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Alfetta Stainless Bumpers on a GTV6

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I'm thinking of putting euro stainless bumpers on my GTV6, Reoriginals has them...I always liked the cleaner look of the Alfetta. Anybody know if they will bolt on?
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As far as I have been told they certainly won't bolt-on.

You would need a new rear valance, new front, maybe new front wings. Not for the faint-hearted.

This chap in Switzerland, Armin, did exactly what you want to do. You can find pics of his car in www.alfateile.de, in the "Freunde" ("Friends") section. I suppose the owner/webmaster could possibly get you in touch with him. Incidentally, in the same section there is someone who has a Turbodelta hood/bonnet installed in his Alfetta.

If you do go ahead with your conversion please keep us posted - or at least send me a private message! By the way, can Reoriginals be found on the Web?
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www.reoriginals.com

Went to buy the bumpers and they no longer have them, I'll have to give them a call.
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Peter,

I had the same idea. I decided to hold on the stainless bumper idea for now. The whole reason was to get my old Alfetta grill in place as I think it is much nicer than the plastic GTV6 grill. To do that, I needed to lower the bumper. Also, as you stated, Reorig's does not have them anymore...

I did find a set of bright aluminum GTV6 bumps which look better than the painted black ones..
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I agree about the grill, I used to have a 78 Alfetta and the grillwork was different than the 79 that my brother had (79 looked like the GTV6, I think). Right now I have a Lester front bumper, which was on the car when I bought it and I don't really like it.
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I saved my old Alfetta grill just in case I come across a set of bumps that fit...
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Finally found a set of stainless alfetta bumps and the mounts to put them on my GTV6. The rubber pieces sre shot, though. These are so light, probably about 5-8 lbs each. Much less than the alu ones. Although, they are so thin I think that if I go over 90 mph, the front one will probably bend in. Not much protection, but they look sharp!
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Picture would be great, can you manage?
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Post by la_strega_nera »

x-rad wrote:Finally found a set of stainless alfetta bumps and the mounts to put them on my GTV6. The rubber pieces sre shot, though. These are so light, probably about 5-8 lbs each. Much less than the alu ones. Although, they are so thin I think that if I go over 90 mph, the front one will probably bend in. Not much protection, but they look sharp!
Trust me, they're good for at least 120mph.. tested for about a 20minute straight period, bumps, corners and all. they didn't move a bit :P
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NICE!

I will try to get some pics. If you want to see what they look like, check out Brian Berger's link on our home page. I just don't have the big rubber bump pieces....

http://www.alfagtv6.com/b_berger.htm
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