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Old Jul 30, 2007 | 12:52 PM
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well i got out from the store last night i noticed my valance was hanging low when i got to the car i saw that it was broken. it almost looks like someone tried to rip the thing off the car but started in the middle and cracked the plastic. my question is, can I repair the plastic or urethane or am i sol and have to find another one? im going to pull it off today and take some pics off it. if anyone knows anything i can do to fix please post up. thanks
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here are the pics i just took



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If you decide to scrap it let me know
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hahaha...ok thats not really the info i was looking for but hey what would you offer for it and the tips and all
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take it to a body shop, they will fix it.
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lol....sorry, had 2 ask....what do you want for it.....I don't really need the tips since my buddy works at a metal shop and can make them.......but I think the valance is fixable
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i really need to drive the car the rest of this week would it be ok to remove it before i get the car over to a body shop?
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why not just throw a piece of tape on the back side 2 hold it together
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i dont have any double ided tape and i need to leave for work in like 20mins
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well either use duct tape or carefully pull it off
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well i just pulled it off........... i didn't breaj anything else.im goping to call my buddy in my car club and see how much he will fix it and possply repaint the whole car with maybe some more flake and lots of clear
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thought you were trading the car in.
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thought you were trading the car in.
Blasphemy! He deep down wants to keep it and make it fast. Just take it off and drop it off some place to get it fixed. Drive around without it on for a few days then put it back on.

PS: Carry a gun so the next person you see that tries to steal it you can kill them before they break it again.
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yea i was going to trade the car in like 2months ago but the deal feel trough, then i found another truck but missed out on it so now i just keeping it for now until i can buy a new 08-09 hd2500
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grind the back and fiberglass it, use 3m two part mix on the front crack.
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