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Cracked corner off of plastic front bumper - Toyota ist 04
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Mdobson
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Jun 29, 2017, 1:46 AM
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Cracked corner off of plastic front bumper - Toyota ist 04
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Manged to clip a curb the other night parking up Any advice on how to patch it up, fibreglass mould? Currently in NZ first car here Toyota IST 2004 (removed picture - way too big/wide for view)
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Tom Greenleaf
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Jun 29, 2017, 3:43 AM
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The picture has to go it's way too wide to use this thread. I'll try to shrink it but with pieces missing like that nothing but a new one properly painted to match is really going to fix that, T
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Jun 29, 2017, 6:03 AM
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These bumpers can be repaired but it requires removing the bumper, using heat to bring it back to original form. If there are any cuts or tears, they have to be repaired from behind using a commercial epoxy that is not available over the counter. After that they use body filler to bring it back to original perfection. Then the bumper has to be completely stripped of all lights, trim and grills and then the whole thing prepped for painting and clear coat. Most of the time a new bumper is cheaper than all the labor it takes to repair one and the final product is better. The bulk of money is in the refinishing and that has to be done either way. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We offer help in answering questions, clarifying things or giving advice but we are not a substitute for an on-site inspection by a professional.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Jun 29, 2017, 6:29 AM
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Here's the pic HT - take it out as you see it's way to big. Parts missing - IMO no practical chance to even fake it if somehow had all the bits and pieces. Notice exposed bumper support too! This is trouble or a duct tape job? T Take that back out as you see fit........
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Jun 29, 2017, 6:32 AM
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OH, forget that. New bumper. No other option. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We offer help in answering questions, clarifying things or giving advice but we are not a substitute for an on-site inspection by a professional.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Jun 29, 2017, 6:41 AM
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Can't believe I saved the pic! Notice - no foam crap behind it? Bet NZ & maybe AU don't require it? T
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Jun 29, 2017, 6:53 AM
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It's never on the ends, just the face. The bumper usually doesn't shred like that though. It usually just dents with sometimes small cuts. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We offer help in answering questions, clarifying things or giving advice but we are not a substitute for an on-site inspection by a professional.
(This post was edited by Hammer Time on Jun 30, 2017, 5:42 AM)
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