Hansae@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Cars - For Car Enthusiasts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoSome absolute bugger hit my car likely while parking and drove off, luckily the bumper on my car is very easy to replace and I can find a replacent for £50. Still pretty miffed : (lemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up173arrow-down12
arrow-up171arrow-down1imageSome absolute bugger hit my car likely while parking and drove off, luckily the bumper on my car is very easy to replace and I can find a replacent for £50. Still pretty miffed : (lemmy.dbzer0.comHansae@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Cars - For Car Enthusiasts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square19linkfedilink
minus-squareNoel_Skum@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 days agoDrill a couple of holes opposite each other and “stitch it back together” with cable ties?
minus-squareHansae@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 days agoIts a classic car that I enjoy keeping looking good, would rather just replace the bumper.
minus-squaresetVeryLoud(true);@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoCan you plastic weld it from the back? Which plastic is the bumper made of?
minus-squareHansae@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoWeird fiberglassy composite.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoABS with glass fiber, you can heat staple it from the back.
minus-squarenilloc@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoThat OP can get a replacement for £50 makes this kinda pointless. Plus it’s never gonna look as nice since it’s an unpainted bumper. I think a cracked bumper makes it look more authentically French though!
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoGhetto old school. Today we use heat staples and a $20 tool from amazon.
Drill a couple of holes opposite each other and “stitch it back together” with cable ties?
Its a classic car that I enjoy keeping looking good, would rather just replace the bumper.
Can you plastic weld it from the back? Which plastic is the bumper made of?
Weird fiberglassy composite.
ABS with glass fiber, you can heat staple it from the back.
That OP can get a replacement for £50 makes this kinda pointless. Plus it’s never gonna look as nice since it’s an unpainted bumper.
I think a cracked bumper makes it look more authentically French though!
Ghetto old school.
Today we use heat staples and a $20 tool from amazon.