Re: bumper questions

by 77malibu77 Wed May 26, 2010 8:31 pm

what do you mean the inner bolts? if you are talking about the metal piece that has all of the 4 bolts attached to it those bolts are not long enough if you are sinking it in more than an inch you have to get long skinny bolts or you could make the holes wider for thicker bolts which i might end up doing for strength =]

by bigredlaguna Wed May 26, 2010 8:43 pm

77malibu77 wrote:heres how the front of it should look as it is attached to the car

The inner bolts for this diagram

by 77malibu77 Wed May 26, 2010 8:48 pm

oh no where i cut the hole thats where you have to slip over the round part on the bumper shocks, i guess once you have it on there you could weld a piece but you wouldnt ever be able to take off the bumper again

by 77malibu77 Fri May 28, 2010 5:31 pm

alright guys so i have already started to sink in the rear bumper i measured it to where i need the bumper at and its going to be either 1.5 again or 2 inches probably 2 tho
but it took me forever to get that bumper frame out of the back because all but 2 bolts had to be cut/ grinded out what a pain in the butt!!!

but i cut the frame out and just have the 2 end pieces just like the front and one of em i have bolted on the car so i know this will work just the same as the front with strong bolts

but before i can put the bumper back together i need to save up a few bucks and get 2 cans of paint, and 4 thick strong bolts with washers and then the bumper will go back on
right now this is what the bumper looks like with everything in the black cut out

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by 77malibu77 Mon May 31, 2010 3:01 pm

alright so i have all the pieces ready for paint on the rear bumper i have it on the car right now to see how its going to look and it looks great! cheers

now wen my friend comes over later i will beg him to take some pictures, but i should have some up of the front and back by tomorrow at the latest

i just have to think what i am going to do about the impact strip its the rally version so it has the 2 pieces in the center of the bumper that go vertically
id like to keep it on but its all tore up on the sides and if i take it off there will be a bunch of holes where it used to bolt on, any one have any ideas? i was thinking about trying to make a custom strip out of metal that i could paint black and bolt to the bumper like sheet metal or something

by 77malibu77 Thu Jun 03, 2010 5:56 pm

alright my friend took a picture and has it on his phone of how i mounted it to the car but he cant seem to send it to my email ill try and get him to send it to my other friend then he can send it to my email tonight when they come over so you guys can see for you self how i did it

by 77malibu77 Mon Jun 07, 2010 7:58 pm

alright starting to feel like i am talking to myself here, oh well its always nice to think aloud, you guys must not know a ddamn thing about front and rear bumpers lmfao!
but here goes again ill be talking to myself if one of you guys happen to overhear me please help

when i grinded off some of the rear bumper bolts (the smooth ones where the impact strip goes) it kind of scratched the chrome but it was the only way to get that damn thing off, what im asking is, DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS? i want to make it all chrome again so i can take this ugly impact strip off

by JB2wheeler Mon Jun 07, 2010 8:23 pm

Take it to any good chromeplating shop and they can weld up any holes you have and rechrome the bumper for you. It may cost you $300 to $600. Is that what you are asking? JB

by 77malibu77 Mon Jun 07, 2010 8:43 pm

i guess, id rather get a different bumper for that price, but what i am asking is could i make something to replace the impact strip?

by The Dude Mon Jun 07, 2010 10:05 pm

I guess I'm drawing a blank from this damn head cold, because I can't picture what it looks like without the strip....... chrome shop is gonna be the only fix for the nicked bumper though.

by 77malibu77 Tue Jun 08, 2010 1:50 am

Rago wrote:I guess I'm drawing a blank from this damn head cold, because I can't picture what it looks like without the strip....... chrome shop is gonna be the only fix for the nicked bumper though.

theres just a hell of a lot of holes
im thinking im just going to go the sheet metal route i guess ill let you guys know how that goes if anyones intrested

by The Dude Tue Jun 08, 2010 9:53 am

Just an idea & I'm not sure how it would turn out, but how about filling the holes with some SS bolts? Heck, I bet the intake bolts that you can buy from Summit with the bowties would work & give you a unique look. Again, just throwing something out there.

by 77malibu77 Tue Jun 08, 2010 1:38 pm

thx thats an idea too just the only thing im worried about is where i grinded off the bolts like i said it looks ugly lol, oh well ill figure something out i guess cuz i figured out how to sink in the bumpers myself

by 77malibu77 Tue Jun 15, 2010 1:03 pm

so i officially have both bumpers bolted on the car and they look perfect other than the rear tail panel bcause it looks like someone backed into a pole on the right rear corner and my tail panel sinks in
i know limey has one from a laguna anyone know how much he wanted for it???

oh and one more thing, does anyone have a solution for me i am looking for a cheap camera that i can take pictures and upload them to the computer somehow

by The Dude Tue Jun 15, 2010 1:07 pm

Can't help on the panel. Most cameras come with a USB adapter that plugs into computers. Even the cheapies have a spot to plug the adapter cord into. I'm pretty sure you can buy replacement cords if need be.

by 77malibu77 Tue Jun 15, 2010 1:09 pm

ok i just wish my motorolla razr would work again i cant seem to find the old version of motorolla phone tools, thats how i got all of my pictures of my car on the computer in the first place

by 77malibu77 Sun Jun 20, 2010 1:21 pm

alright i finally got my friend to take pictures of the bumper sink in how it turned out
i know it took me a while lol but they turned out pretty good!

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by 77malibu77 Sun Jun 20, 2010 1:23 pm

i just have to put the front bumper fillers back on i wish someone had a header panel and grille and the headlight trim

by 74MonteCarlo Sun Jun 20, 2010 2:03 pm

I normally hate sunk in bumpers, but yours look good. Especially the back.

by 77malibu77 Sun Jun 20, 2010 2:34 pm

thx now if only i could find replacement impact strips for the back ill be set

by orange Juiced Sun Jun 20, 2010 2:35 pm

I'm still on fence about the front bumper, but the rear one looks very good.

Text ur pics to ur email address, that's what I used to do.

by 77malibu77 Sun Jun 20, 2010 2:58 pm

orange Juiced wrote:I'm still on fence about the front bumper, but the rear one looks very good.

Text ur pics to ur email address, that's what I used to do.

thx and i just wanted the front one in a little bit more than the back one
the front is in a bout 2-2.5 inches and the back is like an inch or inch and a half

and i cant text pictures or else i would have been doing that a long time ago lol i can only text message and phone call its like 15 bucks extra just for picture messaging

by 77malibu77 Sun Jun 20, 2010 3:00 pm

oh i just found out my mom can text pictures from her phone to email so does anyone need any more pictures of anything on my car i can get them by like tomorrow

by 77malibu77 Tue Jun 22, 2010 12:57 pm

alright need some help
i was trying to cut the bumper filler while it was on the car (dumb move Head Bang

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now i have a big cut on the bumper from a razor blade, is there any way i can get rid of it it looks disgusting

by The Dude Tue Jun 22, 2010 1:14 pm

Re-chrome it?????

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