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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 06:34 PM
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From: Ponchatoula La 70454
Car: 1989 Firebird Formula
Engine: 305TBI
Transmission: 700R4
Need bumper help

Okay got the nose off, got the bumper off, but the replacement i have doesnt have the egg crate bumper material all the way across and if you pull on it it just slips right off. I notice on the old one that it looks stamped on there with a rivet.

Now is there a way to remove the rivets on the old bumper to move the egg crate material to the new bummper, here is a pic of the egg crate material im talking about




See how it contiunes on around the driving and turnsignal lights, well the replacement bumper i have doesnt go that far down, just has the large center piece.

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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 09:20 PM
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Car: candy blue 85 z28
Engine: 305 tpi LB9
Transmission: 700r4 crazy beefed up one
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well your pic isn;t working, but you can drill out the rivet and re pop rivet or bolt it on the new peice. i belive your talking about the crush material in front of a bumper bar under the front bumper cover.

Jeff
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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 10:54 PM
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a drill would work but that takes to long. Get a big flat head and a hammer put inbetween the plastic and metal. And with a few hits it will break the rivet. And when u put it back on i use 6m bolt.I don't have a rivit gun thats 8in long.
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