Body kit. Need some advice! - Toyota Mark II, 2.0L, 1994
It's time to make cosmetic repairs to the front bumper, to heal battle wounds :) On occasion, I got just such a "lip"
The result should look something like this:
But the question arose how to fix and how to paint?
Option 1: paint each part separately and then fasten with double-sided tape. But then the joint will be too noticeable, over time it will get clogged with dirt and there will be a black stripe: (And the car is white!
Option 2: glue / fasten with self-tapping screws / attach both parts to each other, putty and paint as one piece. But will the paint crack along the seam then?
I don't really know what to do, good people, help me! Can anyone have experience?
Epoxy is a solid thing, but it has another property to crack from impacts. And the bumper is more or less flexible, and the lip is the same, proprietary, self-healing.
I agree with Alex, I better think to paint it separately and fasten it together, I see there are already attachment points on the skirt and so that it fits tightly, it will glue it with Wurth with silicone and will hold on with a bang.
I am for silicone + self-tapping screws, and there will be happiness! Actually the tried and tested way.
Will it not look like a foreign part? Still, when one whole looks prettier, as if the bumper is like that!
Let's see what the professionals say in the service ... Personally, I like it when everything looks one whole, but I'm afraid that the junction will crack from blows :(
I am literally now puzzled by this problem.
At first, they wanted to put the lip on rivets, laying it with a rubber seal, which can be found on JDM body kits installed at the factory. But I have not found such a sealant anywhere.
So we decided to use silicone and self-tapping screws). By painting the parts separately.
Good evening. On my chayzer, the edge of the body kit was initially pasted over with an elastic band (sold in a car shop) and the body kit itself was glued to the bumper with glass sealant. (so that the front windows are glued, I guarantee it is dead). After accidentally hitting the curb, I had to remove the bumper and cut off the lip for subsequent repair, after painting the bumper and lip (separately) I made this pad removable. He fixed the lip to the bumper with 4 self-cuts, and closed the caps of the self-cuts with wild-type plugs painted in body color. I advise you to make it removable so that you can remove it if necessary.