Big Bumper Tuck poll and pictures

Discussion in 'Cosmetic' started by Rando76, Jan 4, 2008.

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Which do you like?

  1. I like the bumper tuck over stock.

    87.7%
  2. I like the stock setup better than the bumper tuck.

    12.3%
  1. Rando76

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    I've been meaning to post these for a while. These are pictures of a car I looked at a few months back. The owner had done a bumper tuck. What do you guys think? Vote in the poll. :bouncy:
     

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    well its definatly an improvment but still doesnt look as good as actually swapping them
     
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    i think it looks good. i seen it on a '73 and loved it. i plan to do the same on my '73 Grabber
     
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    Yeah, I am not a fan of big bumpers (I may change my mind after a minor collision, though:oops:), but tucking them really makes it look nicer. Reminds me of the big bumper Chevelles, etc that look decent with big bumpers.

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    at least GM made it look like it belonged

    on mavericks its just some huge object tacked on to the front and read of the car
     
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    The ss models were nicer...

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    I think tucking them in makes them look like they belong a little better.

    Wonder if we can fit a chevelle bumper on our mavs...
     
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    i dont see the diffence between the SS bumper and the other?

    a nova bumper mght be a little better fit

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    I agree on the nova bumper. The chevelle has a front end shaped more like a Comet with the bulge in the center.

    I pulled up the SS pic because it didn't show as pronounced a bulge.
     
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    buick apollos have a pretty good comet buldge too

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    Keep in mind the Chevelles shown above were pre-safety bumpers. Their safety bumpers, 1973 and up, were ugly too.
     
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    The big bumpers stuck out because of federal regulations. Besides, it's not fair to compare the big bumper Mavericks with old GMs (because they weren't bound by regs either). :rofl: Here's a 75 Monte Carlo for comparison. The bumper sticks out on it too.

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    HA! We posted near the same time. :bouncy:
     
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    Man, that is even uglier than the Maverick safety bumpers...:vomito:
     
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    the GM's never seemed so apparently ugly tho. i think their bumpers tended to flow a litle better with the over all designs

    on the mavericks it looked like they just slapped something on to meet regulations and be done with it
     
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    Exactly what I always thought. Probably exactly what they did. Kinda like that yellow box behind the radio on the 74 models..."Quick, the feds just passed a law, let's be the first to follow it...wait, they changed their minds. That is OK, our little box didn't work right anyway...":bs:
     

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