So I'm getting ready to put my hood on and I remember that I had removed the hood bumpers prior to painting it and want to reinstall them, however this was a used hood I got off craigs list and it appears to have 73-75 style hood bumpers held on by two screws, My original hood is a 77 as is my truck and it used the style that slid into a groove in the hood, or better said slots...........Will it make any difference or interfere with the hood opening and closing if I use the 73-75 hood bumpers on my 1977 f150?.......as the hood I am now using is off a 73-75 and doesn't have slots cut for 77 style hood bumpers I still have the rusted out original hood so I was able to verify the difference.




this is what I'm referring too:


hood I have now uses:
1973-1975 Ford F Series Truck Hood Side Bumpers, Set of 4-Broncograveyard.com


my 77 hood used these:
1976-1979 Ford Bronco and F Series Truck Hood Side Bumpers, Set of 4-Broncograveyard.com

 

D3TZ-16758-A .. Hood Bumper / Reproduced

1973/75 F100/350.
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D6TZ-16758-A .. Hood Bumper - 1.00" long x 1 5/8" wide / Reproduced

1976/79 F100/350 / 1978/79 Bronco.

Genuine Ford Parts:

GREEN SALES CO. in Cincinnati OH has 10 = 800-543-4959.

MANDERBACH FORD in Temple PA has 11 = 610-929-3683.

CARPENTER NOS OBSOLETE PARTS in Concord NC has 782 = 800-476-9653.

 

I noticed the different ones a few weeks ago when comparing years.

Being that the hoods are pretty much identical especially in the lip area, I would see absolutely no difference if you screw them on just like they would be installed on a 73-75???

Do it and see??? Nothing a dab of bondo or fiberglass can't fix. Even caulk for that matter right?

 

The fenders are identical too, so it shouldn't be a problem.

 

ummmm this truck is currently almost done being restored/ already painted.......so a no go on bondo or caulk if it even came to that.

 

I know they are still available........availability wasn't the question I was asking.......see bolded in my first post.

 

For that matter... Wouldn't a 73-75 rubber bumper leave the slot of the 76-79 hood exposed?

 

yeah I don't think it'd matter either, just want to make sure before I order the pricey little *******

 

yes.......on my 77 hood you can see where there are areas dimpled to drill through if you were to uses the earlier style on the 77 hood I have, basically they have the pattern dimpled on my old hood, however the 75 hood I have doesn't have any slots precut, so one option on that hood for me.

 

I have a 1977 F150 that has a hood that takes the larger two screw bumpers. I ordered the ones you link to in your first post from JBG and they work perfectly. Everything lines up nice and the hood gap couldn't be more even.

 

well that is good to know!!!