i plugged my bumper.. what'd ya think?

[BlkSS1755]

after deciding not to buy another $500 plastic "HIGH QUALITY" bumper guard that will just break again if the wind hits it hard enough or if a bug smacks into it on the highway..., i got spray paint, nuts, washers and bolts form home depot last night and finished it this afternoon.. what'd ya think? i think i'm gonna go with the Westin bar for a fraction of the $...

 

[BlkSS1755]

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[Guest]

Looks fine. Since they are metal, the paint will eventually chip off but you don't even notice the plugs at all.

 

[JGRIMBALL]

looks stock

 

[loyd]

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perfect!!!! nice job

 

[BlkSS1755]

thanks to all! i'm sure they'll chip eventually.. i'll just mask off and spray them again.. this is the best solution i have for now..

 

[GatorGreg]

Turned out pretty good, almost looks they're supposed to be there

 

[peter78]

Boy, I'm really lost. After seeing that large gapping hole, how did you get it to look like that. It looks like one piece to me. I mean did you epoxy it or what.

However you did it, great job. :artist:

 

[BlkSS1755]

i'm not sure what you mean with the epoxy.. i took the broken bumper guard off and had to patch the 4 holes..so i did it with nuts and bolts.. is that what you meant?

 

[peter78]

i'm not sure what you mean with the epoxy.. i took the broken bumper guard off and had to patch the 4 holes..so i did it with nuts and bolts.. is that what you meant?

You fixed that freaking hole with nuts and bolts????? Am I missing something?????

 

[loyd]

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yes you are missing something...the broken piece was a sport bumper trim, which is an ad on to the original bumper....when he broke the front, he romoves it and had 4 holes in the original bumper from the install....so he plugged the 4 holes that remained

 

[jharris2]

OK, now the thread makes sense!! :duh:

 

[Sac State]

Whew, I was with jharris, I thought Vinnie had fixed that big, gaping hole in the bumper with bolts, etc. I was going to nominate Vinnie for the annual McGyver award and the award for the best bondo job on the planet!

 

[peter78]

Whew, I was with jharris, I thought Vinnie had fixed that big, gaping hole in the bumper with bolts, etc. I was going to nominate Vinnie for the annual McGyver award and the award for the best bondo job on the planet!

Well put.:lmao:

 

[BlkSS1755]

thanks for the nomination.. i can see how it was confusing.. i should have posted this to my original thread... the Sport bumper is slowly and carefully getting glue/epoxyed together.. i have to let the piece dry overnight to finish my jigsaw puzzle.. just a few more piece and then i'm done.. i might use bondo or fiberglass resin when i'm done to make it a bit strong.. i'll have to see how it come out.. i might leave it off totally.. the truck looks different without it... i know, the glue make is look really bad, but i'll sand, bondo and paint to make it look good again..

 

[BlkSS1755]

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[loyd]

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hey vinnie just a thought...once you get it strong enough to hold, you could wrap each side in a thin rubber or plastic material(something durable that will look good), and glue the edges to the inner side so they dont show when you mount it...then when you mount it back on, you wont see the cracks. that sucks that toyota doesnt sell a replacement piece so you could just replace the one side.

 

[BlkSS1755]

yea, i know..this piece weights next to nothing even with the brackets.. i CAN'T see this being worth $500.. more like $100-$150.. but for that $ i can get a steel Westin..:

 

[loyd]

another idea

there is a product for pick up trucks, where they spray in bed liners...(rubber coating) . my friend had his trailer sprayed, as it was all rusy, and it looked great when this product was applied. im thinkin you could have both the caps to the sport trim sprayed as well (once pieced together), and it would look brand new...just another idea!