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CDNTurboZ
05-11-2006, 03:15 AM
Does anyone know if 85 turbo z's are supposed to have the turbo z embossed in the rear bumper cover?? I know 84's have it but should 85's as well??

I have seen a pic or two or 85's on the net and they have had the lettering, yet I look at mine and another cdn turbo z that I have seen and they don't have them, is the lettering just a US thing then?

banger68
05-11-2006, 12:27 PM
I have seen some 85's in Canada with the TurboZ on the rear bumper. My geuss is that it was a mid year change.

85shelbycharger
05-11-2006, 11:45 PM
I think it was basically 'hit or miss' to get one of those rear bumpers. I've seen plenty that have the embossed rear bumper but others that haven't. There was a '85 Turbo Z in a junkyard near me that had 11k original miles on it and it had the standard rear bumper.

CDNTurboZ
05-12-2006, 12:10 AM
thanks for the info guys,

also a few people on the yahoo daytona group have mentioned that dodge had the embossed bumpers left over from 84 so they just used them till they ran out on the 85's

85shelbycharger
05-15-2006, 09:45 AM
thanks for the info guys,

also a few people on the yahoo daytona group have mentioned that dodge had the embossed bumpers left over from 84 so they just used them till they ran out on the 85's

Hmm thats some pretty good info there! So did all the '84's have the Turbo Z embossed rear bumpers then?

CDNTurboZ
05-15-2006, 11:41 AM
Hmm thats some pretty good info there! So did all the '84's have the Turbo Z embossed rear bumpers then?


yeah all 84 turbo z's have the "turbo z" embossed in the rear bumper

glhturbo1985
08-06-2008, 01:53 PM
That's my understanding as well. That all 84's had them and only the remaining bumpers were put on the 85's. So only the begining of the 85s came with the embossed letters. I actually confirmed this with a woman who ordered an 85 Turbo Z and tried to get the bumper. The salesman told her what was happening with the bumpers. She couldn't get one on the car she was ordering although there was a car in the lot which had one on it. (obviously an earlier production 85)

BIGBRUDDA
08-06-2008, 01:58 PM
I thought it was optional. Came with the 2 tone paint scheme.;)

1991SpiritES
08-08-2008, 09:07 PM
All the 84-85 Turbo Z's had the 2-tone paint on them except when you ordered black. I too have seen a few 85 Turbo Z's with the Turbo Z in the bumper.

scrampage1
08-14-2008, 02:55 AM
I agree that any 1985 Turbo Z with the embossed rear bumper, got a leftover 1984 bumper.

Here's a photo of a 1985 Turbo Z I spotted in the junkyard a couple of weeks ago. It's got the Turbo Z embossed bumper. It actually had the rubber underneath the doors and the (broken) extra front spoiler under the air dam.

glhturbo1985
08-14-2008, 07:36 AM
I agree that any 1985 Turbo Z with the embossed rear bumper, got a leftover 1984 bumper.

Here's a photo of a 1985 Turbo Z I spotted in the junkyard a couple of weeks ago. It's got the Turbo Z embossed bumper. It actually had the rubber underneath the doors and the (broken) extra front spoiler under the air dam.

What state are you in. I envy your junkyard. All of them here in SW-PA are on hills, have weeds and trees growing up around and inside the cars and some are even embedded in the ground. Shoot!, I'd take a creeper and a couple jackstands into your junkyards and really get to work!

Was that car mangled in the front or just rusted out?

scrampage1
08-22-2008, 02:52 AM
What state are you in. I envy your junkyard. All of them here in SW-PA are on hills, have weeds and trees growing up around and inside the cars and some are even embedded in the ground. Shoot!, I'd take a creeper and a couple jackstands into your junkyards and really get to work!

Was that car mangled in the front or just rusted out?

I'm in Central California.

No rust on the car.

But, it did look like the driver's side front fender got pushed back so that when the door opened, it damaged the fender and door.

I threw in a couple of other photos for fun.

supercrackerbox
08-22-2008, 02:55 AM
That Daytona looks identical to the one I just parted out this spring.

glht_omni
08-23-2008, 01:47 AM
i have had 2 85 turbo z neither got the embossed bumper.