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Old Aug 6, 2001 | 11:34 PM
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Bumpers- got a question

Okay my rear bumper is cracked (I was rear-ended at 2mph) and my front bumper was spider-webbed when i bought the car. The front has begun to flake and peel where the paint cracks are. They both look awful. I was wondering what I should do.

Should I have em repainted or should I find some clean used ones and just have someone spray over top of them? Are there any aftermarket bumpers that look cool? I've seen one (maybe daytona?) and it was nifty.

What should I do?
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Old Aug 7, 2001 | 01:45 PM
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anyone?
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Old Aug 8, 2001 | 05:44 PM
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Have any pics of the damage?
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Old Aug 8, 2001 | 08:00 PM
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the paint is cracked and flakey on them, and theres an actual crack in the plastic on the rear.
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Old Aug 8, 2001 | 08:28 PM
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Find some good used ones, have um painted, and bolt them on
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Old Aug 8, 2001 | 09:02 PM
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MIne was begining to spider as well. What I did was get some paintremover and strip it down as much as possible <i never did get to the original plastic> Then I got some flexable filler primer, sprayed, wetsanded and repainted, looks like new.
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Old Aug 8, 2001 | 09:07 PM
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If i did the body work myself how much would they cost to get sprayed (assuming they're off of the vehicle- so no prep work needed)
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Old Aug 8, 2001 | 09:56 PM
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If you get them painted, make sure the put flex agent in the paint so it wont spider web on you again.
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