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Old Aug 9, 2008 | 02:11 AM
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the right side of my bumper on my 81 keeps warping and the heat gun trick wont fix it, it keeps coming back. the center of it comes up 2 1/2 inches. any tips or tricks for fixing this. i used a heat gun, c clamp and some small lengths of plywood on the left side and it worked just fine. the bumper is a gm replacement.


sorry for who ever's pic this is but i don't have a camera right now.
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it takes the shape of the yellow line

sorry but i cant post pics or links for some reason

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Originally Posted by dodge_ss/t
the right side of my bumper on my 81 keeps warping and the heat gun trick wont fix it, it keeps coming back. the center of it comes up 2 1/2 inches. any tips or tricks for fixing this. i used a heat gun, c clamp and some small lengths of plywood on the left side and it worked just fine. the bumper is a gm replacement.


sorry for who ever's pic this is but i don't have a camera right now.

it takes the shape of the yellow line

sorry but i cant post pics or links for some reason
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