 Replacing rear bumper reinforcement |
 Jul 9, 2013 - 8:05 PM
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I have a 95 GT liftback that is stored in winter. I was under the car the other day and noticed that the bottom part of the bumper reinforement, (specifically area right above exhaust tip), has developed a lot of rust, and bolt holding bumper cover is corroded so it is going to be rough to get it out. I want to get it off and install a new rear bumper reinforcement piece. It looks pretty straight forward, but have never done it before. Any advice would be great. Thanks
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Aug 11, 2013 - 1:54 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 29, '08 From midwest Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Started working on removing the bumper yesterday, and ran into a few snags. Still cannot get the 1 bolt off underneath the bumper cover, (one right above the exhaust pipe). Problem is that the bolt head is so badly corroded, that it has basically been reduce to being about flush with the plastic of the bumper. I do not want to damage the plastic, so attempting to dremel the head off is not an option. I will try a screw extractor, but I think it will not have enough metal to sink into to catch. The other problem is that the 4 14mm bolts next to the spare tire are on ridiculously tight. Is there any chance that these are reverse threaded??? Seems like such a simple job for this much trouble.
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6thcelestial Replacing rear bumper reinforcement Jul 9, 2013 - 8:05 PM
micronian I'm about to do the same thing to my car, I ju... Jul 11, 2013 - 1:12 AM
6thcelestial QUOTE (micronian @ Jul 11, 2013 - 2... Jul 11, 2013 - 12:44 PM
6thcelestial QUOTE (micronian @ Jul 11, 2013 - 2... Jul 13, 2013 - 2:08 PM micronian QUOTE (6thcelestial @ Jul 13, 2013 - 2... Jul 14, 2013 - 5:30 AM playr158 The bolts are inside the car in the rails on the t... Jul 11, 2013 - 1:05 PM 6thcelestial QUOTE (playr158 @ Jul 11, 2013 - 1:0... Jul 11, 2013 - 4:46 PM 6thcelestial QUOTE (playr158 @ Jul 11, 2013 - 2:0... Jul 12, 2013 - 11:26 AM micronian Finally, I got to replace the rear reinforcement b... Jul 23, 2013 - 9:58 PM 6thcelestial Wow, thanks Micronian for taking the time to list ... Jul 24, 2013 - 12:41 PM |
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