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nissandrift · 07-05-2004, 01:41 PM

I just got a stock pignose lip this weekend from a freind, but it has a decent size crack on the corner. What can I use to fix it, and will hold up. I don't need it to be perfect, just not noticable from a distance.

*SaintlyCharBoy* · 07-05-2004, 01:48 PM

there are different ways to do it depending on the crack

for some, you can use a plastic welder and heat both sides and stick em back together

SEM makes a product called plastic bumper repair. it comes in an epoxy tube and you basically glue both sides back. this stuff also works like a flexible bondo, so you can smooth it all out too

you can always frankenstein it back together by drilling holes and using zip ties (preferred method due to easy

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nissandrift · 07-05-2004, 07:29 PM

anyone else have any opinions, I don't have access to anything for plastic welding, and zip ties will be a little more noticeable than I'd prefer.

citizen · 07-05-2004, 07:34 PM

stitch it with wire. my friend did it to his e30, now we call it scarface.

*SaintlyCharBoy* · 07-05-2004, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SaintlyCharBoy

SEM makes a product called plastic bumper repair. it comes in an epoxy tube and you basically glue both sides back. this stuff also works like a flexible bondo, so you can smooth it all out too

it doesn't get much easier than that man - the junk works like epoxy, yet stays flexible so the bumper doesn't shatter when you hit more stuff

the other big thing is what does the crack look like? is there a gap or do both sides meet perfectly?

do you have skillz with fiberglass, that is another option.

there really are several ways to go about this, however, all take a little work

**mrmephistopheles** · 07-05-2004, 07:45 PM

zipties and a drill

nissandrift · 07-06-2004, 07:50 AM

One of the cracks come together tight, but the other is like a 4 way crack and they are close except where they meet its almost a dime size hole.

FallbrookS13 · 08-12-2004, 10:39 AM

when i had that lip on my s13 it broke probably 8 times. the lip was actually in 3 diff pieces. i used drill and zip ties to rebuild it everytime. o yeah and a lot of black ductape. key is to not mount it on your car very firmly... incase of incident it just falls off instead of breaking.

07-05-2004, 01:41 PM	#1
nissandrift Leaky Injector Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC Age: 41 Posts: 103 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	cracked front lip I just got a stock pignose lip this weekend from a freind, but it has a decent size crack on the corner. What can I use to fix it, and will hold up. I don't need it to be perfect, just not noticable from a distance.

07-05-2004, 01:48 PM	#2
SaintlyCharBoy Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bow, NH Age: 43 Posts: 849 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	there are different ways to do it depending on the crack for some, you can use a plastic welder and heat both sides and stick em back together SEM makes a product called plastic bumper repair. it comes in an epoxy tube and you basically glue both sides back. this stuff also works like a flexible bondo, so you can smooth it all out too you can always frankenstein it back together by drilling holes and using zip ties (preferred method due to easy ) __________________ 92 vert - KADE + VH41 + GM MA5 = too many parts in the garage 95 base - retired

08-12-2004, 10:39 AM	#8
FallbrookS13 Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Fallbrook, CA ....i love this place Age: 40 Posts: 126 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	when i had that lip on my s13 it broke probably 8 times. the lip was actually in 3 diff pieces. i used drill and zip ties to rebuild it everytime. o yeah and a lot of black ductape. key is to not mount it on your car very firmly... incase of incident it just falls off instead of breaking. __________________ hi.

07-05-2004, 07:29 PM	#3
nissandrift Leaky Injector Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC Age: 41 Posts: 103 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	anyone else have any opinions, I don't have access to anything for plastic welding, and zip ties will be a little more noticeable than I'd prefer.

07-05-2004, 07:34 PM	#4
citizen Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,240 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: citizen Feedback Score: 0 reviews	stitch it with wire. my friend did it to his e30, now we call it scarface.

07-05-2004, 07:45 PM	#6
mrmephistopheles Magnanimous Justice Distribution Service Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: BFE Age: 23 Posts: 14,372 Trader Rating: (9) Rides Gallery: mrmephistopheles Feedback Score: 9 reviews	zipties and a drill

07-06-2004, 07:50 AM	#7
nissandrift Leaky Injector Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC Age: 41 Posts: 103 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	One of the cracks come together tight, but the other is like a 4 way crack and they are close except where they meet its almost a dime size hole.