 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 05-02-2024 08:18 PM 6 Replies, 386,288 Views | |  |  |  |  11-15-2008, 07:13 PM | #1 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 |  Plastic Repair on bumper
Does anyone have a recommendation for the best plastic glue/weld? I need to make a little repair to the bumper of the ///M.
I have the whole front off my M3 this morning to refresh/repair several things. The car had someone back into it (probably an SUV), which dented the nose panel, scratched the bumper and caught the edge of the hood. Plus the bumper has thousands of rock pits and nicks (it came from Co. Go figure.) The damage was barely noticeable, but it gave me the excuse to redo the front end and make it look new...
So I have a replacement nose panel, grills, headlights, moldings, etc., and there is no real damage to the bumper, except where the molding attaches on the right side. There is a little tear that is not visible that prevents the trim from snapping into place.
I can do the repair on the back side, so it won't be visible, just don't want to do this repair again in 6 months...
Suggestions? __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy":  *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet!  97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! |  |  | | 11-15-2008, 07:52 PM | #2 | | NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 |
If you take it to the body shop, they should squirt a little dab of DOW BetaSeal on there for you for little if any charge. It's what they use to seal windshields and glue moldings to cars. I bought a tube of it, it's pretty expensive +$25 a tube. It dries rubbery and sticks to anything forming a really tight bond. __________________ 4 MORE YEARS BABY!!! | | | | | 11-15-2008, 08:07 PM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 |
Thanks for the suggestion!
There is a body shop around the corner from my house, I will go see if they are around today... __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | | |
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