Club Member 99
the guy has done a brill job and only cost to do both was under 200 pounds will be at Oulton Park Gold Cup for people to see .Can arrange for people to send parts that want to be Chromed to me as he is only 15 mins up the road .Will give my time for free if Z club members donate a small fee to the Z club.
Z Club Member 99
Dave, that sounds reasonable, as Paul says, London Chroming have an excellent name, and I spose you get what you pay for, a word of caution should be raised here though, and one which Robert should be wary of, there is chroming and there is chroming, i had 4 hub caps chromed for my humber hawk a couple of years ago, (cost £38 each plus vat) Chroming company in Gillingham Kent. within 6 months the chrome was cracking around the centre boss rings, and to be honest it was as thin as gold leaf. So my advice is Get some reccommendations first before parting with those hard earnt bucks.
Don.
Don.
