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[chris vickery]

Rob, my front bumper has a slot in it on the RH side (front). Does this jive with whats correct for the plate?

[Scott Bentley]

Originally Posted by chris vickery

Rob, my front bumper has a slot in it on the RH side (front). Does this jive with whats correct for the plate?

Don't take this as verbatim, but that sounds like a civvy replacement. Mind you not uncommon to see civvy fenders etc on those things while they were still in service.

[rob love]

Originally Posted by chris vickery

Rob, my front bumper has a slot in it on the RH side (front). Does this jive with whats correct for the plate?

I would agree with Scotty on that one. If you like at my jeep (it's a Cdn3) you will see the 2 holes on the right side which would have held the license plate bracket. That is the original bumper. The slots were usually on CJs.

During the big refurb program on the Jeeps, they were using civilian pattern fenders with the recess for the front marker lights. There just weren't repros being made at that time. So it's possible that a civilian bumper was acquired, but I recall mil quip (I believe it was automobiles rene gagnon back then) was making parts like this for the military.

Gas tanks were another thing that was impossible to buy NOS back then. Canada would have a couple hundred at a time made. They were never a perfect fit, but we were one of the last armys in the world using the M38A1s, so parts sourcing was difficult and costly. Colog had quit carrying Willys parts by then.

[Mike Baker]

Originally Posted by rob love

During the big refurb program on the Jeeps, they were using civilian pattern fenders with the recess for the front marker lights. There just weren't repros being made at that time. So it's possible that a civilian bumper was acquired, but I recall mil quip (I believe it was automobiles rene gagnon back then) was making parts like this for the military.

My CDN2 has a windshield frame that is powder blue underneath the green, and I suspect that the original became U/S and was replaced with one off a CJ5. Does that sound reasonable to you guys?

Mike

[rob love]

Originally Posted by Mike Baker

My CDN2 has a windshield frame that is powder blue underneath the green, and I suspect that the original became U/S and was replaced with one off a CJ5. Does that sound reasonable to you guys?

Mike

Sounds reasonable, although it was most likely done after it left the service. Between the bumper and the windshield, it sounds a bit too much for it to have happened in service.

Mil quip also made the windshield frames for the DND.