Fixing 4kq front bumper

[Kneale Brownson]

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I bolted the rear bumper cover back onto my 4kq after a snowdrift tore it
off.  A month later another snowdrift tore it off again and I didn't notice
that one.  Gone forever.


At 04:46 PM 10/29/2001 -0500, Jpinkowish at aol.com wrote:

>Hi folks,
>I've been offered(for free) a perfect condition front bumper cover that is
>separated from the metal bumper beam.  Unfortunately, a number of the
>"squeeze tabs" that normally hold the front of the cover to the bumper beam
>are broken.
>
>Is this thing useless, or can I securely reattach it?
>
>Options that come to mind:
>1)  Bolt it by drilling holes where the license plate bracket might normally
>go, and then cap the bolts
>2)  Use some sort of adhesive.
>3)  Forget the whole idea
>
>Because the bumper is NOT drilled for a license plate, I'd love to just
>"glue" it.  However, the requirements for an acceptable adhesive prolly
>include:
>--ability to fill large gaps or voids;
>--flexiblity over a large temp range(-20 deg F to 100 deg F);
>--bonding to EPDM(ethylene propylene diene monomer) the bumper material;
>--bonding to aluminum(that is the metal of the bumper beam, yes?);
>--low cost, prolly because I'll have to use a fair bit.
>
>Any suggestions or BTDTs?  Time for the chemists to chime in.
>
>Look forward to your list replies.
>
>Jan Pinkowish
>'85 4kq
>Bristol, CT
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