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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 06:02 PM
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I went to get my brake pads change today and end up with a broken lip. My lip is Greddy and its not the fiberglass one. This is plastic so my question is can i bondo it over or i have to get a new one? here is the pix how it look like
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 06:18 PM
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i had it on my car awhile back and when i brock it it was not easy to bondo. u can still see bondo part. It's easier and less effort to just buy a new one.
BTW-- i got a wise bumper now, just my 2 cents
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 06:20 PM
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I noe man but the problem is what i found out there are fiber glass and i hate fiberglass.
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by tommyGS3
i had it on my car awhile back and when i brock it it was not easy to bondo. u can still see bondo part. It's easier and less effort to just buy a new one.
BTW-- i got a wise bumper now, just my 2 cents
congrats Tommy on the WISE

L is this something you plan on doing yourself ??
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 06:50 PM
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Yea i plan to do it myself. I know its gonna be a lot of people but yea i don't wanna get fiberglass period. If i can get one that not fiberglass then less work for me.
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 06:53 PM
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well if you know what to do

i heard that poly is not too bad to work with

good luck man

maybe ask guitarman for some pointers
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 06:59 PM
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Thx man I hope it work out. Any suggestion for nice and simple front lip?
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 07:03 PM
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honestly before i bought the wise sports front bumper

i had the TTe lip and really thought it flowed well

i was going to sell but just in case something happens ...i have a back up

i might just cut out the slats to show off the FMIC on the stock bumper
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 07:27 PM
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Ok if u attempt this yourself remember it it not that easy, also who is going to paint it after u do the repair??? With this in mind there is a product called "FUSOR " . U can buy this from a automotive paint supply store. U will also need the proper dispensing tool to flow the product<since it is like 2 part poxy .. all u really gotta do is pre fit the 2 pieces... flow the fusor over bolth ends of the repair and heat the area with a heatgun or even a "hairdryer". Once the product is dry u can sand it down with sandpaper. First use a lower grade grit paper and work ur way up to a higher one (such as a 320 -420 grit ) until u make the seam unnoticeable then u are ready 4 paint. Believe me fusor is strong enough to bond anything ... I worked in an auto body shop 4 years good luck ... it can be done but i dont recomend painting it ur self they should not charge anymore than $100 2 paint that after u complete the repair . Some shops might do the total repair for cheaper than that, but it might be of lesser quality.
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Old Apr 2, 2005 | 01:11 AM
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thanks for the info yea i'm not gonna paint it myself my cousin gonna paint it. I wanna put it back together myself bcuz i dont' trust anyshop to do it like u said they not gonna do it with high quality.
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Old Apr 4, 2005 | 12:44 AM
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if you want more info about gluing abs plastic, you can pm rmmgs4 about it. he has done some before, and it's a real pain
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