[s-cars] front bumper cover help

[Theodore Chen]

unfortunately, i believe the clip is broken on the bumper side.  i couldn't
feel it when i stuck my hand in there.  i found it on the driver's side
of the bumper cover, but not on the passenger side.

i ended up getting a roll of duct tape from facilities at work, and using
it to hold the bumper cover in place for the drive home.  it held up fine.
looks ghetto, but i still have my bumper cover and belly pan.

why would the metal screws result in having to repaint the bumper?

dave, are you talking about screwing the bumper cover into the plastic
fender liner?  so the screws are horizontal and run fore/aft?  how
many screws did you need to use?

i thought about riveting them in place, too.

where are the bolts to remove the bumper so that i can reposition it?

-teddy


--- 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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