lisandra
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How bout gluing a nut on the retainer clip??
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I kick myself for this...had the bumper off the other day to install a new grill and did not take pics...My bumper just got caught on the ground and broke and I was dreading filing a claim for literally a clip broken or putting those god awful quick latch dots on the bumper, but this seems like a workable solution.
Do you have any more pics you can share as far as how it looks mounted from the inside?
I did a JB weld job on those tabs a while back. JB weld can get soft and let go in the heat if its not mixed really equally.I spoke too soon. Just went back outside and the JB weld has let go. Not sure if I just didn’t get a good bond or the heat damaged it.
Back to the drawing board. Thinking about getting some 3m 5200 and making sure it never comes off again. Might try and “make” a tab out of some thin metal and glue that onto the bumper and try to bolt it back on with that.
Mine is the same way. I could file an insurance claim and get it fixed with a new bumper but I don’t want to be without a car for the time it’ll take to get it fixed. And I really don’t like the quicklatch buttons. If they could be flush mounted it wouldn’t look bad but that’s really not possible.I did a JB weld job on those tabs a while back. JB weld can get soft and let go in the heat if its not mixed really equally.
So, I carefully mixed equal portions, cantilevered some wheels and tires against it for compression and let it set for a good 24 hours before releasing the weights and driving it. The car looked great, but it only held for about a week. I think the issue was that the dirty plastic on the inside just wasn't a good enough surface to epoxy to.
Bugs aside, my front bumper isn't in the best of conditions from an obscene number of rock chips, so I guess at some point I'll just replace it.
I bought a 7mm Gearwrench for this screw (and others). I also cut my screws a little shorter.What tools is everyone using for those two pesky bolts? There has to be a better way...
I’m curious about this too. Also there’s an even smaller one at 22mm (0.875”).Can anyone recommend what diameter of Quick-Latch's to get?
1.0"
1.25"
1.5"
Obviously the smaller, the better, visually. But does a larger diameter required for a good hold?