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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 05:49 AM
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ok so i had a minor mishap yesturday on my way home from work, some a$$ cut me off and i had to very quickly swerve and avoid hitting him, anyway i ended up on the shoulder of the road and i hit/ran over a large chunk of snow/ice, anyway when i got home i noticed it had cracked the lower part of my front bumper, right where the bottom paint piece joins on to the black grill type in front of the rad, now on the bumper theres 4 black support peices, 2 are cracked and bent back, and on the bottom painted part the bumper has split open about a inch wide crack.
anyway i dont want to take it somewhere to fix because it can do without, but if i can do it myself i will, but i have no idea how too, is there any kind of fill or plastic weld i can use to put this back together, sand and touch it up?
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 06:06 AM
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Default Re: cracked bumper, possible fix? (GriFFIthS)

Pics really help. But from what you said about the crack, you're probably going to need a plastic weld to get that crack to come together.
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 06:36 AM
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Default Re: cracked bumper, possible fix? (Tyte-S)

i know bondo makes a flexible part/bumper filler. just like regular bondo for plastic
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 07:39 AM
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Default Re: cracked bumper, possible fix? (kirbyman)

The best fix is to plastic weld it, then you will use the flexible body filler to go over that to smooth it out. I would talk to the local bike ( metric crotch rocket ) repair place, they will have the tools or know who does, as these places usually charge less than bodyshops for the same thing. I have the tools but you are a little far away for me.
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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 10:24 PM
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Default Re: cracked bumper, possible fix? (DDEVIANT1)

DDeviant is right.

Another option is Fiberglass. It's messy, but much stronger if you use it correctly.

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