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    Rayallen
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    Location : San Antonio, TX
    Registration date : 2011-06-27

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    Post by Rayallen Fri Aug 19, 2011 12:02 pm

    At one time or another my 64s bumper was bent in a accident or something. The way its bent actually looks as if it snagged something going in reverse because its bent out. Anyone have any bright ideas. Put it on the ground and jump on it, bounce . May have to take it to a machine shop or soemthing.

    cl350rr
    cl350rr


    Number of posts : 287
    Location : Virginia Beach
    Registration date : 2011-07-31

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    Post by cl350rr Fri Aug 19, 2011 12:55 pm

    if it looks snagged in reverse, it was probalby hooked to to either tow or be towed.

    take it off, put it on the ground and use a hammer to slowly bring it back to where it was. or look around for a bumper restoration service, they straighten and rechrome
    DanTheVanMan
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    Location : Escanaba, Michigan
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    Registration date : 2008-10-08

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    Post by DanTheVanMan Fri Aug 19, 2011 1:09 pm

    Ray,
    One of the econo guys here on the Island had one bent out that way and had actually torn the metal. He came over asking your same question. We bumped it up against a big oak tree here in the yard and pushed it back into place and welded it while against the tree. When we backed up the van it looked pretty good. Finished welding the inside and smoothed out the outside with a grinder, shot it with some new paint and he was tickled pink!!!

    (Disclaimer: No tickling or anything Pink was involved)

    Dan


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    Rayallen
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    Number of posts : 648
    Location : San Antonio, TX
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    Post by Rayallen Fri Aug 19, 2011 1:39 pm

    Thanks guys, I have a mallet and a tree. Lets see what happens.

    Ray
    EconoUSAparts
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    Location : Ft Thomas,Ky
    Registration date : 2008-05-17

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    Post by EconoUSAparts Fri Aug 19, 2011 5:07 pm

    From experience,every hammer strike makes a small dent.Use a piece of wood and hit that with a hammer to spread out the force. A good chrome shop can fix it during the rechrome process,normally part of the process with old bumpers, but some places charge extra.
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    Post by Guest Fri Aug 19, 2011 5:44 pm

    I agree with Tim Let the chrome shop repair it. They have all of the correct tools.
    Barnabas
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    Location : Raleigh, NC
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    Registration date : 2011-01-16

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    Post by Barnabas Mon Aug 29, 2011 9:24 pm

    Rayallen wrote:Thanks guys, I have a mallet and a tree. Lets see what happens.

    Ray

    Protect the tree with plywood or something. If you tear the bark, it may never grow back right.
    Rayallen
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    Post by Rayallen Tue Sep 13, 2011 11:31 am

    Took the bumper off yesterday, its bent a heck of a lot more than it looked on the van. Im going to take it in to a shop and have them take care of it. May even have them powder coat it in black.
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    Post by Guest Tue Sep 13, 2011 1:36 pm

    smart choice

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