Choo choo bumper from eBay ??

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bawazir

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Anyone tried to buy a 87 choo choo bumper from eBay here is a link :

any feed back there about 500 on eBay? Did any one bought this bumper from him , thanks
 
I believe someone here used it and said it was not worth the amount of work they had to put into it to make it work


Use the search box in the upper right

type in Choo Choo nose


 
I have no experience with the ebay stuff but I have heard some guys talk about the honest Charlie kit I'm just not a fan of there grill here is a link its $$$ too

I was looking because my nose on my choo choo is a little beat up and deformed from sitting (previous owner)
 
Been there done that !! That one pictured is only about an eighth of an inch thin. I did “ the round trip “ with it last year. They expect you to take everyhing off your front end, and just put this hollow thin piece on with they’re headlight pieces. It was also broken in a few places from lousy packaging. ( Dis) Honest Charley’s is made better, but there still are fitment issues that you shouldn’t have for the cost. I had to shim the inner lip at the hood an average of 3/8s to be even with the hood. The lower corners in front of the tires are flaired out, this would be ok it your car has the complete ground effects package. The edge along the side of the fenders stuck out almost a 1/4 inc Yh. They fiberglass the headlight adjusters in place, and the headlights don’t fit right. You won’t have a factory style grille, only they’re billet grille, that I don’t even like. They said the guy that made the original style grilles passed away. When I contacted them about ALL the issues I was having, the salesman was cool but his manager was a real dick. He said I could send it back on my dime and of course when they “ claim theres nothing wrong with it “ I pay again to get it back. For being a division of Coker, they’re IMO a lousy company to deal with.
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So in short, if you must have a Choo Choo El Camino: buy a nice condition original car/truck.
 
Been there done that !! That one pictured is only about an eighth of an inch thin. I did “ the round trip “ with it last year. They expect you to take everyhing off your front end, and just put this hollow thin piece on with they’re headlight pieces. It was also broken in a few places from lousy packaging. ( Dis) Honest Charley’s is made better, but there still are fitment issues that you shouldn’t have for the cost. I had to shim the inner lip at the hood an average of 3/8s to be even with the hood. The lower corners in front of the tires are flaired out, this would be ok it your car has the complete ground effects package. The edge along the side of the fenders stuck out almost a 1/4 inc Yh. They fiberglass the headlight adjusters in place, and the headlights don’t fit right. You won’t have a factory style grille, only they’re billet grille, that I don’t even like. They said the guy that made the original style grilles passed away. When I contacted them about ALL the issues I was having, the salesman was cool but his manager was a real dick. He said I could send it back on my dime and of course when they “ claim theres nothing wrong with it “ I pay again to get it back. For being a division of Coker, they’re IMO a lousy company to deal with.View attachment 134390View attachment 134391View attachment 134392View attachment 134393View attachment 134394
Do you have the complete picture the finish project, yours look good just small details look at mine how saggy it is. Is the OEM
 

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