Grey T-type with match painted bumpers-Pics anyone?

[87chrisss]

Doing a full resto and i might paint the bumpers same color, looking for anyone that could share a pic im undecided. Car's getting painted tomorrow please throw some pics up if you have a grey car with matching bumpers.

 

[coach]

I have a GN, so my opinion means nothing, but I've always said when I buy a T type, there are two things I'm doing to it.
First...paint the bumpers to match the body.
Second...detail the valve covers, and plenum, with the same body color.
I did other detailing but adding the color to the covers and doghouse really looked good.
I did it for a guy last year with a light blue T. It looked killer.

 

[87chrisss]

Ive painted bumpers before, on a blue one i had and it looked good! But not sure if i should keep the chrome.. Chrome looks good too...

 

[coach]

I think painted bumpers with chrome trim will look good.

 

[79transam]

wondering what that would look like too.. mine are painted black and I love them

 

[TLIMITED]

Looking at the grey car above.I think grey bumpers would be BAD ASS and a little different than everyone else!

 

[MDavis]

Some days I wish I had a T

 

[79transam]

Looking at the grey car above.I think grey bumpers would be BAD ASS and a little different than everyone else!

I think it would look sick too.. I may have to paint the bumpers..

 

[Pronto]

If your going to paint them body color then I would just do fiberglass. You could sell the chromes or hold on to them if they are in good shape.

 

[Dusty Bradford]

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[T- Type Tim]

 

[Heisenberg]

Maybe this can help.

I think for the Gunmetal darker or even the lighter Silver - go well with painted bumpers.
I think they look best with the smoked turn signal covers - or maybe the white lenses.
I'm assuming we are talking about shaved - but considering you said the decision must be made quickly - I'm guessing not.
Hate to see a good set of chromes go to the blaster - but they are still somewhat plentiful at the boneyards.
Were it me - if your chromes are good - I'd keep those and then find a set of junker painted or stripped chromes; shave them, use the half brace / bracket, then just let your painter paint those.
I'm assuming it is a street car and you still want steel - or else the above ref to fiberglass is one way to go.
Any way - post a picture if you go that route.

 

[Undercover87T]

Easiest thing to do would be to get a set of GN outer bumpers to paint and keep your chrome ones. That's what I'm doing. Fiberglass ones will offer no crash protection on a street car and usually don't fit well.

 

[dwall]

I couldn't decide - typical of me on this project. So I found a set of weathered bumpers (hazy & discolored chrome - no rust 'tho).

Over riders were removed & welded - shaved I guess. Bumpers were sand blasted, ground, filled, sanded and epoxy primed. Shot with body color/clear and finished with a nice set of rub strips as I figured minor impact would mess up totally shaved & painted bumpers.

NOTE: Powder-coated bumpers might have been more durable but the PC guy said it would be hard to match the paint and I bought his story. I could have done black!

 

[Wahoo]

Looks nice! My car has chrome bumpers the car needs to be painted and I figured I would paint them also, the car is black so I guess it would look like a grand national.

 

[ttypewhite]

Not grey with grey bumpers, but you get the idea.

 

[1fastcobra]

Leave the crome. Two tone the car

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[dynoman]

I was thinking of smoothing and painting mine, but I was thinking of carrying the silver and black body line of the WH1 through the bumper , I might do it in fiberglass or get other bumpers to play with instead of ruining my originals.

 

[79transam]

Not grey with grey bumpers, but you get the idea.

your car is beautiful.. im in love. white looks great on these cars

 

[coach]

your car is beautiful.. im in love. white looks great on these cars

Mike's car is simply Lethal...very very clean, but Deadly.