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Bent rear bumper
Post by dxeflyr on Nov 20, 2006, 5:27pm
Both sides of my rear bumper are bent in, looks like they both took a hit at one point or another. I've seen this on a lot of 715's, and was wondering if anyone had any good ideas on how to fix it. Here's a pic from today:
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/5529/1001032hy4.jpg
I was thinking about tying a strap around the end of the bumper, the other end to a stout tree, and going for a short drive. Any input? Thanks!
Re: Bent rear bumper
Post by brute4c on Nov 20, 2006, 5:44pm
Its not that hard to take those extension pieces off...2 bolts I think....then work them with a hammer...seems it would be easy to srew them up trying the strap route as they arent that significant of a metal piece...
Re: Bent rear bumper
Post by compexp on Nov 20, 2006, 6:21pm
some heat will help too.
Re: Bent rear bumper
Post by dxeflyr on Nov 20, 2006, 6:32pm
Yep, upon further examination I see that they aren't integral parts of the rear frame. Will take them off and either buy new ones or fab some up, depending on the cost/complexity. Thanks Jon & Rich.
Re: Bent rear bumper
Post by porkchop on Nov 20, 2006, 8:42pm
One of mine was bent so I bought another and then heated up the frame and used a BFH to straighten it out. Can't even tell.
Re: Bent rear bumper
Post by gimpyrobb on Nov 20, 2006, 10:03pm
Pm sent
Re: Bent rear bumper
Post by elwenil on Nov 21, 2006, 8:22am
Yeah, mine were mangled also. A little work with a hammer and a piece of railroad rail I use for an anvil got them looking as good as new. Same thing worked for the front bumper.
Re: Bent rear bumper
Post by barrman on Nov 21, 2006, 9:37am
I agree for the 6th input. Mine were mangled about like yours. Take them apart and go at them with a hammer.
Just remember that the rear heavier piece will work on either side even though the welded nut on the inside sure is a big help when putting it all back together. Try to keep them if you can. The front thin part is side specific.
Re: Bent rear bumper
Post by kwai on Nov 21, 2006, 1:37pm
BFH, baby. Solves all the worlds problems.
Re: Bent rear bumper
Post by dxeflyr on Nov 21, 2006, 6:24pm
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Well, as seen in the pic above, the ends were all boogered up, so I explored the problem-solving abilities of an angle grinder w/a cutting wheel. They work pretty efficiently, too. From this:
http://img359.imageshack.us/img359/5...ight20ndw1.jpg
To this:
http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/1...21nov06ke3.jpg
Re: Bent rear bumper
Post by dxeflyr on Nov 21, 2006, 6:29pm
Getting them all the way off was a total PITA, too. The body mount bolts were all rusted together, and since it required a wrench on the inside, I just used the cutoff wheel to get a little better access, haha.
Re: Bent rear bumper
Post by dxeflyr on Nov 21, 2006, 11:34pm
Yeah, well, what's the sense of being all gentle with a BFH if some nice Zoner's going to send some spares along? It might be time to break out the cutoff wheel, then, huh?
Re: Bent rear bumper
Post by brute4c on Nov 22, 2006, 9:49am
The nut inside was suposed to be welded in place.....
Re: Bent rear bumper
Post by teking on Nov 22, 2006, 10:36am
Hope these pics help .... You can see here what they bumper extensions are suppose to look like. You can also see here the fixed (welded) nut that Jon refers to. Let me know if you'd like any more ... like of the cover plate.
http://www.tomnlisa.com/files/M715/bumper_1.JPG
http://www.tomnlisa.com/files/M715/bumper_2.JPG
http://www.tomnlisa.com/files/M715/bumper_3.JPG
Re: Bent rear bumper
Post by brute4c on Nov 22, 2006, 10:53am
That is exactly what it should look like...I wish mine was that pretty!
Re: Bent rear bumper
Post by snuffy on Nov 27, 2006, 8:44am
I used the 'heat and beat' method to get mine back into shape. Wasn't a huge issue, but you do have to remove the lights first.