tips for banging out crunched bumper
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tips for banging out crunched bumper
while wheeling i dipped into a water hole and sunk down a quick slope (didnt see that under the water!) and hit a buried rock...
this is the damage:
im gonna remove my bumper and try to bang it out.
any tips for me?
this also bent my flare in so it rubs my tire on right turns... i just sawed off a piece of the flare so thats ok
this is the damage:
im gonna remove my bumper and try to bang it out.
any tips for me?
this also bent my flare in so it rubs my tire on right turns... i just sawed off a piece of the flare so thats ok
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last winter i slid into a bank on ice...thankfully the bumper was bent and not dented...the lower valence was toast(25 for a new one...no big deal)..but as for the buper i just took my toyota jack, put it against the front tire...and cranked it out...you would never know that the bupmer was bent....
But i looks like you might have to do a little more than that to yours...sounds like a perfict time for a bull bar
But i looks like you might have to do a little more than that to yours...sounds like a perfict time for a bull bar
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hmmmmm... good strategy.
also id like to request that this doesnt turn into "GET AN ARB/TJM!" i know i need to, im trying to fix what ive got.
also id like to request that this doesnt turn into "GET AN ARB/TJM!" i know i need to, im trying to fix what ive got.
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On an edited, and more serious note...
My roomie had a similar dent and was able to pound it out with a dead blow hammer (sand filled). While it wasn't perfect, it was a heck of a lot better. Took some Griots to the scratch, and it was even better.
My roomie had a similar dent and was able to pound it out with a dead blow hammer (sand filled). While it wasn't perfect, it was a heck of a lot better. Took some Griots to the scratch, and it was even better.
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go to harbor freight. get an auto body repair dollie and a dead blow hammer. take the bumper off, put it on something solid that won't scratch it (like a piece of wood on the concrete) and put the dollie on the inside over the dimple. pound it w/ the dead blow to get it back out. it will never be perfect, but you can get it close.
time to save for an ARB...
time to save for an ARB...
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