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Old 10-18-2003, 03:31 AM
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Default Re: Repro Endura bumper fit?

The roll in mine where it overlaps the edge of the grill is only evident in the very center of the bumper and maybe 4 inches on either side of the center. You have to be standing right in front of the car looking down to notice it, so it's not really visible in that picture.

The bumper I got had a tear in it in the front right edge, about 4 inches in fron the end. This tear was right down the the steel core, the rubber had also separated at the two jack notches, and at the very right end on the inside of the bumper due to rust on the core. Otherwise it was in pretty good shape. I picked up a tube of Dynatron Flexible Body Part Epoxy Repair at my local NAPA. It's a 2 part epoxy that comes in a pair of 6 Oz squeeze tubes. Each tube is about the size of a Permatex gasket maker tube, and it comes with a bunch of little plastic cups, some tongue depressor style stiring sticks and a couple of little squares of plastic screening. The stuff costs about 20 bucks for the kit, but it worked out really well. It mixes up into a thick black liquid that flows out really well and actually dries to a smooth glossy finish if you get it on quick enough and leave it alone while it dries. Sands easily with 100 grit or rougher for rough forming, and smooths out really well when wet sanded with 400 grit. It seems to be slightly softer, when sanding, than the original rubber material, but you'll only notice that when sanding. I opened up the rust splits on the rear of the bumper as much as I dared and let this stuff flow into the slits and it sealed them up very well.

Didn't take pictures of the process while I was working on the bumper though.
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