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Bumper

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 The old bumper was always rusty and bits rusted away even. Despite layers of rustoleum on the outside, they never stopped the rust eating away from the eds and insides. But not large sections have dropped off. Time to do something. ... and that's the good side. It was a strange story. After months of research I'd narrowed it down to two options that were both going to cost me about £1000. Import a new one from China or get the old one rebuilt in the UK. I'd identified T and G Promech as a company in Poole willing to take to on and T&J tubes who would bend up sections of the 60mm diameter tube. There are only a few companies witht he capability to put custom bends in 60mm tube - and most of those are not interested in a small job. Technically it is called rolling rather than bending and uses different tooling compared with putting in a fixed radius bend. The day before I set of to Poole, with a wallet,  got a call to say that someone was selling a reasonably good bum