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FLcustom10 · 02-13-2016, 03:35 PM

This bumper guard does not seem to fit. Do I have the wrong guard or the wrong bumper or the wrong installer?

**uncle** · 02-13-2016, 03:49 PM

Here's one I got from Goodmark yrs ago. It fits good.

FLcustom10 · 02-13-2016, 03:59 PM

Well that looks like it is supposed to. I'm not 100% sure if the problem is with the bumper or with the guard, but I'm going to guess you have an original bumper and I have an after market one. I got it from bumper boyz, I would have thought it would be right. Looks like I need to get an original bumper if I want to make this work.

FLcustom10 · 02-13-2016, 04:14 PM

Well I went ahead and tightened it down and it looks better - still not as good as yours, but I'm OK with this. I had to just barely get the nuts started on top and bottom and then alternate tightening them. Thanks!

**uncle** · 02-13-2016, 04:26 PM

Yes mine is original but you always have a chance of fit problems with anything mass produced. These fit better than an Nos set I had.

cdowns · 02-13-2016, 04:34 PM

the original that were on my 71 where at least 6" taller than those

**Already Gone** · 02-13-2016, 04:39 PM

Those were the type used on the 68-70 trucks.

**uncle** · 02-13-2016, 04:47 PM

I'm talking about bumper not guards being orig. Small ones 67-70 and taller with rubber strips 71-2. I was just using closest truck to show fit and to show that the short guards will work on 67-72 like someone asked on parts board.

FLcustom10 · 02-13-2016, 04:57 PM

I did not realize the short ones were not correct for 72. The box they came in said 67 - 72. I like the looks of the short ones better. I'm going to keep them even if they are not original for 72.

**jocko** · 02-13-2016, 04:59 PM

Lots of things get lumped into the 67-72 category these days when it comes to vendors. It will "fit" 67-72, but the 71/72s were taller with rubber strips as pointed out above.

**Already Gone** · 02-13-2016, 05:12 PM

I like the short ones too.

**special-K** · 02-13-2016, 06:52 PM

My experience with using the 67-70 guards on 71/72 Chevy bumpers is they need to be made to fit a little. It might be due to the 67-70s being designed to be mounted outward from the frame while 71/72s were designed to mount at the frame/bumper mount. Jerry Brown @ The Truck Shop is who gave me that tip.

02-13-2016, 03:35 PM	#1
FLcustom10 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 322	Bumper Guard does not fit This bumper guard does not seem to fit. Do I have the wrong guard or the wrong bumper or the wrong installer? Attached Images

02-13-2016, 03:49 PM	#2
uncle Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Conyers,Ga. Posts: 7,285	Re: Bumper Guard does not fit Here's one I got from Goodmark yrs ago. It fits good. Attached Images

02-13-2016, 03:59 PM	#3
FLcustom10 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 322	Re: Bumper Guard does not fit Well that looks like it is supposed to. I'm not 100% sure if the problem is with the bumper or with the guard, but I'm going to guess you have an original bumper and I have an after market one. I got it from bumper boyz, I would have thought it would be right. Looks like I need to get an original bumper if I want to make this work.

02-13-2016, 04:14 PM	#4
FLcustom10 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 322	Re: Bumper Guard does not fit Well I went ahead and tightened it down and it looks better - still not as good as yours, but I'm OK with this. I had to just barely get the nuts started on top and bottom and then alternate tightening them. Thanks! Attached Images Last edited by FLcustom10; 02-13-2016 at 04:44 PM.

02-13-2016, 04:26 PM	#5
uncle Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Conyers,Ga. Posts: 7,285	Re: Bumper Guard does not fit Yes mine is original but you always have a chance of fit problems with anything mass produced. These fit better than an Nos set I had.

02-13-2016, 04:34 PM	#6
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: Bumper Guard does not fit the original that were on my 71 where at least 6" taller than those __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

02-13-2016, 04:39 PM	#7
Already Gone 70+ ( Old Skool Club ) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan ,Canada Posts: 9,068	Re: Bumper Guard does not fit Those were the type used on the 68-70 trucks. Attached Images __________________ 1972 C10 Custom/Deluxe 613 Highlander 406/700R4 1999 White Tahoe LS 4x2 with Z56 Police Package 1992 K1500 GMC Suburban Members I have personally met: MusicMan70 - HeavyD - ChewyChevy67 - StingRay -71SWB4x4 - 67 Burb - DeadheadNM - too much stuff - bc65 - das601 " Circumsatances Do Not Change Responsibility " " The Sky is not the Limit, Your Mind is." Marilyn Monroe .. RIP Charlie Watts 1941 - 2021

02-13-2016, 04:47 PM	#8
uncle Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Conyers,Ga. Posts: 7,285	Re: Bumper Guard does not fit I'm talking about bumper not guards being orig. Small ones 67-70 and taller with rubber strips 71-2. I was just using closest truck to show fit and to show that the short guards will work on 67-72 like someone asked on parts board.

02-13-2016, 04:57 PM	#9
FLcustom10 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 322	Re: Bumper Guard does not fit I did not realize the short ones were not correct for 72. The box they came in said 67 - 72. I like the looks of the short ones better. I'm going to keep them even if they are not original for 72.

02-13-2016, 04:59 PM	#10
jocko Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Godley, TX Posts: 17,936	Re: Bumper Guard does not fit Lots of things get lumped into the 67-72 category these days when it comes to vendors. It will "fit" 67-72, but the 71/72s were taller with rubber strips as pointed out above.

02-13-2016, 05:12 PM	#11
Already Gone 70+ ( Old Skool Club ) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan ,Canada Posts: 9,068	Re: Bumper Guard does not fit I like the short ones too. __________________ 1972 C10 Custom/Deluxe 613 Highlander 406/700R4 1999 White Tahoe LS 4x2 with Z56 Police Package 1992 K1500 GMC Suburban Members I have personally met: MusicMan70 - HeavyD - ChewyChevy67 - StingRay -71SWB4x4 - 67 Burb - DeadheadNM - too much stuff - bc65 - das601 " Circumsatances Do Not Change Responsibility " " The Sky is not the Limit, Your Mind is." Marilyn Monroe .. RIP Charlie Watts 1941 - 2021

02-13-2016, 06:52 PM	#12
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,863	Re: Bumper Guard does not fit My experience with using the 67-70 guards on 71/72 Chevy bumpers is they need to be made to fit a little. It might be due to the 67-70s being designed to be mounted outward from the frame while 71/72s were designed to mount at the frame/bumper mount. Jerry Brown @ The Truck Shop is who gave me that tip. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~



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