Front Bumper

[Malsprint]

I am in the process of fitting a new front bumper to my 1984 Sprint.

As you can see from the photos the new one has brackets on the back whereas the old new does not. This avoids the need for the holes in the bumper that take the chrome headed bolts.

The brackets on the new bumper do not align with the car brackets that fasten the bumper to the car.

I am undecided whether to cut off the brackets from the new bumper and drill holes in the new bumper to align with the car brackets.
Or make new car brackets to fit the bumper and avoid drilling the holes

I am leaning to wards making new car brackets to avoid drilling holes in the bumper and creating a place for rust to get a hold.

Did different models of dolomites have different bumper brackets.

Malcolm

[xvivalve]

Yes. What you have there is a new bumper that was fitted to only the first 4109 early Dolomites and pre dated Sprint production. Others have talked about fabricating adapter brackets to allow one to be fitted to a later car, but I don’t know if anyone actually made any…

[DoloWIGHTY]

Indeed. These only appear in the 1500 FWD parts book I found.

I have one fitted to my own car, the plating is exceptionally thick.

It's best to remove the internal brackets and drill in the holes for the brackets for Dolomite fixing, easy job with a satisfying result.