[s-cars] Parking curb, meet my wallet.

[matt ludwig]

Yeah, there are 2 left I think. it was a bad tear-out. i would love  
to know your solution though!


matt.
1995.5 S6 Avant
Washington, D.C. / Portland, ME

On 19Jul , 2006, at 4:42 PM, Sean Douglas wrote:

> Matt:
>
> Ouch!
>
> I just had my front bumper repainted and I had the bodyshop repair the
> little vertical plastic supports, I think 3 or 4 of them were broken
> (not me - previous owner).
>
> As long as the vertical supports are not missing, then it's a straight
> forward fix with the right type of adhesive. I'm not sure what its
> called, but I can try and find out. If they are missing, then try and
> find a sacrificial bumper from a breaker and cut them off.
>
> Sean
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
>> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of matt ludwig
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 12:32 PM
>> To: //Scar //Scar list
>> Subject: [s-cars] Parking curb, meet my wallet.
>>
>>
>> the hits just keep on coming.
>>
>> did a classic move today in the 98F+ heat here in DC- pulled too far
>> 'over' a parking curb and when backing away, ripped the lower
>> grills,
>> belly pan and outer clips for the painted bumper off my
>> avant. pretty
>> happy about it for about 3 miliseconds until i realized what a pain
>> in the @#$$ it was going to be. in addition to these getting
>> temporarily out of 'place', it also ripped out 3 of the 5 supports
>> holding the black, lower part of the bumper assemble (part where
>> belly pan slips into) to the painted, upper part of the bumper and
>> what the removable lower grills snap into. following me here?
>>
>> the result is i need to somehow repair/fix/make new these supports
>> (and thus the structural integrity of the upper/lower bumper
>> junction) w/o purchasing a new or used bumper, as those run ~
>> $950USD
>> i just learned.
>>
>> any wise sage on the list who has fell victim to this bit of
>> audi god
>> spite have any suggestions? the first idea(s) that come to
>> mind are; 1. use some sort of plastic weld/epoxy to replace
>> the snapped off,
>> vertical supports and then
>> 2. using short, black screws along both top and bottom of the
>> 'removable' vents to make them not so...
>> ...but I am having second thoughts.
>>
>> thank you all as always.
>>
>> sincerely,
>>
>>
>> matt ludwig.
>> 1995.5 S6 Avant
>> Washington, D.C. / Portland, ME
>>
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