Hi guys jst wanted to know what the small black pieces on the front bumper are called I have the bumpers with the horizontal strips but not the two small vertical pieces,

Cheers jared

Pretty sure they are called "Overiders".
 
Cheers
 
Matt

Thanks Matt, if this is correct does anyone have a set that they would like to part with or are they a bit rare ?

Cheers jared

Yeah, Matt is right,they are called over riders.
Are pretty hard to get in decent condition. 

I have an excellent set of front bar over riders for a ghia and I also have a new set of rear over riders for a ghia still in its Ford vaccum pack plastic and carboard backing packet
Jim

Ok jim, how much would you let them go for and were are u located, pm me if you'd like.

Cheers jared

Jim,im interested in Jared passes.
 
 

There are variations of the overriders - so potentially eight versions, but I have only seen around 6 in all my years playing with Mk2 Escorts..
You have the with or without bumper rubbers, big or small (ie late or early) , and fluted or non fluted.
 
The without bumper rubbers are for the rally packs as the L models probably did not have them.... so fairly rare
Early (pre 77ish) cars had a smaller (protruded less) type (dont quite look as nice as the later ones - but beauty is in the eye of the beholder of course)
Later ones came as a little more deeper and rounded and came in fluted and non fluted.... These later ones are the more common ones....
 
Most common problem is that the screws that hold the tabs that hold the overiders on the bar, rust and either you cannot get them off, or destroy the rubber trying to prise them off....
 
When I first got my first Escort in 1988, and Escorts were relatively common in normal wrecking yards, I spent a lot of time going through the yards to find a full good set of ones for my 79Ghi that only came with one when I got it...  (They do make the car look nicer - especially a Ghia or highers spec car) in my opinion.  Even in 1988 I spent a lot of time trying to find decent ones, and it has been years since I have seen a serviceable one.... Most cars I have got over the last 10 years have not even had one.  (I had a pair sitting upside soaking the screws in penetrene for about 2 years, but even that did not free up the screws...)

Interesting that here were so many variations.  Were the front and rear ones different?  I wonder whether there would be much interest in reproductions.  Peter Lytton has done a great job on the new spoilers, which being rubber over metal shares similar construction, so I bet he could do it.

Thanks for the info charret
 
I have a set of 3 and so i'm just going to keep the 2 on the front bumper where they are in good condition but take the lone one on the rear bumper off.
 
I agree that the screws are very hard to get out! I'm pretty sure the previous owner broke this one trying to get it out.
 
EDIT: Just to add that the screws being hard to get out. I found that it was easier to just take the bumper off completely as it gave me a better angle at the overrider screws.