Ooops! Bought wrong bumper. - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Driveway Dreams · 05-15-2009, 05:21 PM

I bought a sport bumper from a guy off Craigslist. Got it home went to line it up to se how it looked and found out it is a stepside bumper. (Its a few inches narrow.) So, do I sell it, and find another one for my truck? Do I keep it and just tuck it in real close, or is it too narrow for that? The guy wont buy it back now.

Big Blue · 05-15-2009, 05:31 PM

I say keep and find another truck that it will fit.

John

Driveway Dreams · 05-15-2009, 05:57 PM

I wish I had that option.

bigblock73 · 05-15-2009, 08:16 PM

Could be a van bumper too. Are there carriage bolt holes on the top of it? If so, then it is a van bumper.

pig rig · 05-15-2009, 11:51 PM

I hate when I do that!!!!!!

I have a garage full of oops! and, thats a great idea!

and I'm thinking of having a why'd I buy this sale

JohnC · 05-16-2009, 07:44 AM

I say try and sell it. I'm sure someone will come along and need that bumper. I've got parts in my garage too that I have swapped out, and just waiting for the right person to come along that I can help out.

Driveway Dreams · 05-16-2009, 12:01 PM

No, it only has the bolts on the face. I was really excited to slap the thing on so I could drive it with out Farmer Joe's bumper on the back. But, I guess for now I will will rock the big one,....

Turbo85GMC · 05-18-2009, 07:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big Blue

I say keep and find another truck that it will fit.

Sell or Trade it. Just like you're looking for sport bumper, someone out there is looking for a stepside bumper. It's all about finding the right person.

05-15-2009, 05:21 PM	#1
Driveway Dreams I have car A.D.D. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Greeley, Northern Colorado Posts: 4,147	Ooops! Bought wrong bumper. I bought a sport bumper from a guy off Craigslist. Got it home went to line it up to se how it looked and found out it is a stepside bumper. (Its a few inches narrow.) So, do I sell it, and find another one for my truck? Do I keep it and just tuck it in real close, or is it too narrow for that? The guy wont buy it back now. __________________ -Gerald Building vehicles in memory of the first "car guy" I ever knew, my Grandpa. Bob Dunham 1935-2009. Rest in peace. 61 GMC Suburban SOLD The 86 build thread SOLD Are you a Colorado member?Click here.

05-15-2009, 05:31 PM	#2
Big Blue Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Northeast--Bethlehem, Pennslyvania Posts: 642	Re: Ooops! Bought wrong bumper. I say keep and find another truck that it will fit. John __________________ Big Blue ( John ) 79 Chevy Pick up.....My Dailey STILL Working on a frame up: 1987 Truck body on a 78 Blazer frame. Need cab blasted to start project. Got the cab BLASTED, Now Prep and Paint. Started to lay SOME BONDO and primer. Done, Ordering paint. Got paint, Stuff painted,Cab,Fenders, Hood more later. 9/7/2015 Got the clear coat on,now time to take one off. Started to put things back (What a nightmare) like the heating and AC stuff,inside wire harness, outside AC unit and booster, still more. May 2016, still working on the inside. Got duck work in,heating and AC. Radio (stock) in dash with after market in console later, Speaker are hooked up, Steering column is in. Getting ready to drop the cab onto the frame, Working on engine now since I have the room. Well here it is 2018, got the engine in and it runs, now I need to get the exhaust system in so I can adjust the lifters, to loud right now. Got the exhaust on now I am waiting for the break parts to come in.

05-15-2009, 05:57 PM	#3
Driveway Dreams I have car A.D.D. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Greeley, Northern Colorado Posts: 4,147	Re: Ooops! Bought wrong bumper. I wish I had that option. __________________ -Gerald Building vehicles in memory of the first "car guy" I ever knew, my Grandpa. Bob Dunham 1935-2009. Rest in peace. 61 GMC Suburban SOLD The 86 build thread SOLD Are you a Colorado member?Click here.

05-15-2009, 08:16 PM	#4
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05-15-2009, 11:51 PM	#5
pig rig Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: washington the state Posts: 730	Re: Ooops! Bought wrong bumper. I hate when I do that!!!!!! I have a garage full of oops! and, thats a great idea! and I'm thinking of having a why'd I buy this sale __________________ my sports car rolls on six wheels only because I'm to fat to get in and out of new corvette http://hubgarage.s3.amazonaws.com/ph...ped_detail.JPG Last edited by pig rig; 05-15-2009 at 11:52 PM.

05-16-2009, 07:44 AM	#6
JohnC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 7,461	Re: Ooops! Bought wrong bumper. I say try and sell it. I'm sure someone will come along and need that bumper. I've got parts in my garage too that I have swapped out, and just waiting for the right person to come along that I can help out.

05-16-2009, 12:01 PM	#7
Driveway Dreams I have car A.D.D. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Greeley, Northern Colorado Posts: 4,147	Re: Ooops! Bought wrong bumper. No, it only has the bolts on the face. I was really excited to slap the thing on so I could drive it with out Farmer Joe's bumper on the back. But, I guess for now I will will rock the big one,.... __________________ -Gerald Building vehicles in memory of the first "car guy" I ever knew, my Grandpa. Bob Dunham 1935-2009. Rest in peace. 61 GMC Suburban SOLD The 86 build thread SOLD Are you a Colorado member?Click here. Last edited by N2TRUX; 05-18-2009 at 07:28 AM.



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