bronto

I bought a rear bumper cover to replace the one damaged in a minor rear ending a couple of years ago. My old one had some spiderwebbing in the finish, and was of course damaged at the passenger side corner. The "new" one is the identical Silver Mettalic color, appears to have a much better finish and has not been in an accident. There is one spot where the paint is gone. Questions:

1) Suggestions on repairing the bad spot. Here's a photo a fellow rennlister took for me:



So, not too big a spot. There might be some smaller ones on the other side too. How to repair, what kind of paint, where to get it, etc. Back in the day I did a decent job doing body work and spraying lacquer on my college car, but nothing since then.

2) Suggestions on swapping the bumper cover. My existing one is missing nothing and the collision only damaged the cover, not any lights or anything. But what am I likely to have to replace in the swap? Fasteners, hardware, etc. I've looked at the 928 Intl catalog and see that bumper shocks are priiiiicey. The small amount of the rubber strip I can see on mine looks to be in good shape.

Thanks in advance.

Mrmerlin

I would consider just using some primer and then top coat silver on a brush for touchup, if you start spraying your will make a bigger mess than you have now.
Usually if the bumper has been hit you would just replace the the rear shocks they are one time use and its not as easy to see if they are still good.
Used parts work (about 100.00 from 928INTL) if you shop around you might get some for less but they also might be damaged.
Roger sells the rubber beading for the bumper cover if your going to sawp it then use staples that dont have a bevel on then only a flat chisle end as the staples can go sideways and poke out the side of the cover, use 1/4 in. length

bronto

bronto

I have received this now. Good news and bad news. The finish overall is better than I'd hoped, and certainly much better than my current one. However the damage at the edges of the turn signal area is worse, and larger. Possibly this happened in transit, as the wrapping came off in places and exposed it to possible damage. Still, I'm OK with this. Just, how to proceed. Do you still think brushing is the way to go?

bronto

The beading appears to attach in 3 sections, left, right and center. The left and right beading is there and appears to be in good shape. The center is missing. My existing bumper has the beading on it yet. Seems like I should be able to reuse this(?). What kind of stapler do I need to attach this?

The method of attaching the bumper also seems iffy to me. Looks like there is a metal strip that goes on the inside of the bumper that has a cross between a rivet and a bolt sticking through to be tightened to the car. These look to be in terrible shape on the "new" bumper, all rusted and most just cut off. The condition of the existing ones on my car is unknown, as I have never had it off. However there is very little rust anywhere on my car so I would think my chances would be better than most.

3000teeth

Talk to Roger about the bumper shocks. A buddy of his (Mark --lost his contact info) specializes in used parts and sold me a pair for less than $50. The bumper beading is cheap ($9.00) for the rear and comes sized to fit. There are only two pieces.