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Old 10-19-11, 11:40 PM
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Angry Install rear bumper (FB)

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I removed my rear bumper to straighten it. Took out the shocks, the urethane skin, cleaned everything. It's not pretty but it's all still sturdy. I just refastened the skin to the bumper and am finally ready to stick it back on but I CANNOT FIT the goddam thing! It will go on one end and slip off the other end. Is there a trick to this?!
Old 10-20-11, 03:55 PM
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Attach skin/cover to rebar/bumper and then reattach assembly to car using those 2 14mm (I think) bolts.
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Exactly what I did.
Except the bumper won't go on far enough to attach the two bolts. I may have attached the skin on the wrong side of the metal tabs along the top, I'll try putting it on the other side and see if that works
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So here's a tip: when reinstalling bumper shocks, make sure the longer of the two ends is on top.
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