when i bought my ej1, it had 2 cracks in the bumper. both of which are completely seperated from each other.

does anyone know if there is an easy way to fix this?

here are pics:



i also found a pic on the net that maybe could be a way for me to fix it:


thanks to anyone that reply!

 

Bondo and some sanding will do the trick.

 

ive seen ppl stitch fourwheeler plastics, id think it be worth a try. ive also repaired a carbon fiber bumper with fiberglass and body filled over it. looked brand new after paint!

 

do you thing it will hold against hard wind resistance? i never used bondo so idk the strength of it

i was thinking about the stitch idea a lil more and i thought about it and i dont really want the stitches to poke out.

but i do like the fiberglass idea. i could fiberglass behind the crack and sand and bondo on the front.

that might be a good idea

 

use the fiberglass bondo, it will hold up very well. but you could always go to a junkyard and buy you another bumper for cheap.

 

Yeah I would just get a bumper from the junkyard...

 

odds are, i'd be paying about 60-70 dollars here (chicago)

hard to find an ex-si bumper,
and most likely the same, if not, worse condition than mine.

plus i like to be more hands on :D so i'll probably tackle the fiberglass-bondo idea

 

Dude, I just did mine. Yours is TOTALLY fixable.
Push it into place and use a soldering gun to kind of melt the plastic
and create "stitches" from the back side. Then use a fiberglass kit
(they're cheap) to strengthen it from the rear. Then sand a little to
smooth it out on the front side and use filler in the cracks. A little
glazing putty if you want...then primer and paint.

It's really easy..and the truth about junkyarding is that almost
every bumper I've ever seen has cracks in it somewhere anyway. I'm
not saying you won't find one, but doing it the way I described
teaches you something and you have a little more pride in your
car because you did it yourself.

Good luck in whatever avenue you choose...

 

buy a new bumper

 

Dang, I paid 50 bucks for a brand new ex bumper that I put on my hatch. anyways, yeah it's easy to do the fiberglass and everything, goodluck.