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[TR] Yippee - just got Stainless Steel bumpers for the TR2

Subject: [TR] Yippee - just got Stainless Steel bumpers for the TR2
From: don.hiscock at gmail.com (Don Hiscock)
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2011 10:01:59 -0500
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The TR3A bumpers (for my B) came with a pair of stainless metric M10 x
30 mm bolts + nuts, I presume to mount front overriders to bumper.  No
washers and no bumper bolts came with my order.

Don

On 9/24/11, Cliff Hansen <cliff_hansen at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Do they supply the round head bolts with the bumpers?
>
> There's a note on the TR2/3 catalog item that "bolts provided are metric"
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cliff
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: Don Hiscock <don.hiscock at gmail.com>
>>Sent: Sep 23, 2011 8:26 PM
>>To: Chris Simo <ccsimonsen at gmail.com>
>>Cc: list Triumph <triumphs at autox.team.net>
>>Subject: Re: [TR] Yippee - just got Stainless Steel bumpers for the TR2
>>
>>Harrington Group is a Vietnamese company offering stainless bumpers for a
>>number of vintage vehicles.  Easily googled and also active on eBay.  I
>>ordered stainless steel front bumper and f/r overriders for my TR3B from
>>Harrington Group a month or so ago.  Haven't mounted them yet, but did take
>>a number of photos of the stainless pieces in comparison to my originals.
>>
>>In general, they're OK, but not excellent.  Very similar to the originals,
>>but also slightly different in almost every detail if one looks closely.
>> The overriders, in particular, are more "square" at the ends.
>>
>>The finish on the backside ispainted a medium gloss black and shows a few
>>runs and fingerprints in the wet paint.  The exterior polish is excellent
>>and defect free.  The packaging and shipping from Vietnam to the middle of
>>America was completely acceptable.
>>
>>Here's a link to my album for those who'd like to take a look at them in
>>some detail.
>>http://4xdog.smugmug.com/photos/swfpopup.mg?AlbumID=19174641&AlbumKey=xFCrx4
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Don
>>TR3B TSF202L
>>
>>
>>
>>On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 10:59 AM, Chris Simo <ccsimonsen at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Ordered a set of stainless bumpers and over-riders from a company called
>>> Harrington group.  They make mini cars and a copy of the Isetta....
>>>
>>> They also offer stainless bumpers - so I thought I'd give them a shot.
>>> No
>>> financial interest here - just wanted to let you know they look good.
>>> I've
>>> got them out in the rain right now to see if any rust forms....   I won't
>>> be
>>> installing them for another month - but I put the parts up to the car and
>>> all looks right - over-riders look just like the orignals (but not rusty)
>>> and they are polished to a mirror shine - you can see my flip flops in
>>> one
>>> of the overriders in the pic below.
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/3k964tk
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
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