Bumpers

:( I rear ended a Saturn (thank God no one was hurt), and i got ALL of the damage, nothing but little scratches from the trim on the Saturn. Trying to figure out how a rubber bumper did that! i thought my steel bumper would have put a up better defense (instead it looks like i slammed into a pole)

Now, the the grille (new) is cracked but its not noticeable so ill deal with that later, I found a chrome bumper, and the black and chromed trim. The bumper is $164 but im buying the trim which is $70 they''re then giving a discount which takes off $74 + free shipping. So, the total is $160, I''m happy with it.

But, It says the part is OE and i don''t wanna buy some piece of crap bumper made in China that will start to flake or something in a year. Should i get this here or what?

I''d also like to get a grille guard as well, maybe it would help if this were to ever happen again.



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Damn if a Saturn did that much damage, I`d hate to see what that new Smart car would have done, ,,  I can only guess that somewhere under that Saturn bumper sumthing is def bent, ,,

If you did that to your bumper, I can guarantee you that the back end of that saturn is not the same anymore.  It may look ok from the outside, but there is serious damage to the crash support under the plastic bumper.

It should not be all that expensive to fix.

When you purchase aftermarket chrome, "you pay for what you get." However, that  is not necessarily true with new GM chrome. If you purchase a new bumper from GM, it will not be any better than any of the El Cheapo rechromed bumpers.  I have seen some real bad chrome come from a GM dealership. Their suppliers are under more strict enviromental restraints.
 
I aquired a rechromed rear bumper on e-bay for $75 including shipping,  and to my surprise, it was real good chrome and the bumper was perfect.   It came from a rechroming shop in Michigan. The owner was wanting to get rid of some of his slower moving inventory, and I have no reason to doubt his word. 
 
If your bumper is just bent and not rusted and if you are willing to pay for show chrome, Paul''s Plating in Pennsylvania is absolutely the best  in the country and also the highest priced.  Send your bent  bumper to Paul''s Plating and they will straigten and re-chrome it for about $600 for show chrome and $400 for street chrome.....plus S&H.  Even their, street chrome is better than you can get anywhere.
 
Paul''s Plating still uses the old triple plating process. Meaning,  they use copper, nickle and chrome. Most re-choming establishments do not use copper anymore because of the EPA restraints. They use a brass, nickle, chrome process.  Copper creates an ultra smooth base surface on which they can apply the nickle. However, the copper sulfate (bluestone) residue in the plating tanks  is toxic and hazardous to the enviroment. It  must be disposed of by a licensed hazadous materials disposal company at a great expense to the plating company. Copper sulfate  must be shipped out into certain areas of the Atlantic ocean and dumped. Some of the east coast platers still use copper, nickle,  chrome plating because of that area''s  proximity to the Atlantic ocean.... toxic waste dumping off the Pacific coast is prohibited due to the more shallow depth of the continental shelf. In the Atlantic, the Gulf Stream will disperse toxic waste. Although it  is not good for the whales .

I would try a junkyard you might find one in great condition

http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/search/?N=9969+1588+4294966238+9278  try here  ... this is the bumper page for your truck,

No structural damage to anything but the bumper, $99 for the bumper + trim just need a new bolt for the right outer bumper bracket, any idea where i could acquire one?

I like this picture :)

You can get one bumper bolt, one nut, one flat washer  and one lock washer  from LMC truck. Bolt:  29-0205; nut: 29-0536; flat washer: 29-0423; lock washer: 29-0426.  Total price:   $2.10. plus shipping.
 
I needed one front bumper bolt, nut, flat washer, lock washer and nut but I bought a 24 piece bumper kit (29-0170) for $9.95 from LMC truck just to have spares. Those small head, stainless steel capped bumper bolts are difficult to find. The countermen at two Chevrolet dealerships could not find any in their computer so I bought some spares from LMC truck.  Order on line at   www.LMCtruck.com and get a free catalog.

dang lol um did you have to by the trim for the bumper seperate

*nevermindi figured it out myself and btw it looks really good

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ORIGINAL: Asimm

dang lol um did you have to by the trim for the bumper seperate

*nevermindi figured it out myself and btw it looks really good

It came with the bumper

were did you get your bumper?

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ORIGINAL: Asimm

were did you get your bumper?

My friend, who said he was going to order it from GM. He then found out it would be more than $55 for a chrome bumper so he got it from a company called Crash & Rush Restoration. I believe its a local business because i searched and couldn''t find anything. Its a pretty nice bumper much more shine than the original.