It may be because they don't have them and don't want to spend the money to get some. I like the tall ones.

 

I have on mine. I removed the front one thou...

 

Don't have a '69, but I removed the front ones off my '68. I think it looks better without them :yes:

 

I have them off the front of my 68 rs, and on the back - love it

 

They were optional, not all cars had them, except for the 69 z's, most of the 69's had those weak little ones that only extend down the side of the license plate area.

 

I can't recall where, but read an article that stated the '69 Z/28 had the taller rear bumperettes because the rear ride height of this model put the horizontal bumper height slightly lower than the federal safety requirement called for - hence why the bumperettes extend above the horizontal bumper as well as below on the Z. Don't know if there is any grain of truth in that, maybe someone here can confirm/deny?

 

True. (If the printing was correct, I read the same).

 

I really like the rear "bumperettes" on a 69, especially the tall ones... am I the only one??
But I look at all these 69's for sale on eBay and many do not have them.

What's with that??

It's a personal choice, and nothing to do with money lol.
There is a fine line between tasteful and tacky.

 

He asked about bumperettes in general, the tall ones and the short ones. For most people it probably is personal choice but for a few folks it could be about the money.

 

Back when I was a youngster smooth chrome bumpers was a big thing. Knowing that, maybe it's easier for some to see why a lot of folks in the 1st gen world are into them that way. You will also see a lot of '67 & '68s without a front bumper...

 

You will also see a lot of '67 & '68s without a front bumper...

You can include me in that group....I have always removed the front bumper on a 67 or 68's that I have owned over the years unless it was flip car. My 67 I have now....I did not remove the front bumper for a while because I could not get the bolts loose to do it very quickly .....sucker was stuck tehre so it stayed for a few years until one day it was project to remove it.

I do like the deluxe or optional bumper gaurds (rubber strip in them) but I think they look best on the more stock looking/appearing Camaro.

 

I have a GM set in the box waiting for the SS to be done so I can put them on. I LIKE the look of them, both front and rear!

 

x2...Me too! Sets off a car from the rest. Personal choice, so why throw stones?

capt

 

Less weight, car go faster.

 

Here are some older posts about the rear bumper guards for 1969:

http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=133775

 

Here are some older posts about the rear bumper guards for 1969:

http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=133775

Thanks Jeff - that clears up where I read that info about the rear ride height of Z/28 package requiring the longer bumper guards - another JohnZ source!

 

I think ALL of the cars had the short bumperettes that extend down either side of the license plate on the back. The tall bumper guards were optional for front and rear, except for the aforementioned Z/28's.

 

why ?
maybe because they're called bumperettes

 

Can't seem to figure out why no one ever notices the standard bumperettes on my Camaro.....

......must be the spoiler that distracts 'em......

David F.

 

I like the tall ones . put a set on my 69 RS and they look gooood ,and sold the short ones on this form.

 

thats friggin sweet David.
Love the steam rollers.

 

Thanks Jerry. Your '68 is killer...love the 2 tone paint !!!!:beers:
Kind Regards,
David F.

 

Actually bumperettes is typically used to descibe the standard rear bumper vertical pieces. Bumper guards are the tall ones you mention. Rear bumper guards were mandatory on HD rear suspension option, so every Z/28 would have come from the factory with them. Front and rear bumper guards were optional on any model. I like the tall ones on the rear myself. Both for the look and for the fact they are correct for performance model first gen.

As far as opnions go this stuff is all subjective. Most people don't like the tall bumper guards, I love them, but only on the rear. But I do respect the decision of those that put them on the front. Car looks really correct for the era with them.