Re: [FWDLK] Replacing 57 DeSoto Taillight Lenses

[Brent Burger <cgico@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

  OK, I'll write this real slow, so it's easier to understand .....  ;-)

  The botton edge of the "tower" curves outward and under the bumper.  Under ideal fitment, the tower *should* be able to be wiggled 
past the tight spot without any extra work.  Add in 50 years of untold variables, and the bumper ends up a little closer to the body than
it should be, and one is forced to loosen the bumper brackets from the frame to allow the bumper to sag outward and downward a little, 
in order to get the clearance to get that curved flange past the bumper without breaking the fragile flange.

  Kapishe ?

  :-)

B.

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On Sep 27, 2012, at 9:48 AM, paul wrote:

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>> Why in the WORLD would anybody mess with removing the
>> bumper brackets, from their frame-installations, unless there
>> is some collision impact damage or defect in the brackets, or the
>> person is doing some sort of every-nut-and-bolt restoration of a car?
> 
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> 
>> Neil Vedder
> 
> OW OW, Pick Me, Pick Me, I gots this one!  :-)
> 
> ok, This I learned the hard way, lots of times a bumper jack probably has been used on the beast  At least on my white 300-C I KNOW it has.
> over time the jacking action Up and down, over and over, causes the bumper to change its static position, Slightly higher then it should have been. Metal fatigue and age and corrosion contribute to a slight amount of flexibility in the brackets and or the frame. I really think the bumper mounting method used on that Desoto is a LOT like the hardware on my 300.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Paul Holmgren
> Mine: 2 57 300-C's in Indy
> Hers: 05 PT GT R/T HO Stage 1
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