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Colac, Victoria
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May 2002
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Plastic Welding of bumperbars - Whats the deal ?
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Sat, 24 May 2003 09:20
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heyas - Just need to know a little bit about plastic welding and whats involved ..
The Grp a Bumper i have has a minor Split and a fee cracks in it and im wondering if This process would make it more likely to be repaired + "as good as " new
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Location:
Sydney
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March 2003
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Re: Plastic Welding of bumperbars - Whats the deal ?
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Sat, 24 May 2003 10:31
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yeah i have had a front bar plactic welded before. looks fine once its done and resprayed.
some smash repairs will do it themselves, while other places get a special guy in to do it.
also its only recommeneded that u only weld bits that have no force on them, as its not as strong after the welding 
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Location:
Montrose, VIC
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Plastic Welding of bumperbars - Whats the deal ?
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Sat, 24 May 2003 11:57
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While I'm not sure if there's anything available for the GT4, for many cars you can buy a brand new non-genuine bumper cover for a lot less than the cost of patching up the old ones - while the whole thing would need painting, an old one with any kind of serious damage would need that anyway. Just a suggestion!
However, if it's only small damage, you could probably have a go at fixing it yourself with a variety of hot instruments, maybe some fibreglass resin, sand it back, and paint over it.
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Location:
Melbourne
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September 2002
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Re: Plastic Welding of bumperbars - Whats the deal ?
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Tue, 27 May 2003 01:45
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When i was rebuilding my MA61, i got the front bar re-conditioned, they basically weld in new sections if any are missing, and fix any rips. Cost about $250 and it comes back in primer, tho u can get it resprayed for u. Check out the yellow pages for places in melb, not sure about geelong, heaps of them round tho.
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