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rear bumper removal

rear bumper removal

Postby Biggi_e » Thu Sep 21, 2006 6:28 pm

my gf (sillygrrrl) has a gen1 and i want to pop out a dent on her rear bumper. can anyone tell me how to remove it? thanks guys
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Postby rossman945 » Thu Sep 21, 2006 6:48 pm

just push it out from the inside, or take it to a body shop, most of them are pretty cool and can offer you a tip or two on how to do it.
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Postby sillygrrrl » Thu Sep 21, 2006 6:48 pm

this dent is driving me insane. it's been there since day 2. so ... BUMP!! :o
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Postby rossman945 » Thu Sep 21, 2006 7:00 pm

is it a big dent?
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Postby onefiend » Thu Sep 21, 2006 7:02 pm

can you guys post a pic of the dent? just want to see how big it is. Dent Masters might be able to pop it out.
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Postby sillygrrrl » Thu Sep 21, 2006 7:11 pm

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i guess it doesn't look all that bad in this picture, but it's about the size of my palm. literally.
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Postby ---CAMRAZY--- » Thu Sep 21, 2006 7:13 pm

onefiend wrote:can you guys post a pic of the dent? just want to see how big it is. Dent Masters might be able to pop it out.


Why waste money on that..... all you need to do is bang it from the insides.... The bumper that is!
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Postby sillygrrrl » Thu Sep 21, 2006 7:14 pm

so i can just go under my car and reach up into the bumper w. out having to remove it?
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Postby onefiend » Thu Sep 21, 2006 7:15 pm

that can be easily popped out, I just didn't know how big the dent was.
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Postby WTF?? » Thu Sep 21, 2006 7:16 pm

^The most you can do out of that is hammer it out, but Im sure sure it wont be flush back to original... it may look rippled/wavy after you try and hammer it out due to the hard plastic material... keep in mind, hammering too hard may force the paint to pop outward which means cracking :o

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Postby ---CAMRAZY--- » Thu Sep 21, 2006 7:22 pm

sillygrrrl wrote:so i can just go under my car and reach up into the bumper w. out having to remove it?
Well first remove the license plate and see if you could get at it from there. You dont need a hammer as some have suggested, don't bang it out by pounding on it.... Bang it out by rubbing on it gently but firm if you get what I mean..... The bumper of course.
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Postby sillygrrrl » Thu Sep 21, 2006 7:25 pm

makes sense, i'm gonna try this tomorrow .. thanks guys!!
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Postby krook » Thu Sep 21, 2006 7:53 pm

removing the bumper (believe it or not...) should be relatively easy. i've recently removed 2 rear bumpers at work, at it's pretty much about tugging and seeing where the bumper is still hinged/bolted at.

the obvious places for screws/bolts, are the fender wheel well. probably 3 or so.

get under the rear, you'll also see 3 more screws/bolts/fasteners at the bottom. i think theres also a couple behind your trunk trim pieces. 2+ 10mm nuts, i think.

you <i>might</i> have to remove the tails but i'm not sure. if you do, 4 10mm nuts hold it in place.

along the seam, the bumper "snaps" into place. GENTLE tugs should get 'er off.
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