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Man im pissed (messed up front bumper)

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Old 10-18-04, 01:03 PM
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Originally posted by GammaLex
Thanx everybody. No cracks but I got paint chips inside the fender well. I didnt hit it will parallel parking. I was backing out of a driveway that was uneven and crooked coming in was easy backing out messed me up. U have to do all these manuvers to keep from scraping. I was backing out with the wheel turn all the way to get one of the front wheels on the ground so I could get some clearance. Then when the other wheel came down there was a little of the bumper hanging and it clipped the curb. Whats weird is the 2 bolts that hold the bumper to the fender are bent from the movement. It looks like all the shape has to do is take the bumper off and hammer the pulled holes into place and remount the bumper. Then treat those chips with some toughup paint to keep from spreading. You cant see them since there in the fender well.
that's good to know, as long as there is no cracks, it's "relatively" easy to deal wiht!
Old 10-18-04, 05:24 PM
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I feel your pain. My Tom's front bumper is now missing paint on both sides - no damage, just a lot of paint. Even RMMGS4's miracle bumper would not have helped.
Old 10-18-04, 08:53 PM
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Originally posted by redgs4
I feel your pain. My Tom's front bumper is now missing paint on both sides - no damage, just a lot of paint. Even RMMGS4's miracle bumper would not have helped.
huh?! wtf?! hat happend there man?! your car is pretty high already?!
Old 10-18-04, 10:39 PM
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Originally posted by rominl
huh?! wtf?! hat happend there man?! your car is pretty high already?!
But remember he is still on 18s.
Old 10-18-04, 11:00 PM
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Originally posted by Neo
But remember he is still on 18s.

And a newbie to driving with low hanging bodykits.
Old 10-18-04, 11:27 PM
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Originally posted by RMMGS4
And a newbie to driving with low hanging bodykits.
Ouch, the truth hurts. And it's not like the Tom's is low compared to most.
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Originally posted by RMMGS4
And a newbie to driving with low hanging bodykits.
man you guys have no sympathy
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Originally Posted by rominl
sorry to hear that man, that sux i hope you can get it repaired pretty cheap and easily
It seems like you know about fiberglass. Could you please tell how to bend the front bumper's sides in? I had the VIS bodykit and it flares out too much on the sides. Your info. is greatly appreciate.
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Originally Posted by stevechumo
It seems like you know about fiberglass. Could you please tell how to bend the front bumper's sides in? I had the VIS bodykit and it flares out too much on the sides. Your info. is greatly appreciate.
umm, it's not going to be easy i think. the thing with fiber glass is that it's stiff, meaning that it's not flexible. so if you want to "bend it is, probably that means you have to cut it somewhere, and then rebond them at a different angle or so, and then a lot of smoothing out, etc... to make them flow well
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