[DeTomaso] Great headlight bumpers

[gow2 at rc-tech.net]

McMaster ahs a prety good variety as well:

http://www.mcmaster.com/#push-in-bumpers/=m6ath4


> I wouldn't meant to burst any bubbles, but it seems to me I just bought
> some from Napa last year; off-the-shelf from the do-it-yourself fastener
> display.  Nice soft rubber bumpers and they seem to be correct enough
> for me, but maybe not for others.
>
> Asa
>
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> On 4/3/2013 5:08 PM, MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> The headlight buckets are supported in the 'down' position by a pair of
>> small rubber bumpers on each side.   For some reason, the Pantera
>> vendors don't
>> seem to be able to get their hands on the original-style bumpers, and
>> instead offer larger, hard plastic things that look terrible and require
>> you to
>> enlarge the hole in the body.
>>
>> PCNC member Curt Hall managed to find perfect replicas of the
>> original-style bumpers from some rubber supply house, and bought a
>> trainload of them.
>> He offers them for sale at a very reasonable price (they used to be $5
>> for a
>> set of 5, but they might be a bit more now--he'll report in a moment and
>> let
>> us know).
>>
>> Why a set of 5?   Well, the same bumper is used to insulate the fuel
>> door
>> on the outside-fuel-filler Pantera L, GT5 and GT5-S.
>>
>> I just received a package on behalf of Mikael Hass; here is what they
>> look
>> like:
>>
>> http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=39232
>>
>> If your bumpers are a bit tired (my old ones were like stone and
>> literally
>> broke apart when I went to remove them), give Curt a shout and he'll
>> hook
>> you up!
>>
>> Mike
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