Its snowbird season and my bumpers are crying

[Climber]

So its that time of year again...we here in the east valley of phoenix Arizona get our lovely winter visitors and its only November and I have already been hit 3 times while my trucks in the parking lot at the grocery store :50cal:

So other than the light bumps in the parking lots and driving 15 under the speed limit I think I might be able to survive the next 4 months...or until I build a plate bumper spikes on all 4 corners :lookout:

but until then I need some help with somehow getting these dents out and while I know the front may forever altered I figured I may be able to get the rear looking at least better. Anyone have experience bashing out dents in our chrome bumpers?

sorry about the dark pic ill take a new one in the morning

 

[lilreds21]

Park far out... old people park as close as they can! I always park far away to try and prevent ^^^^ those!! :-(

 

[shootmymime]

ive tried, those bumper are pretty stout. it would be best to take them off then lay the bent part on a bean bag of some sort and smack the back of it with a large hammer. smaller ones will cause little outward dents. dead blow hammers work good.

 

[Shibby!]

Hahhaa. Southern states, welcoming Canada's finest drivers with open arms..

I swear, come spring those maniacs come back and our roads get even worse.

It's like a group caravan come spring when they are all heading north.

Good luck. I've spent some time in Yuma during the winter and it's like an old folks home. I can only imagine certain areas of Pheonix are just as bad. I've only spent time in the Uni area, and out on the backroads. (where those extremely strange RV towns pop up?!)

Good luck. Really sucks people aren't stopping. Judging by the people they probably don't know they are even doing it!

 

[OTB]

If they are in season, why can't you shoot them?

 

[CaptainGiggity]

I feel your pain man I had a snowbird smash my truck with her duelly when i ran into fry's for less than five minutes. I'm literally afraid to take my truck out anywhere now.

 

[Climber]

ive tried, those bumper are pretty stout. it would be best to take them off then lay the bent part on a bean bag of some sort and smack the back of it with a large hammer. smaller ones will cause little outward dents. dead blow hammers work good.

I'll have to give that a try, I was hoping they would just pop back out but it doesn't seem that's the case

 

[Climber]

Hahhaa. Southern states, welcoming Canada's finest drivers with open arms..

I swear, come spring those maniacs come back and our roads get even worse.

It's like a group caravan come spring when they are all heading north.

Good luck. I've spent some time in Yuma during the winter and it's like an old folks home. I can only imagine certain areas of Pheonix are just as bad. I've only spent time in the Uni area, and out on the backroads. (where those extremely strange RV towns pop up?!)

Good luck. Really sucks people aren't stopping. Judging by the people they probably don't know they are even doing it!

Yeah my guess is they do it and Just feel a little bump and figure it couldn't have done much and drive off...

 

[Climber]

I feel your pain man I had a snowbird smash my truck with her duelly when i ran into fry's for less than five minutes. I'm literally afraid to take my truck out anywhere now.

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I can see the Taco Bell in the back...it must have been at the frys on Idaho because that where ALL three of mine happened, sucks about your taillight! More expensive fix than my dents for sure

 

[Climber]

If they are in season, why can't you shoot them?

I didn't get drawn, and while I hate any and all forms of poaching I'm contemplating making an acceptation. . :hunter:

 

[CaptainGiggity]

I can see the Taco Bell in the back...it must have been at the frys on Idaho because that where ALL three of mine happened, sucks about your taillight! More expensive fix than my dents for sure

haha how'd you know that man you're creeping me out! And Apache Junction is pretty much grey hair central during the winter...

 

[kernel.panik]

I used to see them all the time around this time of year.

They switched my hours around a bit at work, so I come in after rush hour and head home after rush hour and I haven't seen them yet...

it's like they clog up the freeways on purpose...

 

[Climber]

haha how'd you know that man you're creeping me out! And Apache Junction is pretty much grey hair central during the winter...

Hahaha sorry I just notice things like that . Plus I live very close to that frys that's why I recognized it