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I was extremely pleased with the final result of installing this chrome finished bumper trim on my repainted '85 4-4-2. I found the installation to be relatively easy, the pieces were cut slightly longer than required. On the uninstalled front bumper cover, I took the long strips and measured to find the exact center point, marked it on scotch tape on the front side, and cut the backing tape and peeled it away from the center point on each side far enough to grasp. The trim was adhered at the midpoint (peak of the front bumper cover) and worked toward the bumper corner peeling the backing tape and smoothing the trim to the cover as I progressed. Then I fed the backing tape into the hole in the bumper cover channel by the holes for the side marker lamp mounting. Next I fed the trim end through the hole after rounding the corner and continued peeling until the trim was fully adhered. I clipped the backing tape once it passed the edge of the hole, then trimmed the excess trim so it would sit fully inside the bumper cover when installed on the car. Then the same procedure was repeated for the other side of the first trim strip, and again fully for the second front bumper chrome trim strip. After fully installing the front strips, the scotch tape in the middle was peeled off. The install process is similar for the rear bumper cover. With it uninstalled, the stainless C-shaped escutcheons near the license pocket need to be removed by bending back the tabs that jut through to the back of the cover. The adhesive chrome strips top and bottom are retained by the stainless escutcheons and by them poking through the holes in the channel ends by the rear marker lamp mountings. NOTE: The lower channels on the rear bumper require more length based on the design of the bumper cover, if the rear strips are different lengths, use the longer ones in the lower channels first. Reinstall the stainless escutcheons again prior to reinstalling the bumper cover. These pieces look just like the factory pieces did on my new 1988 Cutlass Supreme Classic. I recommend them to all who need them.
This is a set of 1981-88 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442 H/O front & rear bumper Trim. I'm sure your original chrome has faded out ,yellowed, peeled or cracked over it's life time. When painting a car this will stick out and detract from all your hard work. This is an easy way to get that fresh new look again. The new chrome will fill in the bumper grooves a lot better then the GM units did. All parts use quality 3M adhesive un like a lot of others. So be careful when installing it will have to be pulled off with a lot of effort. When the pieces were available from GM back in the day they were over $240.00 from the dealership. Of course they have been long since discontinued. On our new pieces you can see the quality via the reflection.
Installation: To install this trim strip, first, pull old trim off rubber bumper part. Then scrape off old adhesive from the bumper with narrow putty knife or a flat dull screw driver. A Plastic tool is preferred as not to damage the bumper cover. 3M Adhesive remover is available in a lot of local auto parts stores. Removing all the old adhesive will give the best results. Do it once & do it correctly for the best fitment & adhesion. Now you can take one piece of new trim & pull the red tape off the back of trim. The blue coating removes off the face of trim a little bit, tuck one in at the beginning behind the rubber bumper part. This should be just enough to go in behind the rubber. An 1/8" inch is good. Then pull the red tape on off back of new trim as you go to push the trim flat up against the rubber bumper and go across to the other end and tuck it in at end. Pull the blue plastic coating off the outside of the chrome trim. Do the front and back bumper the same way. Make sure the new chrome trim is warm when you go to put it on and it will bend and lay flat better. If cold weather outside, a blow dryer helps to heat it up to make it soft and flexible.
NOTE: If your not 100% confident or sure this should be done by a professional. *Your metal C trim clips will have to be re-used.
