Warning ! Lowered F-Body and Rhino don't mix !
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Warning ! Lowered F-Body and Rhino don't mix !
Well, I feel like a *&^%(#%$ Moron. I used a rhino ramp to change my oil with my lowered WS6 and after I was done, noticed my front lower bumper had split in a section. The fiberglass literally was ripped into two in the lower section.
Are these bumpers fixable if they break or do I have to buy a new one
How much is a new bumper anyway ?
I just wanted to let you guys know so nobody else makes the same mistake.
My luck sucks
Are these bumpers fixable if they break or do I have to buy a new one
How much is a new bumper anyway ?
I just wanted to let you guys know so nobody else makes the same mistake.
My luck sucks
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Lowered 1.5 inch.
But I took the ramp at an downhill angle
YeAH I'm pretty sure I caused it because I would have noticed it during waxing the day before.
I'll try to get a pic.
But I took the ramp at an downhill angle
YeAH I'm pretty sure I caused it because I would have noticed it during waxing the day before.
I'll try to get a pic.
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That sucks. Sorry to hear it, but thanks for the heads up. We have ramps, and I am sure eventually I would have used them. My bumper was cracked when I bought it though. Not seeing how yours is broke, but it is probably not repairable, they usually are not. I was quoted at $600 with paint OEM part. Thats for a Camaro.
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You can get that fixed. I had a crack similar to yours and my friends bodyshop fixed it with fiberglass from the back side, then repainted the bumper. These bumpers are not fiberglass by the way, they are polyurethane. Fiberglass isn't flexible.
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check out urethane supply company, they sell all the stuff you need to repair your own stuff. Either get what you need from their online store, or find a local dealer, its the same price either way.
I think polyurethane isn't a thermoplastic, so it cant be welded properly. So basically your stuck with just reinforcing the area (behind)
http://urethanesupply.com
I think polyurethane isn't a thermoplastic, so it cant be welded properly. So basically your stuck with just reinforcing the area (behind)
http://urethanesupply.com