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Title: Coil Spring Covers - Finish ? 67 Dearborn
Post by: brennancarey on June 22, 2019, 10:30:46 AM
Hi

Looking to cfm if 67 Dearborn coil spring covers were SGB ?

thks
Title: Re: Coil Spring Covers - Finish ? 67 Dearborn
Post by: CharlesTurner on June 22, 2019, 11:19:31 AM
Semi-gloass black.  Normally dipped in black paint.
Title: Re: Coil Spring Covers - Finish ? 67 Dearborn
Post by: brennancarey on June 23, 2019, 03:40:18 PM
Thank you Charles...!
Title: Re: Coil Spring Covers - Finish ? 67 Dearborn
Post by: jwc66k on June 23, 2019, 04:26:15 PM
Just a point of "nomenclature". The Ford name for this cover is front suspension bumper bracket assy, written "Bracket Assy, Front Suspension Bumper" if you try to look it up in a convenient Ford Car Parts (aka MPC) manual.
Jim
Title: Re: Coil Spring Covers - Finish ? 67 Dearborn
Post by: 67gta289 on June 23, 2019, 06:50:04 PM
To add on to Jim's comment, sometimes it helps in future searches to include the basic part number, in this case 3382 and 3383.  The complete service part numbers for 67/68 are C7ZZ-3382-A and C7ZZ-3383-A

Also I think that the finish is the same for all assembly plants, and I agree with Charles that original examples often appear to be dipped not sprayed.
Title: Re: Coil Spring Covers - Finish ? 67 Dearborn
Post by: jwc66k on June 23, 2019, 08:11:16 PM
- , sometimes it helps in future searches to include the basic part number,
Not "sometimes", all the time. Do your homework, and don't be afraid of part numbers.
Jim
Title: Re: Coil Spring Covers - Finish ? 67 Dearborn
Post by: Bossbill on June 23, 2019, 10:09:59 PM
Both of mine had rust holes in the area where the bumper is bolted.
There are really small drain holes between the inner and outer structure and road silt plugs them up quickly. Then they become a P-trap and hold water. Clean out the trap!

It's getting harder to find originals since most people who parted them just threw them away.
Found one locally and one from WCCC.
They are also date coded on the outside, if that matters to you. Haven't looked at or considered repops.