Hoodzy's How To: Front Lip Repair

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Hoodzy's How To: Front Lip Repair

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So since I've lowered my car my front lip tends to take most of the damage. I cracked it in once place and due to it previously being broken and mended with some type of glue it re broke in previous sections.

What you will need:
-10mm Socket
-Socket Wrench (preferably as small as you can get, it gets quite tight to undo the bolts)
-Philips Screwdriver & Flat Head
-Some kind of plastic epoxy. Since the lip is made from urethane I would recommend going with a 2 part urethane glue which you may have to order from a speciality place. Since I am broke I went with a 6 minute Bondo Flexible Bumper Repair I picked up from Canadian Tire. Again going with something flexible I think is a better idea. If it's too brittle it will just break again.
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-Some kind of plastic lid and chopstick kind of deal to mix the epoxy on
-Car jack or something to raise the front end of the vehicle with


I would highly recommend jacking the front end of the car up makes life alot easier to get at the bolts holding the lip on. So first step is to remove the lip. I'm not sure what the stock set up is exacly as mine seemed to be added on by some cheap repair place after an accident, I might be missing some pieces.
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There will be 4 bolts that come off completely starting at the center.
Working your way towards the sides there will be 2 clips per side each held in with a nut. You don't have to remove them all the way but may help. The heads will be facing up instead of down like the previous. Then 2 bolts that come from inside the lip that go into holes into the bumper again held with 10mm nut. Lastly there are 2 plastic screws on each side near the tire. Mine were stripped so i just pushed on the back of it as I gently unscrewed it and then popped it out.

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After everything is off give everything a good scrub with soap and water. Let it dry completely and you can start mixing the epoxy. Follow the directions on the back of the package. Typically it will be a 50/50 mix that cures from 5min to an hour depending on the epoxy. Mix together thorougly and apply as necessary to cracks you have. I usually wait about 4 min then hold the pieces together by hand until cured. Some parts were too long to hold together all at once so I did it in 2 sections instead of all at once. I then made extra and strengthened it from the rear. Mine is really messy seeing as I don't really care whats on the back hidden. Nor will I be painting mine.
Once this is done let it cure to the time the directions indicate. You can then sand and reapply if necessary to fill voids and cracks.
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So if you want to finish it 100% go with the usual. Start with low grit sandpaper work your way up. Prime, paint clear coat.

Assemble lip back onto bumper and you are good to go. Hope this helps.
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Re: Hoodzy's How To: Front Lip Repair

Post by solo_ryder »

Thanks for the tips man. Got the same stuff you did and sets pretty fast on my extra GS lip. Worked well!
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