Rear Bumper fillers OPGI

by oldstofty Thu Dec 12, 2013 8:54 am

I am looking for replacement Bumper fillers for my 77 Cutlass. OPGI has them but their description reads:
"These premium-quality, injection-molded rubber or plastic bumper fillers fit between the body and the front or rear bumper. Sold in a pair."

My first question is are they rubber or plastic is says both and my second question is are these only for the rear? they say both but i thought the front was different.

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Here is the link: http://www.opgi.com/cutlass/1977/bumpers-hardware/bumper-inserts/C240928/

also parts place list them in ABS plastic for half the cost OPGI...

by 77mali Thu Dec 12, 2013 8:56 am

link is not working

by SSTOOLMAN Thu Dec 12, 2013 11:11 am

The best thing to do is call them. I have called a couple of times and got good answers to my questions but If the person you talk to doesn't know ask for somebody that does.

by 1973montec Thu Dec 12, 2013 12:42 pm

http://www.opgi.com/cutlass/1977/bumpers-hardware/bumper-inserts/C240928/

by driveit Thu Dec 12, 2013 1:43 pm

OMG. BP1341V (1974 - 1975 Chevelle) REAR BUMPER FILLERS 2 DOOR (2 PIECES) FIBERGLASS $239.00

Didn't know anyone had this! A little pricey!

I need someone to teach me how to make molds for part in fiberglass so I can charge an arm and a leg for stuff.

I really want to learn to do this and make a bunch of hard to find parts for cheap for my G3 buddies.

by thatfnthing Thu Dec 12, 2013 2:04 pm

You will require a good original of the part you are trying to duplicate -- then you make a fiberglass mold of it so it's a 'negative' of sorts. Then you can produce the part itself from the mold. The better your original, the better your reproduction.

by pila Thu Dec 12, 2013 3:42 pm

I have the 'glass type on the rear of my '74 Malibu. I forget the name of the place I bought it from....

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by oldstofty Thu Dec 12, 2013 3:46 pm

as pictured in the link the parts i need originally were rubber.. i think.. but the repops say rubber or plastic. Ill probably have to call and see if they can tell me which one they are and it says front or rear but i thought the fronts are different

by pila Thu Dec 12, 2013 3:55 pm

You are correct in that the originals were rubber.. The glass parts are durable, but not flexible.....
I tried to refurbish the originals, but they are just too old & crack easily...

by driveit Thu Dec 12, 2013 4:31 pm

Someone needs to donate a good original to me so that I can get started. Smile

by dynchel Thu Dec 12, 2013 4:43 pm

pila wrote:I have the 'glass type on the rear of my '74 Malibu. I forget the name of the place I bought it from....

You got lucky. I bought fiberglass reproduction years ago and the were (are Mad

) complete Turd

.The only reason the look even a little ok is because i have the bumpers tucked tightly against the body.

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by thatfnthing Thu Dec 12, 2013 4:48 pm

pila wrote:You are correct in that the originals were rubber.. The glass parts are durable, but not flexible.....
I tried to refurbish the originals, but they are just too old & crack easily...

That's because the originals were made of urethane, which becomes brittle with too much UV exposure.

by thatfnthing Thu Dec 12, 2013 4:50 pm

dynchel wrote:You got lucky. I bought fiberglass reproduction years ago and the were (are ) complete .The only reason the look even a little ok is because i have the bumpers tucked tightly against the body.

I have fiberglass ones on my front and they worked out just fine. Biggest issue was that they came oversized and had to be trimmed down, and a couple bolt holes didn't line up. What kind of problems did you experience?

by dynchel Thu Dec 12, 2013 5:00 pm

Mine were oversized also. They were also warped and had no mounting tabs. I guess they figured you were on your own to figure out how to mount them. I think i bought them from Modern Chevrolet (?) its been many years, i don't remember 100%.

by 1973montec Thu Dec 12, 2013 7:10 pm

i had the fiberglass ones my monte bought them from
http://www.replica-plastics.com/EditParts.aspx?Make=Chevrolet

by 77mali Thu Dec 12, 2013 7:18 pm

I read somewhere (maybe here?) that certain plants produced better quality urethane than others. I know my Baltimore built car's rear filler was in sad shape. I got a replacement from Mcarlo77 a good while back & it seems to still be very flexible compared to the original one. If it were me I'd stay away from anything "plastic" for that application.

by dynchel Thu Dec 12, 2013 7:57 pm

My '74 was built in Canada. The urethane was still flexible and intact. The problem with mine it was warped real bad (the RR being the worse side by a large margin). On the front the right front was a little wavy and the left front was a nos piece installed before i got the car, so it was perfect.

by ant7377 Thu Dec 12, 2013 10:29 pm

My friend has a lot of Cadillacs,he usually has to replace them when he buys one and he says some models just fit and work better than others,depends on the shape.

by SSTOOLMAN Fri Dec 13, 2013 4:33 pm

I bought a front 3 piece set for my 73 from Replica-plastics they were all fiberglass. The 2 outside corner pieces were unusable because were to ridgid to flex around the fenders like the oem ones do. The center piece was missing all the rear mounting tabs. JUNK! I ended up buying NOS from a guy on this forum and got the corner pieces from a yard in Utah. I found them on www.car-part.com. Suprisingly I found a nice front bumper near me by using that site for $100.

by dynchel Fri Dec 13, 2013 7:47 pm

The center piece on a '73 was urethane? On my '74 it is steel.

by driveit Sat Dec 14, 2013 8:43 am

Front center on mine is steel as well, but have no idea of the rear. Never had one since I've owned the car.

by dynchel Sat Dec 14, 2013 8:38 pm

driveit wrote:Front center on mine is steel as well, but have no idea of the rear. Never had one since I've owned the car.

The rears (OE) were two pieces and urethane.

by 3caminos Sat Dec 14, 2013 8:54 pm

i have used replica plastics on the rear of my 74 chevelle and they turned out great. but perhaps its because i have an excellant body man. by the way it was painted sunburst orange with black stripes like dynchels. i will post pics when i can

by SSTOOLMAN Sun Dec 15, 2013 9:33 pm

dynchel wrote:The center piece on a '73 was urethane? On my '74 it is steel.

The 73 had a urethane center piece that screwed in several pieces in the front and tabs folded over back and screw into the rear of the bumper support
holding it securly in place, they were a 73 only deal.
Replica plastics center just lays on top and overlays the corner pieces under the head lights, they omitted the rear tabs so it can flop up and down
and rub the paint off the mating corner pieces. They might be just fine for the back
but on the 73 front set up I wouldn't waist my time/money.

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