how bad is it? i've heard of guys repairing street bike cracked/broken flaring with a high heat soldering iron and melting the plastic back together. i've even heard of them using a small wire mesh on the backside and melting into the plastic.

http://youtu.be/j4RECGjEOnE
http://youtu.be/fP3yW-hqFng

 

What I ended up doing:

Four screws into a metal plate cut out of cans. Cheap ******* fix at its finest :facepalm:

I hope this won't ruin my aerodynamics. :lol:

Wanna bet how long it will last? When this breaks, I'll get a new bumper.

 

nothing wrong with that, as long as you get some body filler on them screws and some paint it should be good. was it the oem ABS bumper? or fiberglass?

 

It's OEM, and I think it is polyurethane.

Dunno how I missed this thread.

Have you previously tried using polyurethane bumper weld? They sell it at princess auto.

Flexible epoxy would be another thing that comes to mind.

Looks like you have been away from the Corolla scene for too long. :lol:

Their site didn't turn this up. I'm waiting for the new location at McCowan/401 to open so I don't have to drive half an hour either way to get at one. :chug:
Apparently Permatex Cold Weld (a 2-part epoxy kind of thing) didn't cut it.

 

Buurin, you can always buy a full mask/bra for your car now

 

Dunno how I missed this thread.

Have you previously tried using polyurethane bumper weld? They sell it at princess auto.

Flexible epoxy would be another thing that comes to mind.

 

I just ran a 1 1/2 " screw threw the bumper lip into the inner fender. Don't show, holds the bumper lip in place.

 

This is the stuff I was referring to.

http://www.princessauto.com/pal/product/8127029/Welding-Chemicals/Auto-Plastic-Weld-Repair-Paste

There's plenty of instructional videos on how to plastic weld on youtube.

 

A friend used to own a body shop and he had a plastic welder setup he used for repairing bumpers, motorcycle plastics, etc. Some of the plastic welders look like soldering irons but have special tips and welding rods made for whichever material you are welding. When done right, this type repair is as strong as before the damage.

 

Harbor Freight sells cheapo plastic welders that would probably do ok for home repairs.