mrivera

what can i use to fix it? i was thinking of bondos fiberglass repair stuff.. will it work? any other suggestions? i already tried reg. bondo and that worked out horribly. tia.

sinoeun

iTrader: (1)

the only thing i can think of is fiberglass.

synesthete

Yeah they make the front lips on these almost disposable. If its really cracked bad i wouldnt even try it, just get a new one.

mrivera

maybe this..?

mrivera

its cracked.. the lips hanging by one side. could i get an aftermarket lip to put over it?

synesthete

I'd try to find one at a junkyard, a new one will run you 3-600 dollars. Since you'll have to repaint it, a little bodywork is no big deal, there are plenty of them out there with minimal damage.

SayNoToPistons

epoxy. but most likey nothing will keep it from cracking again because its a flexible part.

Turbonut

iTrader: (1)

For the first time in 17 years I cracked the factory S5 lip. The facial part wasn't damaged, just about a 12" long slit in the back where it meets the front cover, and a crack around one of the bolt holes.
I removed the lip, used JB weld, let it setup overnight, then put it under a heat lamp, and it's as good as new. If it were more heavily damaged I would've use resin and fiberglass to give it strength in addition the the JB Weld.

synesthete

I dunno, sounds shady to me. The lip is so thin that it would be tricky tring to get good adhesion anywhere, even with fiberglass resin it would be still be too rigid. Sure you can sand that down prime it and paint it and it looks good as new. But 2 weeks later a rock might hit, and it breaks again in the same place. Especially if were talking about someone who had never used the product before.

Best bet is get a used one with minor or no problems and work from there. Lots of people are selling these because they want to go aftermarket too. I'm all for taking the legit stuff off there hands for cheap and having a stock body in pristine condition.

SayNoToPistons

^

RevUp13b

iTrader: (12)

mines basically had a part cracked off.... 2 layers of $0.79 super glue actually got it to stick perfectly back in place.. =)
now just to see how many curbs can it handle =P