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| 87m491 |
 Aug 1 2016, 07:27 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 274 Joined: 29-July 12 From: Portland, the original! Member No.: 14,731 Region Association: North East States 
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I have a very nice looking front bumper cap save one thing, the small extensions that wrap 90 degrees around the top outside edge of the bumper have splayed out and no longer remain close to the bumper. Any ideas on how to bring them back in?
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| mepstein |
Aug 1 2016, 07:39 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,272 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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It's foam. It doesn't last forever. The ends don't have the metal stiffener so they're going to go first.
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| Tom_T |
Aug 1 2016, 09:15 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California
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You could try a heat gun on low & try to push it back into place - but you may have to build a wood jig to form & hold it, or sell it to someone else for a nice DD quality top, & get a nice repro from 914Rubber, Stoddards, Sierra Madre, AutoAtlanta (about $370-400 last I recall) - as the originals are long NLA (although an NOS pops up every now & then for big bucks).
If yours is a DD & you don't want to pay for a new repro (which use SS instead of mild steel which rusts on the originals, by the way), you may just want to be happy that's all that is gone bad on it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Tom /////// |
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| gereed75 |
Aug 2 2016, 06:40 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,246 Joined: 19-March 13 From: Pittsburgh PA Member No.: 15,674 Region Association: North East States
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I was able to use 3M 5200 to repair a big hole in a bumper top. There is a thread on here somewhere http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...=240803&hl= . It comes in black and is a super adhesive that will stick right to the bumper material and has nearly identical durometer to the bumper when cured. You will have to rig a clamp/mold to hold the corner in position until it cures (24 hours or so).
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| 87m491 |
Aug 2 2016, 07:04 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 274 Joined: 29-July 12 From: Portland, the original! Member No.: 14,731 Region Association: North East States
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Looks like a great place to start.
Thx QUOTE(gereed75 @ Aug 2 2016, 04:40 AM)  I was able to use 3M 5200 to repair a big hole in a bumper top. There is a thread on here somewhere http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...=240803&hl= . It comes in black and is a super adhesive that will stick right to the bumper material and has nearly identical durometer to the bumper when cured. You will have to rig a clamp/mold to hold the corner in position until it cures (24 hours or so). Should work |
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| Darren C |
Aug 2 2016, 02:26 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 392 Joined: 26-December 14 From: Chichester UK Member No.: 18,255 Region Association: England |
QUOTE(87m491 @ Aug 2 2016, 02:27 AM) I have a very nice looking front bumper cap save one thing, the small extensions that wrap 90 degrees around the top outside edge of the bumper have splayed out and no longer remain close to the bumper. Any ideas on how to bring them back in? Hi 87m491, Go to day 165 of my Build for the answer you seek with pictures and text of how to pull the sides of the bumper cap back in. http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...47250&st=60 Best regards Darren |
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