Co-MAAAN-cheee Posted January 1, 2015 Posted January 1, 2015 I'm about to drop my truck off to get painted and I desperately want a pristine factory rear bumper. Mine is pretty bent and mangled. I've been searching for a replacement and researching options since Jan. One time I sat in a parking lot waiting for the owner of a Comanche to come back. It was beat and missing lots of parts, but, the bumper was great. He got angry that I even suggested he sell his bumper. I'm frustrated. While mine is beat there is very little rust and I have all the trim. I'm now considering just spending the money to get it professionally restored. Thought I would throw out there a, what did you do? Maybe someone out there has a really nice bumper they would part with because they know how much I would appreciated it? What say you?
benjy_26 Posted January 1, 2015 Posted January 1, 2015 A local hot rod shop restored the chrome front bumper for my dad's '51 Willys pickup. Maybe going through a shop like that near you would yield good results
MJRemi Posted January 1, 2015 Posted January 1, 2015 Having someone professionally restore a bumper is going to cost way more than being patient and eventually finding a great one to purchase. Get a couple quotes from the repair shops and decide if the cost is worth it to you.
Strokermjcomanche Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 I was fortunate enough to be able to straighten a rust free but dented bumper with the jeeps bottle jack . Do you have pictures as to where it's dented at?
redram Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 I bought a new FEY bumper about a year ago and it was a identical match to the stock bumper. I even used the original mounting brackets even though I bought the mounting kit. The OEM bumper was just basic black. This is what I found http://westinautomotive.com/westin/viewproduct.jsp?prod=FEY+Diamond+Step+Bumpers&id=37&vehicleId=&year=1990&make=JEEP&model=Comanche&submodel=&cabstyle=&guid=3e527018-3278-86b9-692b-ebdb384df1f0 Shop around and you will likely find a better deal, I think I paid just over $100.
91Pioneer Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 I'm picky and the FEY bumper is nowhere close to the stock bumper. Sure it fits but it does not look the same. I plan on restoring my OEM bumper if I don't find a better condition one. Cost be damned it can be fixed LOL. It's just metal, hit it until it's as close to straight as possible. A little body filler and blocking and it's ready for paint ;-) Last time I checked the body shop in town I've dealt with charged about $70/hr, if you just had them make it straight and you did the painting, I would think it wouldn't be more than a couple hours labor. If you wanted them to completely restore it then yeah at least double for filling, sanding, painting, etc.
Co-MAAAN-cheee Posted January 2, 2015 Author Posted January 2, 2015 I'm going to ask the body shop that's doing my paint. Will update this post.
Co-MAAAN-cheee Posted January 2, 2015 Author Posted January 2, 2015 In my opinion the fey bumpers look nothing like the original. But I have considered bolting one on while I wait for a better option. Have also considered using a jack to straighten it enough where it doesn't rub the paint. Then do a nice paint job. It would be an homage to what a challenge it is to get a nice one. I imagine people confused by a nicely restored truck with a dented up bumper. Lol.
krustyballer16 Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 I built my rear bumper to look pretty dang close to the factory one...wasn't that hard once I figured out what I wanted.
JENSSEN Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 In Calgary I had my bumper repressed after a collision and it looks like new,... it was very affordable compared to the alternatives
54bobby Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 before deciding on the fey, i went through one of the salvage yard search web sites. they found me one but it was 500 bucks. i passed and went fey.
gogmorgo Posted January 2, 2015 Posted January 2, 2015 Divine Droppings, $500? :nuts: I picked one up this summer, admittedly not mint, but with only a couple dents, good plastics, minimal rust, for all of $35. I guess some yards know what they've got better than others...
budwisr Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 Divine Droppings, $500? :nuts: I picked one up this summer, admittedly not mint, but with only a couple dents, good plastics, minimal rust, for all of $35. I guess some yards know what they've got better than others... I picked up one today at a local yard for $20. It does need a little work, but not too much.Coincidentally the truck I pulled it from had a "tag"
Eagle Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 I bought a new FEY bumper about a year ago and it was a identical match to the stock bumper. I even used the original mounting brackets even though I bought the mounting kit. The OEM bumper was just basic black. This is what I found http://westinautomotive.com/westin/viewproduct.jsp?prod=FEY+Diamond+Step+Bumpers&id=37&vehicleId=&year=1990&make=JEEP&model=Comanche&submodel=&cabstyle=&guid=3e527018-3278-86b9-692b-ebdb384df1f0 Shop around and you will likely find a better deal, I think I paid just over $100. I have three of those, two black and one chrome. They are a somewhat ugly but utiliarian replacement and about the cheapest thing you can find, but they are not even close to matching the OEM bumper.
glundblad Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 I was in the same situation as you are. Northern Indiana is not kind to Comanche bumpers so finding them in junkyards can be difficult. I found a fey in fair condition and mounted it. Then I patently waited for a factory bumper. Patience paid off. I have two of them now. One to use and the other to replace my bumper if someone rear ends me. My link below shows a mounted fey. Fey is a little heavier than factory but it doesn't look as nice but only those familiar with a Comanche would know it is not factory. Personally, I don't mind the appearance.
Jeep Driver Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 I do not like the look of the factory bumper. Fey would have been OK but...$250 with brackets and this would not have solved my receiver hitch needs. Completely utilitarian, and you won't' find me in the herd of sheeple......so.......and god help the poor sap that tags my rear at a stop light... :P Image Not Found Image Not Found
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