![]() Most of today’s bumpers are made a little smaller, so you can add filler to make the bumper fit nicely. With all the old removed, it’s now time to test fit the new bumpers and make sure they will line up fairly closely on the body. Otherwise, it’s the slow process of a quarter turn at a time in tight spots. If you’re lucky, the bolts will break off and you will be able to quickly remove all the nuts. Once the old bumpers are cut off and the front grills and tail lights are removed, it’s time to remove the old bumper mounting brackets and bolts. I like to take a razer blade knife and cut close to the mounting area so I do not hurt the main body while removing the bumper. Removal of the old bumpers is the easiest part of the job. Replacing the bumpers is not an extremely hard process, but it does take a good bit of time and patience. ![]() These days, we have flexible fiberglass replacement bumpers that do not crack and disintegrate like the urethane do. ![]() A major problem with the 1974 and later C3 Corvettes is that the Urethane bumpers crack and disintegrate over time.
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