69 repro endura bumper/brackets.. do any fit?

[Lynn]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: iluv69s</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I second what Bruce said... Ive used repo brackets and bumpers also... the brackets work..the bumpers always need some serious 'reworking'....

since we are on the subject, I have a really mint GM bumper that is ever so slightly tweaked...anyone have any luck repairing them ? </div></div>

My experience was the opposite. Perhaps there is more than one repop out there.
I compared a repop bumper side by side with a real one. Not much difference. The inner brackets that came with the OER bumper however, make it virtually impossible to install. IIRC, the outers were OK.
An acquaintance told me he installed a repop bumper with original brackets, and it fit much better.

Heartbeat Jimmy does sell some nice repop brackets. I have a set of brackets (not for sale) as well as a pair of crappy repop brackets that I modified to match the contour of the originals.

One more thing: if you get an OER brand, it will have a boat load of silicone or some kind of slimy substance on it, and you will spend a LOT of time wiping it down with degreaser just to make sure paint sticks.

[bergy]

Probably more than one repop bumper bracket Lynn. I used HBC &amp; the only alteration was that I whacked the hex head nuts off in favor of stock looking square ones. NOS VE3 bumper bolted up great

[Lynn]

I agree, there are more than one.
The ones that came with the OER bumper are way different than the HBC brackets.

[camarojoe]

Lynn, you say the OER repop bumper looked much like the original, and the HBC brackets looked much like original brackets... so would it be safe to say the using an OER bumper with HBC brackets could possibly work without too much headache? I hear a lot about HBC having better brackets than anyone else, has anyone used his repro bumper? Are OER endura bumpers made in the USA?

[Salvatore]

I like HBC's repro parts. Better than most I would say.

[Lynn]

Joe:

I wish I could tell you for sure. I did not try this myself. I wish I had just to see. I found a smoking hot deal on a real bumper and sold the OER. They guy I sold it to didn't want the OER brackets, because he had been through that before. He said he was getting a pair of inners from HBC. That is the best I can tell you.

I did have the OER when I got the other one and laid them out side by side. Doofus me didn't take pictures.... and I did not take precise measurements. To the naked eye it looked pretty close.

Brackets were WAAAAAY OFF though. I could tell there was no way those inner brackets would work. I have not held the hbc brackets in hand, but from the pics, they look close. Bergy used them on his NOS bumper, and said they fit fine. Just for fun, I modified the oer brackets to see if I could get the angles to match up. I packed all the brackets when we moved, but may be able to locate them if you need pics.

[Lynn]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: [email protected]</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I like HBC's repro parts. Better than most I would say. </div></div>

Some of Jim's parts are definitely the best repop available. The brackets are a good example. Apparently no one else has correct ones. However, you never know. I have bought some of his stuff advertised as the &quot;best&quot; and it arrived in Classic or other vendor packaging.

[Salvatore]

Heartbeat has original brackets also for sale.

[ZLP955]

Some good comparison details here:
http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=155455
And a few threads relating to the fit of repros and rework:
http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=9976.0
http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=9809.0

[Lynn]

Guess that first thread on CRG give Joe his answer.
No repro bumper fits right... at least as of 2012, according to Kurt:
&quot;What's amazing is how well the original endura bumpers fit.....
They've never made a good repro endura yet - they've been like that for years.&quot;

How much is due to the bumper itself, and how much to the brackets?