Tom,
TS25054 has no "J " stamped inside it, but there were a lot of bumpers built
between mine and yours. Good luck on the restoration. I think I have all the
pieces to mine rebuilt, now I've got to get them together.
Rob .... In Seattle
-----Original Message-----
From: J Thomas Rippel <JTRippel@CSI.com>
To: 'triumphs@autox.team.net' <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, June 26, 1999 6:02 PM
Subject: TR3 Bumpers
>
>I started to pull the chrome parts off my 61 TR3A for restoration.
>The front bumper is going to need replated or replaced.
>After following a thread on original versus after market bumpers I would
like to make a reasonable decision.
>If it is original, I will replate it, if not, I will consider a new bumper.
>I have inspected the bumper.
>The only mark appears to be the letter "J" in the center of the inside of
the bumper.
>
>Can anyone tell me how to tell if this is an original or after market
bumper?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Tom Rippel
>HMB, Ca
>1961 TR3A
>Going from one piece to a 1000 pieces
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