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'71 & '72 Front Bumpers Reproduced
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 1:47 am
by gary
Was trolling E-Bay and find someone selling Repop front Chrome bumpers for 399. They are made by AMD
This was news to me. Wonder where they are made.
Re: '71 & '72 Front Bumpers Reproduced
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:29 am
by Magnes
After having a bad experience buying a rechromed front bumper, I took a chance and I bought a new one from AMD. I would have to say that I am very satisfied with it. The fit is great. Everything lined up easily. The chrome is nice... Not "triple dipped" show car but I would say it's about as good as the originals were when new. Again, I am happy with the quality and I'm a bit picky. I would recommend this part.
The only issue I had is:
My car is a 72. I ordered the 71 bumper using the 71 part number. What I got was a box that said 71, but the bumper was a 72. The only difference being the bumper jack slots are 72 only. It wasn't a big deal for me though, since I have a 72. I did call AMD and talked to one of their guys who was very appreciative that I called them and let them know this issue because the item is a brand new item. He said he would make a report and pass it on to AMD's R&D team. It could be something as simple as the wrong item in the wrong box... I don't know for sure.
So if you are wanting to order one and you have a 71, you should give them a call and make sure that you are getting one WITHOUT those bumper slots. I am sure they will get the issue worked out quickly but it's best to be on the safe side.
Here's a couple of pics.
Re: '71 & '72 Front Bumpers Reproduced
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2014 2:28 am
by gary
Thanks for the reply.
Two questions:
Did they make their mistake right?
Where was bumper made?
Re: '71 & '72 Front Bumpers Reproduced
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2014 9:16 am
by Magnes
1- I didn't press the issue. I didn't ask for an exchange or refund. It doesn't matter to me that it has bumper slots. I would have preferred not but I'm not going to make a big deal of it. I was just happy having a good fitting/looking part.
2- To be honest... No idea where it's made. There was no "made in Taiwan" sticker on it but I do know that some of AMD's parts are made there. All that matters to me is: Does it fit properly? And the answer to that is: Yes.
Re: '71 & '72 Front Bumpers Reproduced
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 2:19 pm
by dangina
looks like a winner! locally they wanted $400 just to rechrome the old one