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Re: Easy Bumper Switching?

We have used velcro covers, the "four captive bolts" similar to chadr03, and tee nuts (behind a noodle, with a stud at the other for alignment). The four captive bolts was best, with wing nuts to secure the bumper - fastest and more reliable. When you have an interruption in the bumper for an intake (as most teams did in 2016), the bolts should be moved away from the corner and closer to the gap. A few extra bolts without wing nuts will help alignment and provide a backup if you strip threads or otherwise lose use of the main bolts and don't have time to swap out the extended bolt through nylock.
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