hello all... i have an 85 firebird.. i kinda want to change the bumper because i dont like the black things on the front..i think they are called bumper guards? anywho.. i was looking into body kits and bumper options and i didnt find many... i found a formula bumper that looks like a 91 bumper or something, that will fit an 85 but its discontinued.. anyone know where i can get a different bumper or a nice body kit? i dont want to fab one up myself...
thanks

 

look on ebay sometimes theres decent bumper covers on there.

 

Any front bumper from 82-92 will fit your car. I personally love the GTA front ends which is why I got that style for mine.

 

Best thing would be to put 91-92 front bumper on, but they are really expensive and you'd need lights and impact bar and all that junk. My opinion would be to get an 85-90 TA front bumper with ground effects, and the ground effects for the fenders, rocker panels, doors, and rears. Something like these...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/85-89...QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1990-...QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FIREB...QQcmdZViewItem

Those are just a few on ebay I found real quick. The 91-92 looks best, but unless you wanna spend some dough, the 85-90 TA is best. However, if you are interested in the 91-92, I do have an impact bar for sale, that would start you off....

I would gestimate total conversion cost 91-92($900-1300), 85-90($300-700)

Matt

Two pics below...first picture is 85-90 and the second is 91-92 style.

 

If you look in my signature, click on the link to my cardomain site. My car is an 84 T/A that I've put an 89 Front bumper, GFX and rear bumper on. I got my stuff from a junk yard and the shop I took it too cost me $800 to put it on...$300 for the installation and $500 to paint. A little expensive maybe but when you only have one shopt that'll do it within 300 miles, whatcha gonna do right?

 

If you have basic tools, it's not that hard to install yourself, just takes time lining stuff up. Could save you some money.