Options: Rear Bumper Energy Absorber

[Morbid]

Need to replace these and the GM Part# 22017846 is coming up discontinued.
I'm sure I could find a old pair used but wondering if there is any charge left in them by now.

Mine are fully collapsed and won't extend back out.

TIA

 

[charlief1]

You can pull them back out but they won't do much other than push back in. I've got 1 or 2 NOS units sitting around but after all this time I doubt they have a charge left in them either. You could also replace the ones you've got with the aluminum replacements but they won't collapse in the event of a wreck.

 

[Morbid]

Hey Charlie, thanks for following up.

I don't want to go with the aluminum for the reason you specified.
R U planning to use those units you got?

As a aside, I responded to your PM last week, did you get it? I was going through a rough patch at work.

 

[charlief1]

Not planing on using them or the ones on my parts car. They're all a little rusty from sitting around but I'll see about getting some pics of them if you want.

Got your PM and have been a little busy of late so I haven't responded. Sorry about that.

 

[charlief1]

Not planing on using them or the ones on my parts car. They're all a little rusty from sitting around but I'll see about getting some pics of them if you want.

Got your PM and have been a little busy of late so I haven't responded. Sorry about that.

 

[Morbid]

K, slip me some snaps when you get a chance.

Having fixed the linkage for the shifter the car no longer has the "park" issue so it can sit while I come up w/the scratch for some new bumper fillers.
Which I had till the tranny went.

 

[charlief1]

At least you aren't having to do a frame off.

 

[Morbid]

One of these days, hopefully. I know it's a bear but it's really the only way to go on cars of our vintage. Knock everything out at once instead of piecemeal.

 

[novaderrik]

just put some aluminum ones on... their whole purpose is to get the car to pass low speed parking lot incidents without a certain dollar amount of damage to the car... they effectively do nothing to prevent damage to the car or the people inside it in a real crash...