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MG MGB Technical - rear bumber fillers

I've been thinking of getting new stainless rear bumper filler plates...and was wondering what is originally correct..painted or unpainted?...Thx all...
pete

The factory left them unpainted. Don't remember off hand if they are stainless or anodized aluminum. Either way they are not mirror bright polished.

HTH - Tom
Tom Sotomayor

The old ones from my '65 appear to be clear anodized aluminum. But definitely unpainted. They were attached after the car was painted.
Steve Simmons

painted on the earlymodels up to 64 then alloy after that unpainted
early ones were bigger as well
ste
Ste Brown

splendid...I got some paint stripping to do...
pete

Clear anodized aluminum. Aftermarket sources offer stainless, a better choice.
Bob Muenchausen

took 'em off, off with the paint...polished em up...they look super!...much better than painted...
pete

I put stainless on mine, but the originals would have cleaned up OK but the aly had lost alot of weight under the lights so I just put new ones on. Unpainted is correct.
Stan Best

This thread was discussed between 09/05/2007 and 14/05/2007

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