need a new front bumper.

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1979 Corvette

 TruFlex is the best way to go. It is semi-flexible, and makes it much easier to "fit" to the body lines with little or no grinding/filling. A solid 'glass cover is just that...solid. They NEVER fit right out of the box....they require quite a bit of finessing(grinding/filling), usually on  both the cover and the body to make them fit nice.
Also, the Truflex stuff will "give" a little if someone accidentally gives it a little love tap, whereas the fiberglass one will not...they usually crack. The Truflex stuff will still need a flex agent added to the paint to keep the paint from cracking....even if they tell you it doesn't.
The original style urethane bumper covers are still available, but super expensive.

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Joel Adams
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hi joel,

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1979 Corvette

+1 on the Trueflex only because I just put a FG rear bumper on a friends '75. Very little if any movement to fit the car and it was extremely thin in some areas. Looked great after paint but I doubt if it's going to last very long. Let us know how the Trueflex works out for you if you go that route.

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John Sigmund

I couldn't say...I've only used one, but it was a good quality piece. I got that one from RIK'S CORVETTE PARTS. He's a great feller....dealt with him & his wifey many times. Other parts places have them too, but I can't say anything about the quality, nor can I even remember who the actual manufacturer was of the one I did use, but I think it was ACI.


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Joel Adams
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I have a Tru-Flex front bumper on the '81. Much easier to fit to the car. I ordered mine right from ACI.  http://acivette.com

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GEN III 5.7L "LS6" Engine swap
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I put one, true flex, on a 75'. Turned out well and took paint nice.

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