New chrome bumper

vanishingbreed · by vanishingbreed on Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:11 pm

I finally got a chrome bumper for my 65 Econo, It was just chromed and is in perfect condition. It is one for a 64 Econo though so it has the place for a license plate. I am thinking of putting a Route 66 plate on it and keeping the regular license plate on the rear door. I need the two stock license plate lights that go on the bumper though.

jkr · by jkr on Fri Nov 06, 2009 7:37 pm

get a "grote light" catalogue. they will have the small round half shielded lites you need i think. i can't remember the part number but a's use basiclly the same snap into the bumper lite you need in chrome too.

vanishingbreed · by vanishingbreed on Sat Nov 07, 2009 9:01 pm

jkr wrote:get a "grote light" catalogue. they will have the small round half shielded lites you need i think. i can't remember the part number but a's use basiclly the same snap into the bumper lite you need in chrome too.

Thanks for that info, I looked on ebay and Grote had the lights for sale there so I got two of them. Thanks again.

vanishingbreed · by vanishingbreed on Thu Nov 12, 2009 4:42 pm

Here's a couple of pics with the new bumper and Route 66 license plate. I got the two new licence plate lights today on ebay for $2.95 each from Grote. I saw the same lights on classic auto parts for $23.00 each. I paid $150.00 for the freshly chromed bumper.

61econoline · by 61econoline on Thu Nov 12, 2009 5:00 pm

looks great

wylee · by wylee on Fri Nov 13, 2009 4:21 am

ya need sun glasses to look at that bad boy.

southern man · by southern man on Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:13 pm

That's a gorgeous bumper, and it looks great on the van, but I prefer the
plate on the bumper, period, Cleans up the backend, although now I realize that if you do that you'll have to repaint the door.

I don't have a rear bumper on my '64, but now I have to figure out how to light the plate. The grote link gave me some ideas, I've bookmarked the link. Thanks JKR.

jkr · by jkr on Fri Nov 13, 2009 6:33 pm

there is somewhere out there a real neat set of bolts with lites in the heads that hold your plate on and light up your plate. saw them a few years ago but haven't seen them since. Crying or Very sad

wideload · by wideload on Fri Nov 13, 2009 6:41 pm

Here ya go JKR. Someone posted this a little while back and I happened to save it.

http://www.thehoffmangroup.com/keepitclean/

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