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front mask repair

Old May 6, 2011 | 10:56 PM
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front mask repair

i was wondering it anyone had an idea how to straighten the front mask and reattach the mounts. im trying to avoid having to buy a nother mask since mycar is an lt and the mask isnt common i have a pic attached of the damage
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Old May 9, 2011 | 01:12 PM
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Re: front mask repair

That amount of damage cant just be fixed. That needs to be replaced....
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Old May 9, 2011 | 01:14 PM
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Re: front mask repair

And that looks like just a standard SC bumper cover to me.
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Old May 9, 2011 | 01:53 PM
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Re: front mask repair

Originally Posted by travis401
And that looks like just a standard SC bumper cover to me.
LT and SC bumper covers are the same.

I actually have an 87 LT bumper cover thats been sitting in my backyard for a while now.. lol
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Old May 9, 2011 | 01:55 PM
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once it was removed from the car it pulled back alot. low the corner it pulled foward like2-3 in
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Old May 9, 2011 | 02:44 PM
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Re: front mask repair

Still, with that much damage, youll never be able to get it straight and looking right. You can probably get it close, but never enough that it wont be noticable.
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