Schulte425 Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 I'm looking to purchase a new front bumper, but my Monte came with bumper guards. It seems like all the new bumpers don't have holes for the guards. I don't wanna drill into a new bumper, does anyone know if theirs a place that sell a new bumpers with the holes already drilled in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72-CLASSIC_RIDE Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 The Bumper Guards were an option & not standard equipment, so don't believe that any Bumpers were pre drilled. I replaced my rear Bumper and had to drill out the Bumper for my rear Bumper Guards. Not that big of a deal really. Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCfan Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 James, Been there, done that. As Doug says, it's fairly easy, even easier on the front because you only have to locate and drill one hole for each guard. I installed re-chromed guards on my stock '70 bumpers and then re-installed the front guards on a new front bumper later using exactly the same procedure. Of course, I had the mount the new front bumper first. If you want to drill the hole before you mount the new bumper, you can locate the hole using relative measurements from your original bumper. The hardest part is convincing yourself to drill into a brand new shiny bumper. Basically, with the new bumper already mounted, you just partially attach the front guards with the lower bolt in the hole provided on the bottom edge of all front bumpers, align them vertically with a carpenter's square or level and mark the bumper on both sides of the guard. The horizontal location of the hole will be exactly in the middle of those two marks (see photos below). The vertical location of the hole is easy if you first make a cardboard template by tracing the inside edge of the guard and marking the location of the upper mounting hole on the template, then hold the template on the bumper at the horizontal location and transfer the vertical dimension onto the bumper (see photos below). After drilling the hole, it may need to be de-burred and the edges should be protected from rusting with durable paint before final assembly. Good luck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leghome Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Another option is getting your present bumper replated. Not the cheapest route but a viable option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schulte425 Posted March 2, 2018 Author Share Posted March 2, 2018 Thank you guys for the great info and pic on how to install the guards on the bumpers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overdrive Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 I bought mine from Tamraz's. They had them with or without the holes for the guards, but that wasn't recent. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Peters Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 I did the same thing as Dennis and drilled the holes needed, it was not a big deal. rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger OrtizJr Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Can you please send the same photos as in photo bucket but send them to my gmail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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