Disapointing bumper..

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    Well today i made the haul to RI from keene to pick up small bumpers! Guy gave me a great deal to! Then once i got home to put them on, i found that they are to long and just plainly dont fit right :banghead: SO! Wrong year?? Thats all i can think of.. any thoughts? ideas? thanks!
     
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    you gotta drill new holes :yup: are they maverick bumpers?
     
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    Probably for the wrong car, Mustang and Camero bumpers look a lot like Mavericks
     
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    Pictures? (might help)
     
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    Pics would help. They are probably Mustang bumpers. I think they are close.:)
     
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    I took them off his car my self, it was a maverick. Never got year and havnt heard from him since i found this out. the brackets line up but its just an inch to long and doesnt line up right on the top
     
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    What year Maverick are you putting them on?
     
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    Well its a 74 comet..
     
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    Do you have the proper stone gard? The Comet grill won't work with little Maverick bumpers...
     
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    i'm thinking...:ttiwwp:

    pics would really help :yup: :) :thumbs2:
     
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    sorry dont have pics right now im at different house. but its a comet body with maverick front end. im working on rear bumper atm.
     
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    Are the brackets for the small bumpers?
     
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    Brackets line up perfectly, its just to long
     
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    is it too long to match the old bolt holes for the big bumper on the frame? or is the bumper too wide? :hmmm:
     
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    Sorry, The bumper its self is to long, hangs over about a half inch or so. in all the pics ive seen they are all flush, or seem flush
     
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