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Tech Area => General Buick Tech => Topic started by: Wrecked Em on May 19 2011, 10:29:34 PM

Title: Bumper Fillers
Post by: Wrecked Em on May 19 2011, 10:29:34 PM

Any recommendation between ABS and fiberglass?

 I need them front and rear on the DD.

Title: Bumper Fillers
Post by: Steve Wood on May 19 2011, 10:36:02 PM

I have only used fiberglass, but, I liked them

Title: Bumper Fillers
Post by: daveismissing on May 19 2011, 10:37:45 PM

I'd buy the front GMs from nos4gn. Lasted this long...

Title: Bumper Fillers
Post by: Wrecked Em on May 19 2011, 10:50:44 PM

Quote from: "daveismissing @ Thu May 19, 2011 8:37 pm"

I'd buy the front GMs from nos4gn. Lasted this long...

These were dead 7 years ago. I am not impressed with the NOS but thanks for the input.

Title: Bumper Fillers
Post by: daveismissing on May 19 2011, 10:57:39 PM

Quote from: "Wrecked Em @ Thu May 19, 2011 9:50 pm"

These were dead 7 years ago.

Whats the paint history on the car? Mine seem just fine?
edit: Theorizing that a fairly early repaint of enamel maybe protects them better.

Title: Re: Bumper Fillers
Post by: gordyzx9r on May 20 2011, 09:11:12 AM

I bought mine (the complete set of 5) from here:

http://www.replica-plastics.com/

I had the rears melded together to make it look a bit nicer.

The owner called them a fiberglass plastic resin mix.

Title: Re: Bumper Fillers
Post by: daveismissing on May 20 2011, 09:33:57 AM

Quote from: "gordyzx9r @ Fri May 20, 2011 8:11 am"

I bought mine (the complete set of 5) from here:

http://www.replica-plastics.com/
I had the rears melded together to make it look a bit nicer.
The owner called them a fiberglass plastic resin mix.

Just sounds like polyester Fiberglass to me
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass-reinforced_plastic.

Are all these replacements rigid? If you get touched you replace?

Title: Bumper Fillers
Post by: Wrecked Em on May 21 2011, 09:10:43 AM

The Fiberglass are rigid and the ABS are flexible.

Title: Bumper Fillers
Post by: Wrecked Em on May 21 2011, 09:12:09 AM

Quote from: "daveismissing @ Thu May 19, 2011 8:57 pm"

Quote from: "Wrecked Em @ Thu May 19, 2011 9:50 pm"

These were dead 7 years ago.

Whats the paint history on the car? Mine seem just fine?
edit: Theorizing that a fairly early repaint of enamel maybe protects them better.

Not sure, bought the car in 2003 and the paint was rough then and the bumper fillers were starting to sag at that point.

Title: Re: Bumper Fillers
Post by: gordyzx9r on May 21 2011, 09:54:14 AM

Quote from: "daveismissing @ Fri May 20, 2011 8:33 am"

Quote from: "gordyzx9r @ Fri May 20, 2011 8:11 am"

I bought mine (the complete set of 5) from here:

http://www.replica-plastics.com/
I had the rears melded together to make it look a bit nicer.
The owner called them a fiberglass plastic resin mix.

Just sounds like polyester Fiberglass to me
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass-reinforced_plastic.

Are all these replacements rigid? If you get touched you replace?

They are flexible.

Title: Bumper Fillers
Post by: SuperSix on May 21 2011, 10:40:32 AM

I was happy to see the fillers on the new GN are flexible, and in good shape. I have fiberglass on the 87 T.