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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 01:33 PM
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What material can you use to add to a urethane bumper to fill voids?
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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 09:28 PM
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It should stretch.
Use metal fasteners on the sides to get it to fit.
Warm it up and it will soften.
Hope this helps.
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thanks- If it still doesn't stretch as much as I need it to is there a filler material that will work with Urethane?
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Old Apr 12, 2009 | 01:22 PM
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not that i know of... those bumper are supposed to be pretty easy to slap on... post a pic, maybe it will help
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I think there use to be something available to make small repairs (nicks or cracks) to urethane, but I don't know of anything suitable to fill urethane bumpers to fit them to a body.

I always try to talk my customers out of urethane bumpers if they're just replacing the bumper, and not painting the car at the same time. With a fiberglass bumper, you can sand, grind or fill the bumper to have it fit the body. If the urethane doesn't fit, your pretty much into doing body work on the car.

Are you using a new or used OEM bumper or do you have the $199.00 aftermarket one. The $199.00 replacement one is known for being difficult to get it to fit properly.

I wish I could offer you something more positive. Maybe someone else on the forum knows of a better solution.
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