80 Wagon to 79 Coupe Rear Bumper, Compatible??

[David Clark]

Is the Rear Bumper on a 80 Aspen Wagon Compatible or interchangeable with a 79 Coupe Rear Bumper??

Anyone Know?

 

[Aspen500]

Assuming the '80 wagon has the same rear bumper as a '79 wagon, it looks like they will inerchange. What I mean is, the 1979 parts catalog only lists one rear bumper for all Aspen/Volare models. Only difference is with or without nerf strips.

 

[David Clark]

Thanks

 

[Mr C]

I thought that part of the 1980 F body restyle they went with M body bumpers...which means that it should be like a 5th Ave.

 

[David Clark]

So the Consensus is..... We're not sure LOL.

 

[Mr C]

They look like M body bumpers to me...albeit without the rub strip.

They will fit...just not correct for a 79.

 

[David Clark]

Well, Right now I have no Bumper at all so anything is better than nothing LOL. Guy I got it from his brother pulled it by the bumper with a Tractor and ripped it right off. Damn thing is rusted all the hell anyway and has Skylights in it too.

 

[Justwondering]

Oh David. You know I have an extra bumper. Shouldn't cost more than 300 to ship it. Lol
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Too wide. Too heavy. It would probably take them a month to get it to you

 

[David Clark]

And back and forth to Sioux Falls and Rapid City a good 12 or 13 times just for good luck LOL

 

[Justwondering]

maybe I should use my torch and cut it in half to make the shipping cheaper. You can just weld it back again when you get it. Give it that frankenstein look.

 

[Aspen500]

Actually, when I got my bumper cores from Jim I don't think it was a HUGE amount for shipping from Arizona to Wisconsin.

Yesterday I looked at photo's of a couple 1980 Aspens quick, and looked like they had the same bumpers as a '78/'79 BUT I suppose they don't necessarily have the original (correct '80) bumpers on them. My bad................

 

[David Clark]

Hard to say, I'm not really worried about "Correctness" at this stage in the game, just wanna try and get one that "Fits" LOL.

 

[F body Deconstructor Jim]

It might fit IF you get all the substructure and mounting brackets. I believe the bolt spacing on the bumper shocks is the same though the shocks themselves are not. Also its a very different filler 78-9 vs. 80, as well as wagon to coupe/4 door are different.
Clear it up for ya?

 

[David Clark]

Thanks Jim