The Hood to Fender Bumper is an OE-style alignment and protection component designed for select 1966–1970 Ford car and car-based utility applications. This bumper installs at the hood-to-fender contact points and serves as a controlled buffer between panels, helping maintain proper hood height, consistent panel gaps, and factory-correct alignment. It is a small but critical detail in classic car restoration parts projects where front-end fit and finish are important.
From the factory, Ford used hood-to-fender bumpers to prevent direct metal-to-metal contact while stabilizing the hood when closed. Over time, original bumpers commonly deteriorate, flatten, crack, or go missing, which can lead to uneven hood gaps, vibration, or panel contact. Replacing worn or missing bumpers restores the original hood support points and helps reestablish the correct relationship between the hood and fenders.
Manufactured as an OE-style reproduction, this bumper matches original factory dimensions, material characteristics, and profile. It is designed to install in the original mounting locations and provide the proper amount of support and cushioning intended by Ford. Correct bumper height is essential for achieving uniform hood-to-fender gaps and maintaining a factory-style front-end appearance.
This part is sold individually, with most applications requiring four bumpers per vehicle. It is suitable for stock restorations, front-end rebuilds, or detail-correct refinishing projects where original hood alignment components are expected.
Offered as X-Parts by Auto Metal Direct, this hood to fender bumper is a third-party OE-style replacement selected to meet AMD’s standards for fit and application accuracy. X-Parts provide dependable solutions when AMD all-new tooling components are not required, while still supporting factory-correct restorations.
Auto Metal Direct is a team of true car guys with years of experience in sheet metal reproduction, car restoration and paint/body work. We believe that quality is not subjective! Our mission is to provide the best customer experience for the Ford, Mopar and GM classic car markets - both in products and in service.
Our panels are made from proper gauge steel and include all correct-as-original clips, tabs, flanges, bends and seams. Each time a prototype body panel comes off of a new tooling, we test fit it on a car. The marked up prototype is then used to change and improve the tools, and a new prototype is produced. This procedure might be repeated multiple times but, once the part is finally approved, you can be assured of a quality part.
| Make | Model | Years |
| Ford | Fairlane | 1966 - 1969 |
| Ford | Falcon | 1966 - 1970 |
| Ford | Mustang | 1970 |
| Ford | Torino | 1968 - 1969 |
| Brand | X-Parts |
