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Deathdeelr · Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 2:43 pm Post subject: Rear bumper quarter fillers

Can someone please look under the rear bumper of their Caprice/Impala sedan and tell me if there's any type of reinforcement for the side bumper fillers? I know I have my bumper centered but it seems the right side plastic filler panel is tweaked up inside the turn of the bumper and breaks. I bought the car with no fillers. The first one from ebay broke within a week but I figured it had a hairline crack in it so no big deal. The second was a NOS part that broke after three weeks in the same spot as the first one. It's not a pressing issue but the triangular hole in the plastic bothers me.

BTW, the car has new rear body bushings and a frame mounted trailer hitch so I don't think the bumper is moving around.
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bassnsx · Actual Owner Joined: 12 Dec 2007 Posts: 77 Location: NY

as far as i know all bumper fillers are just held in with 3 (i think) screws on the body with no other reinforcement. the original ones on all of my b-bodies have been soft and flexible, i can't picture them cracking or getting holes poked in them. sounds like you're buying old brittle parts. perhaps it depends on what climate the parts you are buying are from.
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Deathdeelr · Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 7:29 pm Post subject:

Yeah, both parts were pretty brittle. The ebay one was used off a car that I lucked out was the same color. The other was from gmpartsdirect.com but was NOS out of a box that looked 20 years old with no plastic bag or anything. Just thrown in the box. Thanks for the help. I'll have to deal with it.
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rabidmadman · Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 4:15 pm Post subject:

Bassnx answered your question, and I took a look under the car and snapped a few pictures for you for reference I guess. As far as I can tell, it's held in by 3 screws. There is nothign wrong with my filler pieces so the pictures should be a decent reference. I hope these help.

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Deathdeelr · Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 7:55 am Post subject:

What's that bar sticking out from the screws? I don't have that on mine. Maybe that's what I'm missing?
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rabidmadman · Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 9:50 am Post subject:

my guess is that it keeps the filler panel from moving around as much which could by why you could be having issues. I have no idea man.
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Deathdeelr · Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 9:20 am Post subject:

I'm going to have to make a pair and try 'em. Thanks.
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