Bumper cover experts, Help!

[tomtom72]

Okay I'm sorry to be dramatic. I have some photos & if any one knows anything about repairing our rear bumper covers I would need to pick your brain.

I was waiting at a light and this 09 Tacoma tried to copulate with my vette!

Here are some photos. Yea, I know it's not the end of the world but it sure didn't make my day!


left reverse light adrift!


right side light & cover.



full view.


popped the end of the belt strip, pulled right out of the screws.

any thoughts on how you fix this? TIA!


Tom

[Blue Flame Restorations]

Ouch! Not as bad a it looks but I'm sure it ruined your day. I wish you were closer, Tom. I'd do it for free for you. A competent shop will be able to repair the urethane skin though. Not a difficult repair. I have an outside trim piece that I will swap you for free, of course. I'll send it with the check for our other deal. You can just send me the broken one and I'll repair it and use it on one of mine some day.

Pay it forward is alive and well.

[secondchance]

Ouch!
Sorry to hear this Tom.

[Blue Flame Restorations]

This is exactly whay I am building a mold for the rear bumper cover. At least there will be a source for the bumpers.

They will be hard fiberglass but at least there will be an option.

[tomtom72]

Thanks Yun for the sympathy!


Brett, what can I say but thank you! You are the proof that we Brothers of The Beast actually do have something extra that bonds us all together.

The offer is greatly appreciated and I have to say that hold on to that belt strip piece as I'm still waiting for the gentleman to report to his Ins Co. Yea, I beat him to it.

I'm not looking forward to arguing with a GEICO claims adjuster the finer points concerning the rear body parts on a ZR-1.

Hey, on the bright side....I just was driving home from the hand car wash place. At least I washed off all the road dirt from BG so that when the adjuster see the car he can at least admit that it's not some 21 yr old clunker!


Tom

[xlr8nflorida]

Sorry to hear Tom - that sucks!

The good thing is that is minor damage and you will be like new in no time.

If you had to get rear ended, that was not a bad way to go.

I've seen some pretty bad bumper covers come back looking new but your damage is minor.

Hope you get her fixed up soon.

[tomtom72]

Thank you Jim!

I just worry about the reverse lights and that web that the license plate holder attaches to. My license plate is a bit askew and the reverse lights look like they had "ears" for the attachment screws and they are broken off.

I spent some time taking more pictures after I put her back in the barn and that's when I started to look more closely. The picts I posted don't really show some of the aspects of the damage too well. If I load up to my bucket page I'll post more.

That was the most sickening sound I have heard in a long time....since about 1979 when my 72 was rear ended by an old chrome nose Bonneville while I was stopped at a light. Hummmm, I wonder if I should avoid stop lights with my corvette, seems like there may be a pattern here?


Tom

[VetteMed]

Tom, sorry to hear about this - but at least it's nothing structural, and nobody was injured. Looks like the more knowledgeable body guys think you'll be back in action soon - I'm sure they're on the mark.

-Andrew

[Blue Flame Restorations]

Tom, you should speak with Scott Collier. He was rear ended last Fall. he can give yo good advice for the adjuster. They don't understand that these cars are different than a regular narrow bodied corvette.

[tomtom72]

Andrew thank you for the encouragement! I needed it.

That's right Brett! Scott. I'll hit him up with a PM.

Thanks guys!

Tom