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Subject:Re: Rear Bumper Needed - 1987 GL non-Wolfsburg (regular chrome w/rubber strip)(Northern California)
From:Donna Skarloken
Date:Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:52:24 -0800

One bent slightly; the other is fine.  Fortunately I wasn't going very fast
so the bumper itself took most of the hit.

On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 11:05 PM, Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@gmail.com> wrote:

> If the bumper was badly BenT, you may need to replace the brackets
> that hold the bumper as well.  They tend to bend toward each other if
> the center of the bumper takes a hit.
>
> Karl Wolz
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 8:35 PM, Donna Skarloken <dskarloken@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>  > I managed to smash in my rear bumper yesterday!  Not good.  I am now
> driving
> > around with no rear bumper.  I was rather bewildered by the choices of
> > bumpers from Go Westy, Van Cafe, etc.
> > Anyway, if anyone has a decent stock rear bumper available in the SF Bay
> > Area or Sacramento area they would like to sell to me, please let me
> know.
> >  I may want to do something different with our bumpers eventually (it's a
> > syncro) but in the meantime I would prefer to simply put  a stock one
> back
> > on there.
> >
> > P.S. Anywhere in the Central California area would be ok too - Fresno,
> > Monterey/Seaside, Paso Robles.  Wrecking yard recommendations are welcome
> > too.  Thanks very much.
> >
> > --
> > Donna, 87 Syncro
> >
>

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Donna

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