Okay, were these used in conjunction with the plastic bumper fillers or by themselves? If by themselves, does anyone have a picture of a finished car with them because I have the choice of going either way.



Thanks,

John

If I remember right, the rubber ones were used in '67, the metal ones in '68. They were NOT used together.

My '68 originals are a rubbery plastic. My Pontiac Parts book shows plastic on both '67 and '68.

67-68 9789798 RH Filler, to fender (plastic)
67-68 9789799 LH Filler, to fender (plastic)
and they were 41 cents each.

Jim,

I vaguely remember reading somewhere that '67 were metal and '68 was plastic. Maybe it's an early/late '67 thing? These were attached to the front inner tabs on my fenders. I sure would like to know what they look like on a finished car before I use them.

J.

Oops! I got it backwards.

My 67 from July has the rubber ones. I think they are original, but can't be certain.

All 3 of my 67s have metal,I have been told metal was use in early production,plastic or rubber in later.

HASBIRD,

How do you like the look of the metal ones versus the plastic? I have a nice set of both so can go either way.

John

Hammered,

I like the metal mainly because if you prep and paint them right, they last as long as a paint job.I have some rubber ones Ive collect over a few years,They get hard and brittle.As for looks you dont really notice them unless you look for them.The 400 car is my daughters(16 years old),that was her choice for her first car.The ho is mine,still under resto. and no where near orig.The sprint is a parts car,a tree fell on it before I ever got it.

BTW, the rubber ones are now being reproduced. Both Ames and Classic Industries have them.

HASBIRD 400,

Would you paint them matte black or body color? I think the metal ones will be easier for me because my bumper filler doesn't have the necessary holes for the plastic ones. I just wasn't sure that they would close up the gap as well as the plastic ones.

Salmon,

Yes, I've seen the repros listed but have three pairs of plastic ones and figured at least one pair could be reconditioned.

John

Hammered,
They do go in behind the bumper some what , but arent as tight as the rubber fillers.The 400 car that my daughter has had semi-gloss black on them like the engine compartment had.Her car was a unmolested un restored car when I got it.The engine was missing,sure could use a good yt 400 block(early 67).It has a 69 engine now.

HASBIRD,

Thanks for all the info.

If you have the engine unit number off the PHS I can tell you within a few days, what date code to look for on your YT.

John