hoovercelebrity
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Wow, that 700 is turning out to be quite beautiful, Brandon!
I encountered a former club member back in 2004 or 2005 who found a pretty neat solution for the bumper problem. It's not factory original, but it worked pretty well.
He removed the old bumper, rivets and all, then he got a black rubber bungee cord (see picture), the kind that is flat and elongated. He had to find the right size, (a little smaller is better than a little bigger, because it stretches). Then he removed the hooks, and somehow riveted or used finishing screws and nuts to attach the two ends of the bungee cord at the back of the nozzle housing. Then he simply pulled the slack to the front and stretched it around the front of the nozzle housing. It doesn't say Hoover, and both sides of it may have some molded markings on it, but at a glance you can't tell the difference, and it gives the machine it's complete look. I don't recall if he drilled through the bungee cord and attached rivets to the front, or if he just left those off completely. I also seem to recall that he had to shop around for the one that was 'just right' (size, shape, length). Nonetheless, it's a relatively easy and cheap solution.
I encountered a former club member back in 2004 or 2005 who found a pretty neat solution for the bumper problem. It's not factory original, but it worked pretty well.
He removed the old bumper, rivets and all, then he got a black rubber bungee cord (see picture), the kind that is flat and elongated. He had to find the right size, (a little smaller is better than a little bigger, because it stretches). Then he removed the hooks, and somehow riveted or used finishing screws and nuts to attach the two ends of the bungee cord at the back of the nozzle housing. Then he simply pulled the slack to the front and stretched it around the front of the nozzle housing. It doesn't say Hoover, and both sides of it may have some molded markings on it, but at a glance you can't tell the difference, and it gives the machine it's complete look. I don't recall if he drilled through the bungee cord and attached rivets to the front, or if he just left those off completely. I also seem to recall that he had to shop around for the one that was 'just right' (size, shape, length). Nonetheless, it's a relatively easy and cheap solution.
