When they fade to charcoal grey take them off and spray them black again.

I don't know about your jurisdiction but in mine (Ontario) you need the
bumper caps to pass a safety inspection --- something to do with sharp
pieces of metal being uncovered..........

I'll be watching this thread to see if anyone has a longlasting and
cosmetically good fix for this :-)

Cheers,
Doug

On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 12:01 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <
camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:

> My 84 has sheet metal bumpers fore and aft. These take stupid snap-on
> plastic ends, which after a few years fade to charcoal gray and look
> cheesy.
>
> One has gone missing. I reckon my options are;
>
> A) to ignore it
> B) to order another stupid plastic snap-on plastic end that will fade to
> charcoal gray and look cheesy.
> C) ...any other ideas that don't involve buying a new bumper or welding?
> These appear to be in working order and I've never used them to bump
> anything out of the way.
>
> I'm leaning toward A). It's very inexpensive.
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> Bend, OR
> KG6RCR
>

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