Repairing front bumper
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Repairing front bumper
I noticed something odd on my 91 Aero the other day, one of the frame mounts for the front control arm is lower than the other. Closer examination showed that that the mounts were part of the front bumper structure. So I took off the bumper cover to find that it has some pretty substantial damage. The previous owner pulled the wool over my eyes, and just had the damaged bumper covered.
It doesn't look like there is are any easy ways to pull the bumper back into shape. I tried to jack up the van at that point, hoping that it might bend back into place from the load, but it did not budge. Has anyone ever tried to fix this before? Is the only fix to cut it off and replace with something that I cut off from a salvage yard van?
It doesn't look like there is are any easy ways to pull the bumper back into shape. I tried to jack up the van at that point, hoping that it might bend back into place from the load, but it did not budge. Has anyone ever tried to fix this before? Is the only fix to cut it off and replace with something that I cut off from a salvage yard van?
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yes i think the only answer is to replace the bumper, my van had, had this done you just drill out the spot welds were the bumper frame connects to the frame rails and then reweld the new one back on. Sounds simple, but you will need a grinder, drill and mig welder and some brut force and ignorance.
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CBR900,
You actually did this before? Did you per-chance get pictures?
I'll have to figure out how to get the replacement pumper from the salvage yard; I don't know how long a cordless drill will last going through that much metal.
You actually did this before? Did you per-chance get pictures?
I'll have to figure out how to get the replacement pumper from the salvage yard; I don't know how long a cordless drill will last going through that much metal.
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Originally Posted by thefarelaneman
This is one more reason to have a good parts car, Aeros with blown engines or trannys are dirt cheap. I bought a nice looking 95(blown engine 3.0) for only 400 bucks.
I think my local parts yard will cut off the bumper with a good chunk of the frame rails. I can then take it home to properly disassemble the rest with electric or air tools.
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Originally Posted by xlt4wd90
I think my local parts yard will cut off the bumper with a good chunk of the frame rails. I can then take it home to properly disassemble the rest with electric or air tools.
I replaced an entire quarter rear section on my son's Contour doing this and was surprised how neatly everything goes back together. I had to deal with a hundred spot welds whereas you will likely have a dozen or less.
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