In a message dated 25/08/2009 1:26:51 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

        Those plastic bumper ends  are not expensive and if you keep them
oiled with Krown rust proofing oil they  will not fade, but stay a nice shiny
black.  This is not a big  problem.  Up my way they need to be there to
pass safety inspection in  Ontario.

>>>>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<<<<<

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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