2005 Imprezza GX - rear bumper

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Neville MADDEN - 21 Jul 2006 07:22 GMT

Hi there everyone
I have a 2005 GX Imprezza that I succeeded in backing into the corner of
the bumber on a car that had a steel bumper and dopey put a 2in deep dent
in the area around the numberplate. Dent only no physical damage.

My questions are

can this be repaired seeing it is a Hi Tek plastic

and how hard is it to take off the bumber or is it NOT a do-it-yourself
project.

Thanks
Neville
Brisbane Australia

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Clifford Heath - 21 Jul 2006 07:34 GMT

> Hi there everyone
> I have a 2005 GX Imprezza that I succeeded in backing into the corner of
> the bumber on a car that had a steel bumper and dopey put a 2in deep dent
> in the area around the numberplate. Dent only no physical damage.

Find an auto repairer and ask if you could put the
bumper inside their spray booth during a "bake" cycle,
(after spraying has finished!). A couple of hours at
60-70C and the dents will pop straight out, good as
new.

Clifford Heath.

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Frank - 21 Jul 2006 12:24 GMT

> > Hi there everyone
> > I have a 2005 GX Imprezza that I succeeded in backing into the corner of
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> Clifford Heath.

Maybe even a pop a dent or hair drier. My Forester's got scraped when
I backed into garage. When I contacted insurance company, I believe
they said rate would go up if claim above $750, so I saved about $100
by just having bumper buffed out. Looks good as new.

Frank

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Neville MADDEN - 22 Jul 2006 23:55 GMT

>> Hi there everyone
>> I have a 2005 GX Imprezza that I succeeded in backing into the corner
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> Clifford Heath.

Good morning everybody
I tried the suggestion using the hair dryer....after going to the local
charity shop and trying all their driers to see which was the
hottest.....and yep, it worked great. I used a stick with a lump of rag on
the end to distribute the force, heated the bumper and then put the stick
up in the inside and presto....bumper as new.

Thanks for saving me heaps of money.
Neville

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Clifford Heath - 23 Jul 2006 01:07 GMT

> I tried the suggestion using the hair dryer......bumper as new.

That's a pleasant surprise. Most such dents are in the
corner, and you need quite a lot of heat to get those
out - more than a dryer will give. Glad it worked for
you anyhow!

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Body Roll - 23 Jul 2006 20:28 GMT

> > I tried the suggestion using the hair dryer......bumper as new.
>
> That's a pleasant surprise. Most such dents are in the
> corner, and you need quite a lot of heat to get those
> out - more than a dryer will give. Glad it worked for
> you anyhow!

A change of car would help also. For some reason some models
(Camry comes to mind) accumulate a lot of those.
And I see a scratched corner of Impreza bumper every
once in a while. You can surely blame the driver, but IMHO
this also reflects on the car. Not another Impreza for me
(no Forester either: same chassis).
Just my $.02

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