Back bumper deformed
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: West Palm Beach Florida
Originally Posted by deiaggie
you have to upload them on a site that can host the pics...i use www.cardomain.com for my pics and web page
What do I have to do ....join?
Ill just post them in my vette photos they can be viewed there.
Burning Brakes
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From: West Palm Beach Florida
The images are pending in my photos gallery if yo want to see them Kara
Mine is not as bad as your but I think the heat warped it, I wonder if it can be reshaped with a heat gun without ruining the paint finish.
Mine is not as bad as your but I think the heat warped it, I wonder if it can be reshaped with a heat gun without ruining the paint finish.
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2004
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From: Lufkin Texas
St. Jude Donor '05-'06
This may sound bootleg, but it looks like you could pump some good quality clear RTV silicone in there (like GE clear) and lean something heavy and soft against it to hold it in for 24 hours (for full cure) and it may fix it right up. It will be like a rubber gasket. May be worth a try if you cant find another fix short of replacing bumper. That stuffs great once cured. We used to seal speaker boxes with that General Electric brand clear silicone while building them and I remember one time we later tried to take one apart to make a change and we removed all the screws and were unable to BEAT it apart! 
Burning Brakes
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From: West Palm Beach Florida
Originally Posted by Kara
Yeah I want to see pics. I was really upset because I paid 9K for this car,and it is a 92. It was raining so hard I couldnt see the deformity, but it BOTHERS me bad!!
Pics have been aproved Kara, go check them out and see.
9k is a good deal I paid $8500 a couple of months ago and I have 144k miles on mine
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Drifting
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From: Tx
Originally Posted by Justardnck
Pics have been aproved Kara, go check them out and see.
9k is a good deal I paid $8500 a couple of months ago and I have 144k miles on mine
9k is a good deal I paid $8500 a couple of months ago and I have 144k miles on mine
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Drifting
Joined: Jun 2001
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From: Lake Ozark MO
These urethane bumpers are prone to all kinds of weird warps when exposed to decent heat/light.
The rear was not hit. I imagine yours is just a typical anomaly and you'll have to deal with it.
You'll see many examples of plastic warping with dashes, consoles, front bumper covers, etc. It's kinda like glass. A bit unpredictable. GM excels in inconsistent uniformity.
Friday car.
The rear was not hit. I imagine yours is just a typical anomaly and you'll have to deal with it.
You'll see many examples of plastic warping with dashes, consoles, front bumper covers, etc. It's kinda like glass. A bit unpredictable. GM excels in inconsistent uniformity.
Friday car.
Burning Brakes
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From: West Palm Beach Florida
Originally Posted by Dan Parker '96
These urethane bumpers are prone to all kinds of weird warps when exposed to decent heat/light.
The rear was not hit. I imagine yours is just a typical anomaly and you'll have to deal with it.
You'll see many examples of plastic warping with dashes, consoles, front bumper covers, etc. It's kinda like glass. A bit unpredictable. GM excels in inconsistent uniformity.
Friday car.
The rear was not hit. I imagine yours is just a typical anomaly and you'll have to deal with it.
You'll see many examples of plastic warping with dashes, consoles, front bumper covers, etc. It's kinda like glass. A bit unpredictable. GM excels in inconsistent uniformity.
Friday car.
My friend bought his vette new in 92 and his looks just like mine, but Kara's looks pretty bad. We both live in very hot states and I think if you have it fixed it will do that again and you will really be mad.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2002
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From: Santa Teresa New Mexico
Originally Posted by skateparkdave
This may sound bootleg, but it looks like you could pump some good quality clear RTV silicone in there (like GE clear) and lean something heavy and soft against it to hold it in for 24 hours (for full cure) and it may fix it right up. It will be like a rubber gasket. May be worth a try if you cant find another fix short of replacing bumper. That stuffs great once cured. We used to seal speaker boxes with that General Electric brand clear silicone while building them and I remember one time we later tried to take one apart to make a change and we removed all the screws and were unable to BEAT it apart!
Thats what I'd try its te Taxes heat no doubt.
Race Director
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From: Lake Mary Florida
Originally Posted by deiaggie
i would see if you can remove the light from underneath and try to reinstall it or take off the bumper and try to put the light in to see it the bumper is actually "deformed" or will go back to normal if the light was reinstalled correctly
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2003
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From: alaska
"GM excels in inconsistent uniformity.
Friday car."
pretty doubtful it left the dealer like that.and also who knows if its even a gm part.she just bought the car.cheap too.do a carfax on it maybe.
the urethane bumbers have a memory.if someone backed into it and it has a bet brace it might be fixed by just loosening the bolts and then retightening them.
and a "typical anomaly"? lol to much star trek captain
Friday car."
pretty doubtful it left the dealer like that.and also who knows if its even a gm part.she just bought the car.cheap too.do a carfax on it maybe.
the urethane bumbers have a memory.if someone backed into it and it has a bet brace it might be fixed by just loosening the bolts and then retightening them.
and a "typical anomaly"? lol to much star trek captain