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Brother Hesekiel · 05-24-2014, 05:59 PM

Howdy,
I'm in the final stage of my back-to-rumble seat conversion and ordered a reproduction step pad from one of the major vendors. I've searched the site a bit and can't figure out how far from the (main) bumper bracket the step bracket should be mounted. I know I shouldn't be so obsessed about the "perfect" placement but while I'm doing it, I may as well be doing it right. Any measurement that would help me?

About those reproduction pads . . . in one word: poor quality. Okay, that were two words. I know they are made from pot metal but why did the manufacturer have to dip them into some old chrome bath, I wonder? The older one I have on my fender looks like raw aluminum, and the new repro one screams "Made in China" out to the world. Has anybody of you "aged" theirs?

Mike V. Florida · 05-24-2014, 11:40 PM

The standards don't call out an exact location.

Brother Hesekiel · 05-26-2014, 02:08 PM

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05-24-2014, 05:59 PM	#1
Brother Hesekiel Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: San Buenaventura, Calif. Posts: 362	Rumble seat step on bumper Howdy, I'm in the final stage of my back-to-rumble seat conversion and ordered a reproduction step pad from one of the major vendors. I've searched the site a bit and can't figure out how far from the (main) bumper bracket the step bracket should be mounted. I know I shouldn't be so obsessed about the "perfect" placement but while I'm doing it, I may as well be doing it right. Any measurement that would help me? About those reproduction pads . . . in one word: poor quality. Okay, that were two words. I know they are made from pot metal but why did the manufacturer have to dip them into some old chrome bath, I wonder? The older one I have on my fender looks like raw aluminum, and the new repro one screams "Made in China" out to the world. Has anybody of you "aged" theirs? __________________

05-24-2014, 11:40 PM	#2
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Florida between Sarasota and TampaSouth Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: Rumble seat step on bumper The standards don't call out an exact location. __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II

05-26-2014, 02:08 PM	#3
Brother Hesekiel Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: San Buenaventura, Calif. Posts: 362	Re: Rumble seat step on bumper Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Thank you. __________________