Losing the indicator holes

[Jimmy Filth]

I've done a search and all that came back were lots of people saying about smoothing bumpers.

So, I want to get rid of the indicator gaps, but keep the textured plastic trim.  Does this need plastic welding??  I don't particularly want to just back it and fill it.

Suggestions anyone?

[tshirt2k]

You will need a rear bumper. Cut the sections out and weld in with a soldering iron. To keep the texture you will need textured paint.

[Jimmy Filth]

The textured section on mine pulls off, but I don't really want to mod my bumper, I want to but another one and do that.

I'd never even thought of doing it with a soldering iron, you're a bloody genius.

Im'm now going to attempt to get my next question in my head into words...

So, I cut the bit out to fill the space.  I then put this so it is flat to the bumper, and get some more plastic behind and solder that, rather than cut out a section and solder it straight behind?

Do I then use a softer mix of filler, so it flexes???

[MrAnderson93]

is this what your after?

all i did was cut blanks out of the rear bumper but only up to the swage line, so i had the smooth bit and then curved thing along the top edge, then plastic welded it in with a soldering iron, (on the 3 flat sides cut the blanks about 3mm bigger than the indicator hole, you can use the excess material to weld onto the bumper, but i cut some rods from the rear bumper to fill in where needed)

now onto the hard bit, the top, the trick is to weld it from the back, can be awkeward but you can always cut the indicator mounts out (not gonna be needing them are you lmao)

to join the bits of the "tube" around the top on the front just be careful and use a thinner attachment on the soldering iron

i used normal body filler, ive even been in a crash, the filler has cracked but the welds are perfect.

hope this helps dude!!

[Wayne]

Look very plain without them.

[Jimmy Filth]

That is exactly what I'm after.  Got any pics of it on the car?

so you cut the bit out of a rear bumper, did you then hold that on the front and plastic weld it from the back, or put it all in from the back and fill on top??  I'm interested as to how you got it perfectly flat?

[Jimmy Filth]

Also, where did you locate the indicators??? I was thinking of putting them in the vents at the bottom.

[tech1889]

i have front and rear bumpers here if you interested jimmy 

[Wayne]

Also, where did you locate the indicators??? I was thinking of putting them in the vents at the bottom.

Will be too low under construction and use regs, the lowest they can be is the factory place, relocate them to the headlamps if you can.

[Jimmy Filth]

Also, where did you locate the indicators??? I was thinking of putting them in the vents at the bottom.

Will be too low under construction and use regs, the lowest they can be is the factory place, relocate them to the headlamps if you can.

I thought i'd heard something about that.  Does that go for foglights too?