Rear bumper guards - was that available??

71Satellite98661 · Post by **71Satellite98661** » Thu Oct 14, 2021 12:45 pm

I came across this engineering diagram pertaining specifically to 71 2-doors. The components look pretty specific to these models. Were they really a thing?

Post by **sdweatherman** » Thu Oct 14, 2021 9:31 pm

I have never seen that style of bumper guard on a 1971 rear bumper, and my collision parts manual does not show that part either. There is space on the 1971 build sheet for M81, M83, M85 bumper guards, but I think those are the plastic/rubber guards that mount directly on the bumpers on our 71's.

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Post by **sdweatherman** » Thu Oct 14, 2021 9:37 pm

Peter Swainson's Curious Yellow GTX is coded for M81 front bumper guard on the build sheet, and the car is sporting that plastic/rubber strip on the bottom of the front bumper.

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Post by **sdweatherman** » Thu Oct 14, 2021 9:43 pm

I can't find a picture of the rubber strip on the back bumper - but it ran clear across the top portion of the bumper. I think Eric has a picture of the rear bumper guards. Bumper guards were not optioned on very many vehicles - around 4% of RR's got them, and around 6.5% of GTX's got them.

71GTX · Post by **71GTX** » Fri Oct 22, 2021 3:48 am

interesting thread....never knew

71440 gtx · Post by **71440 gtx** » Sat Oct 30, 2021 1:57 pm

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Rear bumper guards - was that available??

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