Cracked bumper- options?
#1
02-19-2012, 01:04 PM
Cracked bumper- options?
So last night, I fell asleep behind the wheel 
I was runnin on 3 hours of sleep and a day of snowmobiling so I was tired to say the least.. I was hanging out with my buddy since he is back from school for a week and on my way home I was super tired, like long blinks, I had the windows down and I just wanted to get home. I was on a gravel road, took a right turn at a intersection, and just remember making the turn and then blinking and next thing you know I was in the ditch.. There was a metal sign for a natural gas line I think and there was no way to miss it, I smoked it and bent it down.. I drove another mile before I got out to assess damage.. Front bumper on drivers side is cracked pretty badly, I am going to try to get some pictures today and I'll post them on here tonight. I am super bummed about it, my cars my baby and there is no way I am leaving it with a broken bumper like that. I need some help guys, I just want it fixed and forget about it.. Let me know what you guys think a guy can do about it, and I'll get those pics up later tonight.
THANKS !
I was runnin on 3 hours of sleep and a day of snowmobiling so I was tired to say the least.. I was hanging out with my buddy since he is back from school for a week and on my way home I was super tired, like long blinks, I had the windows down and I just wanted to get home. I was on a gravel road, took a right turn at a intersection, and just remember making the turn and then blinking and next thing you know I was in the ditch.. There was a metal sign for a natural gas line I think and there was no way to miss it, I smoked it and bent it down.. I drove another mile before I got out to assess damage.. Front bumper on drivers side is cracked pretty badly, I am going to try to get some pictures today and I'll post them on here tonight. I am super bummed about it, my cars my baby and there is no way I am leaving it with a broken bumper like that. I need some help guys, I just want it fixed and forget about it.. Let me know what you guys think a guy can do about it, and I'll get those pics up later tonight.THANKS !
#2
02-19-2012, 01:28 PM
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If you drill small holes on either side of the crack, you can stitch it back together with zip ties from the back. It works great!
Last edited by MillerMonteSS; 02-19-2012 at 01:32 PM.
#8
02-19-2012, 05:38 PM
There are pics of the damage,,, I am not too sure what my best bet here is to do, I have seen the zip tie fix before and I don't think I would do that on my own car but if it comes down to it, it would work. I posted a wanted ad for a bumper but I doubt I will have any luck so I will be calling junkyards and salvage yards on Tuesday, Anyone have a idea what a approx cost would be to get a bumper painted?? For the bumper repair kits, is it possible to repair a crack that big?
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