73/74 RoadRunner rear bumper

[Ron Allen]

What has everyone done if you want to remove the rear bumper cushions? There are two holes with one being elongated and the other slightly oval. I would love to ditch the pads but I really don't like the holes. *I am also having the bumper re-chromed.

Thanks,
Ron

 

[66383]

I believe they can fill the holes during the rechroming process.

 

[multimopes]

Ron,
I would have been looking to do the same thing had the guy I bought my car from not already done it; on front and back! He just installed chrome bumper bolts in the empty holes. Works for me. Some guys have the holes welded closed and ground smooth before a re-chrome job. I will attach a couple pictures which are jpegs so you can zoom in some. The heads don't (completely) cover the elongated holes but it's close enough for me. Maybe you can find a slightly larger head bolt to help that, however the bumper is slightly curved at that point.

 

[Ron Allen]

Ron,
I would have been looking to do the same thing had the guy I bought my car from not already done it; on front and back! He just installed chrome bumper bolts in the empty holes. Works for me. Some guys have the holes welded closed and ground smooth before a re-chrome job. I will attach a couple pictures which are jpegs so you can zoom in some. The heads don't (completely) cover the elongated holes but it's close enough for me. Maybe you can find a slightly larger head bolt to help that, however the bumper is slightly curved at that point.View attachment 692230 View attachment 692231 View attachment 692232

Very nice

 

[idrivemopar]

If you have an ace hardware they sell chrome carriage bolts that will fit and they are fairly short, so an easy modification to perform.