fix front bumper - EM1
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fix front bumper - EM1
Hello, I guess I screwed up my front bumper from parking or something. I really have no recollection of hitting but. But here's the deal. I have an EM1 and the front right part of the bumper is coming off. There is like this silver thing and I believe that is the issue because i can kind of move it around and stuff. I do have pictures to help explain...
^^ is the silver thing and the wheel from far away
There it is close up, as you can see it is screwed in but I'm not too sure about how it all works.
Thank you
^^ is the silver thing and the wheel from far away
There it is close up, as you can see it is screwed in but I'm not too sure about how it all works.
Thank you
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my bad, this is what i meant:
well the bumper is actually broken, so without a sheet metal screw going into the fender or some glue, its NOT gonna stay on correctly
how it works:
a screw goes into a plastic piece* that goes through a piece of sheet metal and then through the bumper into the fender. but since the bumper is broken nothing will hold for very long...its a common problem with hondas.
*when the screw is tightened the plastic splits, causing expansion, keeping it in place...like a molly does in plaster, only reusable.
well the bumper is actually broken, so without a sheet metal screw going into the fender or some glue, its NOT gonna stay on correctly
how it works:
a screw goes into a plastic piece* that goes through a piece of sheet metal and then through the bumper into the fender. but since the bumper is broken nothing will hold for very long...its a common problem with hondas.
*when the screw is tightened the plastic splits, causing expansion, keeping it in place...like a molly does in plaster, only reusable.
Last edited by freakasis; May 23, 2008 at 08:40 PM.
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You could weld it but then your taking a chance on screw up the paint like freakasis said you could fab up somthing with the old rigged up pieces if you need help lmk and good luck let us know how it turns out.
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the only "correct" way is to buy a brand new oem bumper and get it primed and painted....but i dont thats what you wanna do. hahaha
as long as its not gonna come off again it doesnt really matter. the "original" ghetto rig might hold it for months. and a sheet metal screw with a washer on it along with the ghetto rigging might hold it for years.
as long as its not gonna come off again it doesnt really matter. the "original" ghetto rig might hold it for months. and a sheet metal screw with a washer on it along with the ghetto rigging might hold it for years.
