what's the best way to fix this:

[cprince]

The car: 2009 Pontiac G8 GT

I f--ed up the underside of my bumper cover this past weekend. Not sure how I'm going to fix it. Thinking about two thin metal plates--top and bottom, plenty of JB Weld in between, and some metal clips holding everything together. Any ideas or advice?

 

[kornphlake]

buy a new bumper cover, have it painted to match or just live with it as is. Anything you attempt will more than likely look like a failed attempt.

 

[speedy2]

Is that black only on the underside? They only way is to maybe heat it up enough to bend it back. But, at the same time, not melt it into a blob. Then, mask off the rest and repaint that black. But, like the last person said, anything is going to look like a failed attempt. lol

 

[exdeath]

The best way is to replace it. Is it the actual bumper? Looks like under body panel like a splash guard, which should be cheap even from the dealer.

 

[cprince]

The best way is to replace it. Is it the actual bumper? Looks like under body panel like a splash guard, which should be cheap even from the dealer.

it's the actual bumper and not a splash guard. I would hate to replace the whole thing because the paint will never match with the rest of the car.

 

[fbrdphreak]

Can you even see without laying on the ground? Just leave it as is.

And why would the paint never match? I had my front bumper replaced & rear bumper repainted on my 70K mile Legacy GT and it looks just fine. It's a bit shinier, but only because I need to polish the rest of the paint.

 

[exdeath]

it's the actual bumper and not a splash guard. I would hate to replace the whole thing because the paint will never match with the rest of the car.

Sure it will, any halfway decent body shop can match paint close enough that only equally skilled body guys could see the difference.

Actually body shops are cabable of using epoxies and resins to fix plastic panels like that as well, you might give it a shot.