74 Duster
- Thread starter Lakewood
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Nice Car! Welcome! I'm sure you'll land a bumper...
BigStrok3
Mopar!
I dont believe anyone reproduces bumpers for the 73 up dusters. You will have to source a shop that can rechrome yours if its useable.
Look in the classified section here for cars being parted out. You can also make your own thread and title it;
“ISO a ‘73 frt Duster bumper” or something like that.
Welcome aboard!
“ISO a ‘73 frt Duster bumper” or something like that.
Welcome aboard!
Your ‘74 Duster could have two different styles of bumper mounting. For a period of time during the ‘74 production run they came with ‘73 style mounts to the front sub frame rail and then shock absorber style mounts which continued in ‘75 and ‘76. The inner bumper bracing is different and someone else could chime in if that inner bracing mounts to the bumper differently. It might not be as simple as looking for a new chrome piece from from ‘73 to ‘76 and resusing your inner bracing (assuming it’s still good).
Mopar-Mitch
Well-Known Member
Welcome from Kentucky! 
Christine&Rusty
Driver for Wile E Coyote, Genius, CEO ACME Inc.
Welcome aboard, and this is a long shot, and new as stated above,maybe source it out, I have 2 sources for "new/used/something that will fit-one is a place that specializes in bumpers I've been to, in Portland OR, Genuine Bumpers Inc, they did well for a 75 Dart front, I didn't want bumper guards so they didn't charge me for them, and front and rear for the wifes Sebring they were really reasonable price wise-they have a free delivery so they must ship-maybe, but go here and look if your still looking Genuine Bumpers — Auto Bumper Covers and then we have a wrecking yard near here I could live at. The amount of parts they have is one thing, the collection of knowledge is another. First time I saw it I figured this was where God has stored all his oldie but goodies, MOPARS, and thats what they have, https://www.wildcatmopars.com/, and I hope that don't step on anyone's(vendors) toes, they are just local resources that are exceptional compared to others I've dealt with, and if I did, "sorry" in advance!
Nice lookin Duster too. Good luck finding it. Re-chroming might be the best way to go if it's a good solid one, places out there too, verses trying to match one thats "close enough", as an afterthought.
Nice lookin Duster too. Good luck finding it. Re-chroming might be the best way to go if it's a good solid one, places out there too, verses trying to match one thats "close enough", as an afterthought.
Thx for the info
Welcome to the site. good looking ride!
Welcome!
There are two different bumpers for '74, one for the shock mounted front bumper which ran from the beginning of production until about December, and one for the standard mount front bumper which started in December and ran through the end of the model year. Neither is reproduced, but make sure you get the right one if you're buying one. Your best bet is to have yours re-chromed.
Here's a link with some more info on the '74 bumpers
What the rubber bumper is going on in 74
and pictures-
Standard (non-shock) mount '74 bumper
Shock mount '74 bumper
And worse, the '75 model year got shock mount bumpers again. And '73 had a slightly different style as well. So, the '74 bumpers are a one year only deal. Well worse, as the shock mounts ran from August '73 to December '73 sometime, and the non-shock mounts were late December '73 to July '74.
Based on the profile of your car, it looks like you have a standard mount bumper on your car (shock mounted bumpers stood out further).
There are two different bumpers for '74, one for the shock mounted front bumper which ran from the beginning of production until about December, and one for the standard mount front bumper which started in December and ran through the end of the model year. Neither is reproduced, but make sure you get the right one if you're buying one. Your best bet is to have yours re-chromed.
Here's a link with some more info on the '74 bumpers
What the rubber bumper is going on in 74
and pictures-
Standard (non-shock) mount '74 bumper
Shock mount '74 bumper
And worse, the '75 model year got shock mount bumpers again. And '73 had a slightly different style as well. So, the '74 bumpers are a one year only deal. Well worse, as the shock mounts ran from August '73 to December '73 sometime, and the non-shock mounts were late December '73 to July '74.
Based on the profile of your car, it looks like you have a standard mount bumper on your car (shock mounted bumpers stood out further).
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