Thread: New Bumper doesn't fit

It could be a few things... Possibly the car has been in a bingle (especially if it’s an ex farm vehicle) or your replacement part isn’t factory OEM. I am guessing that the part may have come in blue packaging?? After restoring 2 Series II’s - I have discovered that many of the “pattern” parts don’t fit that well...

Originally Posted by grey_ghost

.....or your replacement part isn’t factory OEM.....

Hello from Brisbane.

The bumper, assuming that it is the same one that I supplied, came straight off my 1975 88” and was the original part fitted when built. Never bingled or straightened during its service life.

Genuinely surprised that it didn’t fit. The new one that I replaced it with went straight on.

Better post up the measurements of the outer to outer and inner to inner bolt holes on both the bumper and your chassis dumb irons so that others can measure theirs to see if the culprit can be isolated. I could measure mine, but obviously they will be the same as those on the bumper now.

Cheers,

Neil

Hi Neil,
not suggesting it was your bumper, as the old one had been adjusted to fit, but the chassis measurements are about 10mm out from the specs I found online. It will look good once on just wondered if anyone else had the same as the chassis seems ok.

740mm and 650mm apart centre to centre of the bolt holes

Hi Neil,

That’s interesting - the original bumper doesn’t fit but the new one does! My experience is that the Landy’s are not mm perfect - maybe the pattern parts are to blueprint and the originals are “close enough” !

Originally Posted by grey_ghost

Hi Neil,

That’s interesting - the original bumper doesn’t fit but the new one does! My experience is that the Landy’s are not mm perfect - maybe the pattern parts are to blueprint and the originals are “close enough” !

Hello again.

Must have been a misunderstanding here. Actually both the old and new bumpers fit my trucks’ chassis as is. The original was presumably sourced by Rover - the replacement was NOS sourced from Melbourne a few years ago.

The problem at hand seems to be on the new trucks’ chassis dimensions if I have it right.

Cheers,

Neil

Originally Posted by nickm

Hi Neil,
not suggesting it was your bumper, as the old one had been adjusted to fit, but the chassis measurements are about 10mm out from the specs I found online. It will look good once on just wondered if anyone else had the same as the chassis seems ok.

740mm and 650mm apart centre to centre of the bolt holes

Nick,

Hello again - I hadn’t taken the OP as criticising the bumper that came off my truck. Rather, a bit surprised and just passing the comment that both that one and the replacement fitted my 88” without the need for modification.

Simply keen to find out where the discrepancy was coming from - bumper or chassis?

Cheers,

Neil

Neil,
I am guessing the chassis but there is nothing obvious. Might put the jack between the end sections and see what happens.

Originally Posted by nickm

Hi Neil,
not suggesting it was your bumper, as the old one had been adjusted to fit, but the chassis measurements are about 10mm out from the specs I found online. It will look good once on just wondered if anyone else had the same as the chassis seems ok.

740mm and 650mm apart centre to centre of the bolt holes

hi nick just fill in the holes with weld and re galvernize will bring 2 s1 and 2 s2-3 bumpers to ps it will show the hole on the galvernizing or you you could use tho holes for spot lights regards jim