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02-04-2007, 12:43 PM | #1 |
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Bumper Repair Question
What can I do about these bumps left by my front license plate holder install? They're from the screws that hold the front plate holder as they tightened it onto the bumper. The holes are TOO small to drill a larger hole to put plugs and to be honest the bumps are not that noticeable. But they'd be less noticeable if I could get the bumps smoothed out. Would heat help? Anyone work with the front plastic bumper before?
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02-04-2007, 12:49 PM | #2 |
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Most here have either changed the bumper to either M-tech or other (I did Mstyle DTM bumper) others have done what you alluded to...drill bigger holes and get bumper plugs. I am sure someone has tried to fill and repaint...but I can't recall of anyone that has actually posted pics of results.
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02-04-2007, 12:54 PM | #3 |
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Check out this thread: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...ight=DIY+holes
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02-04-2007, 12:56 PM | #4 | |
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When I picked my car up from the shop last week, there was a gouge in the bumper that happened at the shop. I showed them and they agreed to fix it. The repair job was quite good. I'm sure it required some sanding on the bumper and paint. These bumps are slightly SMALLER than that gouge. I'm hoping I might be able to DIY (or DIMyself) if possible. I used the smooth curved handle end of a screw driver to press the bump inward and it helped a bit and made the holes even smaller. Any other suggestions? |
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"3)Take a fairly blunt object (i used the phillips screwdriver) and 'tuck' the lips inward, trying to seal up the hole. Run your finger over it, make sure that it is now flush, or inverted, but should not be extroverted (i.e. no more "lips"). You can use slight force." His "lip" is my bump. I'm not sure why he describes a philips screwdriver as "blunt". I put a towel on the head of a flathead to use to push the bump inward but this is very dangerous. One slip and you can still get a nice scratch across the front bumper! Didn't work too well. |
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Spinning may not be the right word; try rotating slowly while applying the light pressure. The object of this exercise is to ease the distorted material back to its original position.
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02-05-2007, 10:43 AM | #9 |
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Hmmmm... it just seems like pushing anything into the holes will make them bigger. Massaging around the bump from the outside inward has made the holes a bit smaller but doesn't reduce the bump size enough.
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02-05-2007, 12:12 PM | #10 |
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Try Clearasil....it worked to remove bumps when I was a teenager.
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02-05-2007, 01:14 PM | #11 |
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I removed a ding in my lower valence with a hair dryer. I heated up the plastic valence and was able to get the rounded end of the handle of a screwdriver behind it and massaged the ding out.
I would think that you could heat up the bump and massage it in flush. Then use some kind of plug.
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