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Large park-bench bumpers were optional on Australia and Japan-market B310s. As usual, North America required the large bumpers while other countries got a choice, including still-boxy but lighter bumpers and simple full-chrome versions.
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One-piece VS three-piece Bumpers
One-piece bumper: steel stamping, chrome plated
One-piece all-chrome bumper with bolted-on rubber end caps
Front
Worldwide B310 have lights in the front bumper. North American bumpers have no lights.
1-piece bumpers * All Sedan, Coupe (except OPTION) * All Van (VB310) * Not used for North America
3-piece bumpers * All Wagon (WB310) * OPTION Sedan, Coupe Round-eye late 7812- * OPTION Sedan, Coupe Square-eye * All North America
Round-eye 1978-1979 Square-eye 1980-1982 Japan Van (VB310) all round-eye early Sedan, Coupe: round-eye 7711-7909 late Sedan, Coupe: square-eye 7910- Wagon (WB310) round-eye or square-eye came only with 3-piece bumper
One-piece Bumpers
Early bumpers are one-piece, and continued to be used even after other styles were introduced. In Japan, they were used on all B310 except Wagon (WB310). One-piece bumpers were available with or without rubber end-caps and rubber strips.
Plain VS Luxe
Plain | or with fancy rubber junk bolted on
STAY BOLT [STAY-TO-CHASSIS] 2 x M10 62250-H9100 round headlight 62250-H9105 square headlight * look similar, perhaps spacing differs?
STAY FRONT RH For H8500 plain bumper (mounting close to body) 62210-H8500 round headlight cars 62210-H8505 square headlight cars For H8560 luxe bumper (mounting out from body) 62210-H8900 round headlight cars 62210-H8905 square headlight cars
62022-H8500 Plain Bumper
All metal 62022-H8500 all-chrome with no rubber end-caps, in Japan was fitted to VB110 and lower trims of Sedan and Coupe.
Front combination lamps fit into the front bumper
62022-H8500 - all years JDM Van (squareback)
62022-H8500 - Sedan Round Eye + Square Eye (CT, City DX, DX only)
62022-H8500 Coupe DX (round eye), Coupe ES (square eye), Coupe Sport (1980)
Australia VB310 with H85 bumper
62022-H8900 Luxe Round Eye
One-piece GL have angle-cut rubber ends
Round Eye One-piece with rubber-covered ends (GL,GX Coupe & Sedan)
62022-H8560 Luxe Square Eye
From 1979 OCT has added a rubber strip along bumper front top edge
Note: the orange coupe has the Strip removed, but the holes are visible
Overriders
Rubber bumper overriders (not used in Japan)
Misc
Custom: Silver painted metal bumper (old-style STD look). B310 didn't use painted bumpers like B110 standard, but it makes for an interesting appearance.
Custom: Big-bumper model retrofitted with small bumpers. Note the large openings behind the bumpers.
Parts
62671 STAY FRONT RH 62210-H9311 W -7909 62210-H9315 W 7910- 62210-H8500 V, K.DX, S.DX+CT+CITYDX 62210-H8505 K.ES+SPR, S.DX+CT 62210-H8900 (S+K)GL+GX# -7909 62210-H8905 K.GS+GX+RSE,S.GL#+GX 7910- 62671A BOLT [STAY STUD BRACKET] 62250-H9100 (K+S)-7909, V 62250-H9105 (K+2)7910- 08911-14037 STAY NUT
62650A BUMPER-TO-STAY CARRIAGE BOLT 01135-00061 W, (S+K).(A14+A15)# 6 62663-27700 2 OR 4 08911-10637 NUT 62673A BUMPER-TO-END-BRACKET CHROME BOLT 08911-10637 NUT
Three-piece Bumpers
This type of bumper has a channel-section center bar and each end is bolted to it (three pieces).
Regular type mounted with stays * Wagon (WB310 sport wagon/"Sunny California") * NOT AVAILABLE Van (VB310 regular wagon)
type mounted with shock absorbers * OPTION JDM Wagon, A14/A15 Sedan, A14/A15 Coupe * STANDARD EQUIPMENT for all North America B310 including A12A cars
3-piece bumpers are much heaver, with a complex cross-section.
3-piece pointed end | 1-piece diagonal-cut end
62022-H8905 Round Eye
Round Eye (late) 62022-H8905. W/O rubber strip along top edge.
7901-7909 (JDM WB310)
Japan
Australia
#North America - H91 bumper w/o lights and w/overriders
62022-H9936 Square Eye
Square Eye 62022-H9936. Has rubber strip along top edge of front surface.
7910- (square headlight models)
Malaysia
#North America - H99 bumper w/o lights
Blackout
EUROPE, CARRIBEAN: Rubber covered bumpers -- 1-piece Luxe bumpers.
North America
Canada & USA B310 have no lights in bumper (they are in the grille instead). North America was also *only* using the #Three-piece Bumpers for all B310.
1979 (round headlamp) has rubber overriders 1980-1982 (square headlamp) has rubber strip
BUMPER-FRONT CENTER
-1179 62022-H9100
62050-H9100 OVER RIDER ASSY-BUMPER
1279- 62022-H9900/62022-H9930
62060-H9900 RUBBER STRIP ASSY-FRONT
BUMPER SIDE ASSY-FRONT
62032-H9100 RH, 62033-H9100 LH
1979-1980.5 (round headlamp)
1980.5-1982 has rubber strip instead of protruding overriders
Customized with 1979 bumper on later B310
Rear
Large Bumpers * Australia OPTION (no reverse lamps) * Japan Wagon (reverse lamps in bumper) * Japan OPTION for Sedan, Coupe (same as North America) * North America all (reverse lamps in tailgate or combo lamp)
Small Bumpers
* Coupe, Sedan early type with number plate cutout
* Coupe, Sedan late type without cutout
* VB310 Van/wagon without number plate cutout
* GL, GX have rubber ends, others are plain chrome
Small Bumpers
Early Small Bumpers
Early type locates the number plate below the bumper. Early cars also have round headlights.
Number plate cutout * Wide for Australia, Holland, UK, etc. * Narrow for Japan, Malaysia, etc.
Early DX style - all metal
Early GL style - Rubber bumper ends
sedan:
Coupe:
Europe:
Late Small Bumpers
Late type locates the number plate above the bumper. Late cars are identified by square headlights (except Japan vans).
DX all-metal bumper (same as or similar to 85022-H9400 JDM Van) GL Rubber-end bumper * with lamps for license number plate * without lamps for number plate
Late DX type - all metal
Late GL type - rubber bumper ends & rubber strip
Late GL - number plate LIGHTS above bumper | in bumper
Late GL
Late DX
Sedan & Coupe
VB310
VB310 Van bumper has no cutout for number plate.
Small Bumper 85022-H9400
Van VS Sedan
small bumpers * H94 Van * H85 late Non-van
Japan Small Bumpers
TRIM all metal ES,CT,DX + Van rubber ends GL,GX,RSE
NUMBER PLATE CUTOUT Van no number plate cutout Sedan, Coupe narrow plate number cutout (Round Eye) Sedan, Coupe no number plate cutout (Square Eye)
Van 85022-H9400 Van
Round Eye All metal 85022-H8500 DX,CT
Round Eye Rubber-ended 85022-H8900 GL,GX & 85022-H8901 GL,GX
Square Eye 85022-H8565 ES,CT,DX
Square Eye 85022-H8560/85022-H8561 GL,GX - rubber strip at top
Square Eye A14 OPTION - side-lit number plate
Non-stock: Round-eye bumper (with plate notch) on Square-eye sedan (plate above bumper)
Stays
85211-H8900 STAY-REAR BUMPER, LH [GL-type]
Rear bumper stay 85210-H8805 for which bumper?
Large Bumper
- Large bumpers have no cutout for number plate
- No number plate lamps in bumper, but use a side-lit plate
- No reverse lamps in bumper (except JDM California wagon)
Australia | Malaysia
Shock-absorber mounts
Japan Large Rear Bumper
#WB310 with reverse lamps * 85022-H9800 Wagon round-eye 7901-7909 (no overriders) * 85022-H9905 Wagon square-eye 7910- (strip overrider)
JDM OPTION for Sedan, Coupe (shock absorbed park-bench type) * Same as USA spec bumpers * 85022-H9100 Round Eye (late) 7812-7909 * 85022-H9900 Square Eye 7910-
WB310
WB310 Wagon has large park-bench style bumper
- reverse lamps in bumper for Japan
- reverse lamps in tailgate for other markets
AUS | Japan
JDM #WB310 with reverse lamps * 85022-H9800 Wagon round-eye 7901-7909 (no overriders) * 85022-H9905 Wagon square-eye 7910- (strip overrider)
JDM Wagon round-eye 85022-H9800 7901-7909 no overriders
JDM Wagon square-eye 85022-H9905 7910- strip overrider
North America
North America used same bumper for all models (Sedan, Wagon, Coupe same). It is a large 5 mph crash-resistant shock-absorbing type. Just like the Japan OPTION bumper, except there are no reverse lamps in the North American bumper.
Round Headlamp cars use rubber overriders Square Headlamp cars use rubber strip
Round Headlight -1179 62050-H9100 OVER RIDER-BUMPER 85022-H9100 BUMPER CENTER-REAR -0779 85022-H9901 BUMPER CENTER-REAR 0879-1179 <> 85022-H9100 Square Headlight 1279- 85060-H9900 RUBBER STRIP ASSY-FRONT 85022-H9900 BUMPER CENTER-REAR 85022-H9930 BUMPER CENTER-REAR <> 85022-H9900
Round Headlight (two overiders) Bumper is same as JDM OPTION
Square Headlamp (strip overrider) same as JDM OPTION
Fiberglass
Custom: FRP replica bumper, color matched to car
Custom: Fiberglass (FRP) reproduction of metal bumpers. These particular ones are a hybrid design with large wraparound ends shaped like the 3-piece rubber extensions.
