Since I sanded the front bumper down, I figured sanding the back one was only logical. So after it was all sanded shiny, the bumper guards I got from fellow a fellow cruiser will not look so out of place when I installed them.
The wiring was already routed to the single license plate light, so I just made up a new harness to route to the lights in the bumper guards. These went in smoothly too and now My ’55 Chevy Bel Air is looking more original than ever!