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z_man76 05-06-2006 10:42 AM

Fixing hole in rear bumper cover ?
 
My 93 SSEi has a hole in the passenger side rear cover . I can't find a red cover or anything really for a 93 SSEi that isn't broke or damaged , and if I do well you can guess the troubles I am having . I asked a body shop where I used to live and they could repair it for about the same price as if I found what I was looking for 200 - 250.00 . I never asked what they would do or use or how to fix it in case I found time myself to do it . ANY SUGGESTIONS ??

willwren 05-06-2006 11:02 AM

If that price includes paint, JUMP on it.

Othewise, I'd use fiberglass bondo. It's something you've got to be familiar with beforehand.

JimmyFloyd 05-06-2006 01:17 PM

i got red parts from my parts car, but no rear cover. it was toast when I got the car. I'll keep my eyes open

Bugsi 05-06-2006 06:45 PM

I backed into a bush in front of my house several years ago. It put a small crack in my bumper cover on the driver's side by that little red reflector. My body shop wouldn't touch it, unless they took the whole thing off and redid the whole thing with new paint, and wanted like I dunno, $1000 or some stupid cr@p. I fixed it myself with some epoxy, some spot putty, and some duplicolor paint with an airbrush. It's not perfect, but I figure some day I'll find a shop that will repaint my whole bumper cover for cheap. If I could get it all done for $200, I'd jump on it.

93-SSE 05-06-2006 06:55 PM

this doesn't help now, but i did see a bright red '93 SSEi on eBay, it was wrecked in the front but everything else i think looked fine...from the doors back...

95naSTA 05-06-2006 08:50 PM

Have any pics?
There are certian epoxies used when reparing plastics.

John Deere Boy 05-06-2006 11:09 PM

My old bumper cover was cracked in several places when i got the car, and dad laid fiberglass along the inside. It held well for about four years. After i got rear ended, I found an undamaged junkyard cover (and rebar) for $150 and had it painted for $150.

z_man76 05-07-2006 10:21 AM

I appreciate all the suggestions . I will try to get a pic of the hole . I also thought about fiberglass but I wasn't sure if it would work with plastic ? I guess at this point though I don't have much to loose . Any kind of fixing ox the hole would be better than the hole itself ;-) ! Thanks everyone :) !


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