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What to do with a cracked front bumper?

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Old 07-07-2008
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What to do with a cracked front bumper?

hack off the bottom half!!!!


before you caint really see it, but the bumper is split up the middle behind the license plate.. beleive it or not it broke from a puddle! ok it was a deep puddle...
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its a kinda streight cut.. lol but whatever it was always thretning getting ripped off and flappin in the wind didnt help much either. the lttile bit that is left of the lower part still is ripped but ima put a little bracket behind it to hold it together
 
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The valance? or the actual bumper.. I am staring quite hard and cant seem to see it, haha
 
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thats what i was hoping.. lol


the lower part beloew the license plate, you can really notice on the side of thebumper cause it tappers up

i guess it would be the vallence? i dunno the whole damn thing is platic anyway.. lol
 
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You got rid of the "lip" and tapered up the ends of the valence...

looks good. i like it.
 
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ya exsactly!

ya i kinda like it myself i didnt mean to make the taper so obvous but the knife kinda goes where it wants.. lol so i had to match the other side to it
 
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That looks real good, nice job. I like it.
 
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thanks! its growng on me more each time i see it


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