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Old 12-16-2007, 01:37 AM
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Well with me and all my wisdom I went through a snow pile at workas high as my headlights, well i completely almost ripped off that greyish color trim that runs from the top corner of the front end, all the way down and back up, like a smiley face. well its now hanging by like 2 rivets and the others just blew up, so now my license plate and that trim is just danglin there, whats the best solution causeI doubt I can find those rivet things... just some hardcore silicon caulk?
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completely/almost oxy-moron, just noticed that....
 
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Well you could do that I guess but if you're gonna be plowing through snow piles maybe you should look at something a little more industrial, like an winchbumper.
 
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ha i'd love to get a b.a. bumper but, bein a worker at ACE hardware ain't exactly rakin in the big bucks if you know what i mean ha. yeah if that will work (silicone) i will do that, i'll just not plow through them snow driftsno more.
 
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rtv alone might work, but i doubt it. you'll probably need to rebolt it through the holes in the bottom of the bumper, probably using some oversize washers to grab some plastic. if there is no plastic to grab, you might drill a few new holes where there is some. use stainless steel hardware to resist rust (available at Ace Hardware)
 
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rtv alone might work, but i doubt it. you'll probably need to rebolt it through the holes in the bottom of the bumper, probably using some oversize washers to grab some plastic. if there is no plastic to grab, you might drill a few new holes where there is some. use stainless steel hardware to resist rust (available at Ace Hardware)
ha yeah thats probably the only reason I work at westlake, a nice discount on all that good stuff
 



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