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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: X4MGS on 01 September 2011, 00:39
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OK - So who has tried to fix the side mounts on a Genuine OEM Bumper???
I've just had mine re-sprayed and noticed tonight that the rear - Drivers side bumper bracket at the top has bust so it's now not sitting properly (sagging like an old pair of Boobs).... So Annoying for the Anal Retentive like me...
I see the Original hangers are sort of heated up and bent over like rivets to keep them in place - I have a number of genuine spare bumpers and I don't mind wrecking one to get a bracket off - but how do I re-attach it?? Rivets or Screws???
Anyone got any tips or pictures????
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Get yourself a windscreen bonding kit, and bond it back in place...
Thom
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Get yourself a windscreen bonding kit, and bond it back in place...
Thom
Hi Thom,
Thanks for the tip - have you tried it??
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Get yourself a windscreen bonding kit, and bond it back in place...
Thom
Hi Thom,
Thanks for the tip - have you tried it??
Never on a Golf bumper, but plenty of other bumpers and trims etc in the past... DONT use PU sealer/Tiger seal, its sh!t!
use this stuff.. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WINDSCREEN-GLASS-REPLACEMENT-BONDING-ADHESIVE-GLUE-CAR-/220435515414?pt=UK_Body_Shop_Supplies_Paint&hash=item3352fb0816#ht_1170wt_907
This will be permanent! :wink:
Thom
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When I repaired mine I drilled out the plastic rivets then used short screws to reattach the new bracket, worked fine :)
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When I repaired mine I drilled out the plastic rivets then used short screws to reattach the new bracket, worked fine :)
Thats what I had been thinking about... Not sure that a Glue would hold it in place...
Maybe a belts & Buckle option of using both!! :grin:
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When I repaired mine I drilled out the plastic rivets then used short screws to reattach the new bracket, worked fine :)
Same.
Fibreglass wont work, Tigerseal is pants as above.
In the past ive also used pattern part bumper brackets that screw into the bumper.
Pattern brackets on genuine bumpers...
The top screw holes line up but the bottom two don't. So just the top two holes are holding the bracket on. Still works but in the end i made some extra brackets.
Local parts supplies have this bonding cement? Bonds metals and all sorts. Worth checking (forgot the name but they have demos on the counter)
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Same.
Pattern brackets on genuine bumpers...
Slapped Arse For You Saying That!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Same.
Fibreglass wont work, Tigerseal is pants as above.
In the past ive also used pattern part bumper brackets that screw into the bumper.
The top screw holes line up but the bottom two don't. So just the top two holes are holding the bracket on. Still works but in the end i made some extra brackets.
Local parts supplies have this bonding cement? Bonds metals and all sorts. Worth checking (forgot the name but they have demos on the counter)
That's Along The Lines Of What I Was Thinking.... Just Looking to order some S/S Self Tapping Screws from Flea Bay.... :smiley:
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yes but it wasnt on my blue one so it didnt matter :grin:
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When I repaired mine I drilled out the plastic rivets then used short screws to reattach the new bracket, worked fine :)
Thats what I had been thinking about... Not sure that a Glue would hold it in place...
Maybe a belts & Buckle option of using both!! :grin:
The Glue would definatly hold it! its designed to retain windscreens after airbags have been deployed :shocked:
Thom
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Pattern brackets on genuine bumpers...
The top screw holes line up but the bottom two don't. So just the top two holes are holding the bracket on. Still works but in the end i made some extra brackets.
I found this too, so I used the bottom half of the genuine bracket and 'plastic welded' (ie; attacked with a soldering iron :grin: ) them together;
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y285/howardlinn/Jetta%20Gti/DSC00860.jpg)
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y285/howardlinn/Jetta%20Gti/DSC00861.jpg)
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When I repaired mine I drilled out the plastic rivets then used short screws to reattach the new bracket, worked fine :)
Thats what I had been thinking about... Not sure that a Glue would hold it in place...
Maybe a belts & Buckle option of using both!! :grin:
The Glue would definatly hold it! its designed to retain windscreens after airbags have been deployed :shocked:
Thom
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When I repaired mine I drilled out the plastic rivets then used short screws to reattach the new bracket, worked fine :)
Thats what I had been thinking about... Not sure that a Glue would hold it in place...
Maybe a belts & Buckle option of using both!! :grin:
The Glue would definatly hold it! its designed to retain windscreens after airbags have been deployed :shocked:
Thom
I dont Doubt You - But just feel that glue on it's own is not enough and if you get the screws in as well its a double safe bet!!
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once stuck with windscreen bonding it aint going nowhere unless it snaps then its going to be a real pain to remove
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i too have this problem with my rear p/s bumper bracket, the actual guide clip is snapped clean off, i was thinking of getting a genuine bracket from another bumper then gluing, plastic welding and screwing it on with stainless screws, just to make sure its solid. i know 3m make a glue/resin/ plastic 2 part mix which is used for repairing broken headlight tabs and such, its used to repair these instead of replace for new in insurance claim repairs, but i cant remember the name of it, but it is excellent stuff, hope this helps! :smiley:
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Right - Been Thinking about this for the last week and met a Guy today who came to pick up some parts from a MK2 I'm breaking and he wanted a bumper slider bracket also as his G60 has the same problem - Turns out he's a VW mechanic and told me how they do them at work and this is what I have just done today and I'm very happy with the results...
Tools Needed;
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/X4MGS153/Forum%20Stuff/bracket-fix-7.jpg)
Broken Bracket....
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/X4MGS153/Forum%20Stuff/bracket-fix-1.jpg)
Cut it into quarters;
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/X4MGS153/Forum%20Stuff/bracket-fix-2.jpg)
Nick the wife's kitchen flame thrower (Whilst she's not looking)!!!
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/X4MGS153/Forum%20Stuff/bracket-fix-3.jpg)
Heat up the bent over plastic and pull them off leaving a nice amount of plastic on he bracket (Careful not to over heat them and damage the paintwork)
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/X4MGS153/Forum%20Stuff/bracket-fix-4.jpg)
Put New Bracket in Place;
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/X4MGS153/Forum%20Stuff/bracket-fix-5.jpg)
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/X4MGS153/Forum%20Stuff/bracket-fix-6.jpg)
Now Heat up the star socket and bend over the remaining plastic from the mounts;
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/X4MGS153/Forum%20Stuff/bracket-fix-8.jpg)
Use some stainless steel self taper screws;
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/X4MGS153/Forum%20Stuff/bracket-fix-9.jpg)
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/X4MGS153/Forum%20Stuff/bracket-fix-10.jpg)
Re-attach the bumper to the car.... Stand back and admire the finished job!!! :laugh:
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/X4MGS153/Forum%20Stuff/bracket-fix-11.jpg)
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/X4MGS153/Forum%20Stuff/bracket-fix-12.jpg)
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/X4MGS153/Forum%20Stuff/bracket-fix-13.jpg)
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc508/X4MGS153/Forum%20Stuff/bracket-fix-14.jpg)
:smiley:
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Just posted a How To....
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=205883