smoothed my rear bumper in

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Old 04-05-2010, 06:34 AM
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over the easter weekend i decided to smooth my rear bumper in, as im in UK we have fog lights build into the rear bumper. But after the accident they got smashed so I replaced them with ali plate and LEDs. But It wasnt really the best finish in the worlkd and the bumper still had some cracks in. So I filled them up and painted it


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Old 04-05-2010, 11:11 AM
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Looks good man, Like it was never there.

How long did it take you?
 
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Old 04-05-2010, 12:57 PM
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looking good!!
 
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Old 04-05-2010, 01:53 PM
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awesome work. it looks nice
 
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Old 04-05-2010, 08:39 PM
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looks great
 
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Old 04-05-2010, 08:52 PM
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i take it international shipping was too expensive for a usdm bumper? and what sort of exhaust is that, it looks like the fart cans i see on just about every car around here
 
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Old 04-06-2010, 07:57 AM
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thanks guys, it took about 10 hours or so. I knew I couldn't rush this one because it must look good, as everyone sees the rear

Did all the filler works one day and then the final skim the second then primer and a couple of hours to dry before the top coat.

hahaha Microkid, they are FART cans as you would call them

http://www.motorspeed.com/sitepix/pr...s/mid_b119.jpg

but are basicaly like cherry bomb mufflers, they are straight through 2.5 inch with 3 inch tip. So essentailly I have no mufflers.

Oh, and shipping a bumper is a NO NO way expensive, I actually have a red US bumper already but it has a big kink in the left side and no mounting brakets, pluss the side lamps are gone and I have no wires for them, so would have had to fill them up, and the number plate is a different size. This one only cost about £20 as a frind go tme the paint and all I had to buy was filler
 
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Old 04-07-2010, 10:56 AM
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hey maudy lookn good there! you should come help me fix mine.. just kiddn.

got the clip, gunna take the car over to the shop this week n start making Frankenstein-mobile
 
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Old 04-07-2010, 05:30 PM
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that's pretty slick. I like. I think you should get some USDM mirrors as well.
 
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Old 04-07-2010, 07:59 PM
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I bet you could have sold that bumper for a small fortune..guys go nuts for that export stuff...
 


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