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Bumper Issues

KyouguKyougu Registered User regular
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So this is currently my bumper.

Obviously not super safe to drive.

My car already has tons of miles and I think it'll be replaced soon enough, so I don't really want to invest tons more into it.

I was thinking that I could just cut off the side that's hanging. It won't look pretty but at least it'll be safe to drive.

Is that a dumb idea? And if not, what's the best way to cut through a bumper?

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  • MegaMan001MegaMan001 CRNA Rochester, MNRegistered User regular
    edited July 2022
    Your goal is to just keep the thing driving. Right?

    Option one, remove the whole bumper. Drive on. I'd get in contact with my local police / sheriff department because I don't know if the presence of a bumper makes a car legal to drive or not.

    Option two, that is a Toyota Corolla, right? There's a billion replacements just sitting at your local junkyard. Give them a call with your model and year and go pick it up for cheap and replace it with a YouTube tutorial.

    Option three of just cutting it off is...not great. Those things are plastic and getting a reasonable cut without cracking that whole thing is going to be dicey. Also, not sure about legal to drive with half a bumper.

    What year is the car?

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  • HevachHevach Registered User regular
    Another option is a less visible patch job. Drill holes in the bumper and then adjacent points in the body and use heavy duty zip ties (they make ones exactly for this work but even a $2 bag of the 24" ones from Wal Mart will work) to stitch it in place. More secure and less visible than that tape.

  • mRahmanimRahmani DetroitRegistered User regular
    Yeah just zip tie it. Lots of videos out there but here’s the first one i found

    https://youtu.be/oh-lixahC2M

  • KyouguKyougu Registered User regular
    Ohhhh that seems easy enough! Thanks!

  • KyouguKyougu Registered User regular
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    Quick morning project. That was much easier than expected and it's such a relief to have found a better fix.

  • webguy20webguy20 I spend too much time on the Internet Registered User regular
    Kyougu wrote: »
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    Quick morning project. That was much easier than expected and it's such a relief to have found a better fix.

    Now just get a really big band-aid decal and you'll be all set.

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