[s-cars] front bumper cover help

[Douglas Fifield]

All,

The clips that are connected to the car are replacable (4A0 807 253 C)
and are held on with a couple of screws (N 900 626 03).  Put these on
when I replaced my bumper skin (see earlier post).  The clips attached
to the bumper skin are integral to the skin and not replaceable
separately.

Douglas

On 12/18/06, Vincent Frégeac <s.sikss at gmail.com> wrote:
> If the side of the bumper have just popped out the clip, you need to remove
> the bumper as they won't snap back in except with a huge impact that will
> probably crack the paint or break the clip. The best way is to unbolt the
> bumper, pull it one or two inch than push it back making sure the side clips
> are aligned.
>
> Now, for the boken clip, it depends if it's the bumper side or the fender
> side that's broken. The bumper side is glued or use molten rivet, I don't
> remember for sure, but is not replacable. You can try to repair it with a
> thin layer of bumper epoxy and glass mesh, shaving the fender clip to make
> room for the additional thickness. No BTDT on a clip, but the epoxy/mesh mix
> hold impresively well on a cracked bumper.
>
> The fender side is screwed or bolted so it should be replaceable. Part
> availability is another story.
>
> Last but not least, there's no risk of loosing the bumper cover because the
> side have popped out, but there is a risk of cracking the upper lip just
> below the turn signal if you drive this way for too long, BTDT.
>
> P.S.: I would keep the metal screw as an absolute last solution. It will
> probably hold but you may not want to respray the whole bumper because you
> used a short term solution for a week.
>
>
>
> Vincent
>
>
> 2006/12/18, hoog23 at aol.com <hoog23 at aol.com>:
> >
> > sheet metal screws.  secure it to the fender liner.  My old one lived 2.5yrs that way.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: tedebearp at yahoo.com
> > To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> > Sent: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 4:32 PM
> > Subject: [s-cars] front bumper cover help
> >
> >
> > i had a minor accident today and the front bumper cover is loose.
> > both sides of the bumper are drooping now, though the front seems to be
> > staying attached.
> >
> > i tried to snap the bumper cover back in place, but was unable to figure
> > out how to position the bumper to get the driver's side of the bumper
> > to stay attached.
> >
> > on the passenger side, the lower clip on the bumper cover seems to have
> > broken off.  are replacements available?
> >
> > more worrying for me is that i'm at work and i need to be able to drive
> > home.  any suggestions for making sure i don't lose the front bumper
> > cover and the undertray?
> >
> > -teddy
> >
> >
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Douglas in MN
95.5 Audi S//6 Avant
73 BMW R60/5 mit Toaster Tank