Tweaked Front Bumper
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Tweaked Front Bumper
Put a brand new bumper on my 76 F-150, and two days later, caught it on a post while backing out of my driveway. Good news is no damage to body, but pulled/bent the bumper by about 4 inches. Don't want to by a new one, any suggestions for fixing it at home? Thanks.
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drive forward into the post you hit
Sorry - I just had to. Honestly though - it's about the best way. Depending on how the bumper bent - it could be a biotch to get back in shape. I'd get a heavy dead blow hammer (non marring hammer will save the new bumper finish) and go to town...
Sorry - I just had to. Honestly though - it's about the best way. Depending on how the bumper bent - it could be a biotch to get back in shape. I'd get a heavy dead blow hammer (non marring hammer will save the new bumper finish) and go to town...
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drive forward into the post you hit
Sorry - I just had to. Honestly though - it's about the best way. Depending on how the bumper bent - it could be a biotch to get back in shape. I'd get a heavy dead blow hammer (non marring hammer will save the new bumper finish) and go to town...
Sorry - I just had to. Honestly though - it's about the best way. Depending on how the bumper bent - it could be a biotch to get back in shape. I'd get a heavy dead blow hammer (non marring hammer will save the new bumper finish) and go to town...
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Actually in 1978 my dad's truck (77') was parked in front of the house and a guy on his way to his own wedding sideswiped the truck and caught the front bumper like you say. All he did was went up against a tree and gave it some gas until it was somewhat straight. You would have to look hard to tell that it was hit.
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I even had one that got pulled back a long ways in a parking lot mishap, went to the nearest streetlight pole there in the lot and bumped up against it, bumper straightened
, drove it home, could hardly tell it had been bent nearly in half ripped clear down the rear fender of that 78 Chrysler tho' .......glad I had good insurance then....
, drove it home, could hardly tell it had been bent nearly in half ripped clear down the rear fender of that 78 Chrysler tho' .......glad I had good insurance then....
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We have chrome shops around here, but then again there are lots of restoration guys around here.
I'm sure many were run out of business by the ever-changing standards of the EPA driving them out of business due to the heavy chemicals used in the chroming process.
I'm sure many were run out of business by the ever-changing standards of the EPA driving them out of business due to the heavy chemicals used in the chroming process.
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Somehow I see the guys at the chrome shop finding it easier if there is
just "the one bend" and not that bend plus the second bend you put in it. ??
My special ordered '75 pickup was handed over to me wrecked!
No kidding.
The first sign was a friend saw the air hammer marks inside the front bumper.
It had been re-chromed and prob'ly wasn't the original... just one they had
fixed and ready to go, is my guess.
Anyway I also believe that the "re-chrome job" was better than the factory
"chrome job".
YMMV
Alvin in AZ
ps- The hood got repainted on the corner and the grill-shell had been replaced too.
pps- The bumper may not have been involved, but the build slip has "front
chrome bumper" so it wasn't "added later" by the dealer in an effort to save
money, unless there's another way to make money by swapping it out. ;)
ppps- That particular dealership was crooked as a dog's hind leg!
pppps- Believe it?
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