I received an email from 914 Rubber earlier in the week that the Front & Rear Bumper Top kit was back in stock (I requested an in-stock notification months ago). I went to the site this morning and discovered that they are out-of-stock again already .

I called 914 Rubber after checking the site just to confirm the stock status (yes, out-of-stock), and to also ask if these bumper tops were from the new mold that 914 Rubber was making. The sales agent said she was pretty sure these were from the new mold, but I forgot to ask when the stock will be replenished.

Question - did anyone here happen to purchase a pair of these this week, and if so, any feedback on the fit and finish? IIRC, there were some complaints about the pieces from the previous molds, which is why a new mold was created.

Thanks,
Frank

@Matty900

Also curious if they have been improved. Last set I bought from them stuck out on the ends really bad. I ended up using Autoatlanta instead. Fitment was way better.

D'oh, I pre-ordered and then received my 914Rubber bumper tops several years ago in February 2020 and they are still in the box. I should be ready to install the bumper tops within the year. Would these bumper top versions be ill fitting as well?

Ken

Depends if they made new molds to correct the problem. The old ones definitely stuck out at the sides and didn’t look right.

I’m in a similar situation, having ordered several years ago but just a few weeks ago having reached the point of being able to test fit them to the restored body. The rear bumper top fits well but, no matter what I try, the front bumper top sticks out on the right side.

If you do a search, there was some workarounds for the ends sticking out. Put washers under the studs on the ends and worse case drill holes in your bumper and use sheet metal screws to pull the ends in. Washers didn’t help my situation and I wasn’t going to drill holes in my bumper.

Just worked on installing a brand new 914Rubber bumper top on my early painted bumper. Unfortunatley the ends stick out on the sides.

Not sure if the early bumper has a different shape than a later bumper. I ended up cutting away some rubber. That helped but it was still sticking out. I then glued the rubber to ther bumper end clamped the fix. It will be next weekend when I see if it worked.

It'd sure be nice if things where just bolt and play.