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Old 03-31-2007, 03:17 AM
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Well tonight kinda sucked, i was driving home, was on a dirtroad and somehow kinda sideswipped a embankment and a tree......yeah im so mad at myself. anyway i was lucky with the fact that there was not much damage, just screwed up front light, and front bumper. I was gonna buy a new bumper anyway, so i guess this would be a good time to do it. while looking at bumpers, i have seen bumpers, and bumper covers. now i like some of the bumper covers that i see, but it seems like i am reading that they just fit right over the old bumper, considering mine is damaged, i can't have this. Is bumper covers a complete replacement, or is it something that just fits over what i have now.

 
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Old 03-31-2007, 03:25 AM
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actually i do not know if i was clear enough, its the grey valence part thats really dented, the chrome bumper is pretty much fine, beside a few dents and scratches. obv i need new fog lights aswell, and maybe even a new front right headlight, but really im just worried about the bumper or valence, what exactly will i need to get to fix this completely
 
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that gray valence is plastic, you should be able to pull it out, if not you could get a cool front facia in place of that gray valence.
 
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ya, you dont need the lower part of the bumper, just the top piece if your gonna put a bumper cover on. I have a street scene one and I like it. and it's pretty easy to install too. you should look at some one piece headlights or atleast some diamond cut ones.
 
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what do you mean one piece headlights, they have the headlight, parking lights, turn signals, and corners all in one unit so that they all come out together???
 
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means what he said;ONE piece here is a picture.. http://www.dakota-durango.com/parts/...onepiece02.jpg
 
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those are nice lights, the one piece one's, where do u get them, i looked on ebay and i didn't find any. also if the chrome bumper is a little messed up, will that make the fascia messed up too
 
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Yes, please do tell where to get the 1pc head lights from!
 
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heres the ones I'm looking at

http://www.stylinconcepts.com/part.a.../categoryid/26
 
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and how do you remove the fascia, i was looking and all the bolts seem pretty hard to access, am i just missing something.
 



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