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Chrome Molding for CS/CSE Bumper - alternative source Posted by Bill Homer [Email]  (#3427) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from Bill Homer) on Wed, 7 Jul 2004 10:49:38
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Readers with Aeros or pre-'93 9000 hatchbacks can skip to the next post; I also don't know what was used for the CD/CDEs. If you have a CS or CSE, however, this is for you!
The chrome bumper strip on our cars is subject to abuse from parking and the elements. If yours isn't cracked, it's probably dulled or faded. I needed to replace both of mine (cracked), gagged when I got the $65 each price from SAAB, so was motivated to find an alternative. Basically, it's a 7/16-inch chromed plastic strip, how hard can this be to find?
I found that Avery Dennison, the stick-on label manufacturer, has an Industrial and Automotive Products Division. They sell a few stripes and moldings (mouldings for our overseas friends) in their "Trimbrite" range via retail auto parts stores, but nothing that fit this application. However, they also have a "Prostripe" range for auto body professionals, with a HUGE product line.
I found the Prostripe M82 Wheel Well Eliptical Molding is a close match with the OEM strip with a slight difference in the thickness of the top layer of clear plastic - it's a bit thinner, which means that it won't fog up as much but might be more subject to nicking the chrome. The Prostripe line comes with peel-and-stick 3M adhesive already on the back - if your strip and clips are absent, you can just stick it on. "M82" comes in different colors and lengths, part number M822005 is a 20 foot piece in Chrome (05), and it's probably enough to do about three bumpers. You need to order this through a body shop supply store, it is not sold direct, and it should cost about $20.
I cut a piece to length and drilled small mounting holes in the ends to accommodate the mounting clips in the bumper. I wound up doing both the mechanical mounting to the clips and the peel-and-stick, as I couldn't get the old strip's ends out of the rear bumper without removing it. It looks great and has an appearance very similar to the body side moldings.
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