best quality bumper blade?

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 6:03 pm

hi guys,

my paintshop lost my bumper blade, bless 'em, so I need to find a new one

What do I need to ask for to get the best quality? is there a particularly good make or supplier? Should I get a "naked" one and get it chromed myself? if so, where do I go for top quality chrome plating?

And no, although it's a van I am going to go for a saloon blade, WITH overriders!

wibble

Post by **MoggyTech** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 6:12 pm

http://morrisminorspares.co.uk/shop/pro ... 88e8412b31

Out of stock unfortunately, but I think BM do the high quality chrome stuff as well.

Post by **aupickup** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 6:50 pm

a lot of out of stock at esm just latelym also front drums , and brake adjusters

any way
any repro chrome will be rubbish so get new old stock if you can

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 7:05 pm

aupickup wrote: get new old stock if you can

I would love to!!! You know me, aupickup, I am the NOS tart! Anyone got a NOS blade and overriders they want to sell me? I'll pay a fair price

wibble xx

Post by **aupickup** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 8:14 pm

nos gonna cost bout £65.00 i would think

x

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 8:49 pm

up for that, if anyone has one

Post by **RussLCV** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:52 pm

Juliet.............I hope you are not putting a chrome saloon bumber on the LCV? You need a painted silver one, shorter to fit the correct valance you have!!

Post by **FrankM83** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:03 pm

true Russ but chrome does look good! my van came with a saloon valance and blade. Ithink was fitted when it came to Malta as it still has the original GPO yellow on it which was presumably sprayed to make it look factory paint!

Post by **youngun** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:08 pm

aupickup wrote:nos gonna cost bout £65.00 i would think

x

Is that all, blimey! In the world of Classic Japanese motorcycles i would be lucky to get a genuine NOS front mudguard for less than 200 quid!

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:27 am

RussLCV wrote:Juliet.............I hope you are not putting a chrome saloon bumber on the LCV? You need a painted silver one, shorter to fit the correct valance you have!!

fully aware of the spec for the correct blade, Russ, but determined to completely ruin the authenticity of the van, I'm afraid - I much prefer the look of the saloon blade and overriders - all the more so since the van's change of colour

Of course as a female person I reserve the right to completely change my mind, on a whim, at any point, on this as on any subject

the good thing about the changes I'm making to the van though is that they are all completely reversible if at any point a future owner (over my dead body, literally, I hope) wanted to return it to standard spec

wibble

Post by **RussLCV** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 4:36 pm

Hey no worries...........................will we see at Brooklands?

H

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 4:52 pm

no, really annoyingly I am still making terribly slow progress... hopefully next year's Brooklands!

My current goal for completion is the National, but that might be a tad optimistic.... I can dream, eh

Post by **RussLCV** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 5:11 pm

Ok will we see you at Brooklands then