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Are all aftermarket bumpers made to fit OEM bumper strips.?

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Old 09-07-05 | 05:52 PM
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Hey I'm in the process of repainting my front and rear bumpers before Nopi and wanted to buy new fresh chrome stirps. I did a search and found that that are some aftermarket rolls you can buy and than cut them to spec but I don't know where to buy them also I wanted to know if the OEM strips that carson sells or any dealer for that matter will fit aftermarket kits? I just wanted to be sure before I buy oem strips and their too short. Any help would be appreciated.

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Old 09-07-05 | 05:54 PM
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yo Adrian

in short ....yes

the one that i used on my bumper was from a autobody shop

but its easier to get it from Steve
Old 09-07-05 | 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by bluelex
Hey I'm in the process of repainting my front and rear bumpers before Nopi and wanted to buy new fresh chrome stirps. I did a search and found that that are some aftermarket rolls you can buy and than cut them to spec but I don't know where to buy them also I wanted to know if the OEM strips that carson sells or any dealer for that matter will fit aftermarket kits? I just wanted to be sure before I buy oem strips and their too short. Any help would be appreciated.

Adrian
Adrain i can get these rolls your talking about i have 1 for my car right now if you'd like i can take some pics so you can see first but i think the complete roll was like 25-35 bux. i have some extra but iam going to replace the chrome on my front bumper pm me if your interested or ring my cell you got the number
Old 09-07-05 | 08:48 PM
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Do the chrome strips come off pretty easily? Is replacing them dummy-proof?
Old 09-08-05 | 08:23 AM
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A,

The OEM chrome strips fit my Vertex front and rear bumpers very well. Actually if I remember right, they were slightly long and had to cut off just a little.

eman,

They're pretty easy to remove and replace. They use double sided tape. You just need to be careful not to twist them when installing so they'll look right.
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