Morning All,
Thought I would chime in on the progress of the RH side bumper replacement that is over the exhaust tail pipe. Living in the rust belt this bumper rots out where snow and salt accumulate in the rear curved area. " See Pic Below "
First off, lets start from the beginning and touched base with Olathe Toyota for a replacement part, but dues to the cost ( $200 ) delivered I went with an aftermarket one off Ebay for $40 delivered, which was primed, so needed to purchase paint and used 3 / 4 coats each base color and clear coat and a can of undercoating.
Waiting on polisher I ordered ( Griot's G9 w/5" pad system ) and using the Maguiar
's fine grit polish and Show Car Glaze to bring it up to factory look?
Well, at least I hope to, will update as progress continues.
Back to the old bumper removal, dam tough in these parts as all bolts have rusted solid. Used PB blaster over night and a torch to remove 2 of the 3 holding bolts. One remains a problem that holds the upper part of the bumper near the tire ( see pic ). The bracket that this attaches to is secured at one spot allowing the whole thing to twist as I try to remove this bolt.
Looks like I will need to take the recip saw and cut the nut off as that part is attached to the bumper so no harm to the bracket, I hope?
I will chime in as the job progresses.
Note! I will add the picture of the offending bolt as the upload is only allowing 2 pictures?
LMS