Hi all,
I'm a noob to these trucks and I just wanted to know who y'all think sells a better quality bumper?

...the rear bumper from LMC #49-9542
Truck Parts and Truck Accessories
I don't like the $20 "big part" add on BS, just price the bumper at $209.
Price with shipping is $237.70

or

...the rear bumper from Dennis Carpenter C4TZ-17906-B
Bumper | Dennis Carpenter Ford Restoration Parts
I do like the that they tell you up front that it's an import.
Price with shipping is $214.99

I don't have a bumper to get re-chromed.
Thanks!

 

they are ALL made in china. most likely they're all made at the same place and all the aftermarket vender buy from them.

best thing to do is find one in a junk yard and have it re-chromed

 

I wish I had, or could get one. If it's in a junkyard around here, there's nothing left but but little pieces of chrome.

 

C4TZ-17906-A Painted Steel (not repro'd) & C4TZ-17906-B Chrome Steel (repro'd) .. Styleside Contoured Rear Bumpers. Contoured: Center of bumper dished inwards for license plate.

Applications: 1964/66 F100/250 2WD / 1966 F100 4WD / 1967/72 F100/350 / 1973/77 F250 4WD (High Boys) / 1973/79 F350's on the 140" wheelbase.

C4TZ-17787-A Right Inner - C4TZ-17788-A Left Inner - C4TZ-17795-A Right Outer - C4TZ-17796-A Left Outer .. Styleside Contoured Rear Bumper Brackets.

Applications: 1964/66 F100/250 2WD / 1966 F100 4WD / 1967/72 F100/350. C4TZ bumpers fit some 1973/79's, but the '73/79 brackets are different.

 

Thanks for the info Bill.

 

Finding a contour rear bumper in the 'yard is like finding a conservative in San Francisco - rare!

Unlike today, rear bumpers back in the day were optional and those who did wanted one usually chose the heavy, 75-lb steel "dock" bumper for towing duties - frame-mounted hitches weren't even on the market. Remember, these were work trucks and very few chose them as simple personal vehicles.

I've recently picked up some relatively rare parts (buckets & brackets, 78/79 "sport" steering wheel) but have kept my eyes peeled for a rear bumper and brackets in the 'yard for the last four years and have yet to encounter one - And consider that I live here in CA where rust isn't a significant issue unlike yall in the mid-West.

In the end, sometimes ya gotta bite the bullet and go with a repro. The chrome plating on the back side is likely thin and weak. Plus it is exposed to road/ dirt/mud road spray so I would scuff and coat the back side with POR-15 and a UV-resistant top coat. Use a gloss or semi-gloss top coat because it's easier to spray wash dirt and mud off a slick surface due to less surface friction.

I get a kick out of seeing really nice looking trucks at shows only to see that they neglected to address the bumper's unexposed side. The face chrome is highly polished but the back is dirty, peeling, and rusty. It's like a hot chick wearing dirty underwear. Got the visual?

 

Yeah, and if you did find one it would look like it has taken a beating.

OMG, I just ate breakfast....