i got rear ended and im not gonna fix it till after winter is gone. i need to cover up the bumper so that snow and other things dont gets in the hole. any suggestions??

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damn im sorry about that. im always paranoid of getting rear-owned. i havent had experience in snow, but maybe 3m blue painters tape? and it wouldnt be too noticeable from far away cuz ur ABP?... gg. it might be obvious but don't use duck tape, that crap will Fu your Sh up.

 

That really blows. Looks like too much of a hit to cover up with tape. You could try, but I think it would just end up in a big mess.

Atleast your rear lip didn't get jacked.

 

yea its a really big hole and the piece in the middle actually comes off..... im sooo lucky my lip didnt get damaged....im jus trying to figure out how to cover it

 

Sorry to hear about that. I hope the lip is ok. Looks like all you will need is a new rear bumper. There is no need to cover that hole up since everyhing back there gets wet as it its from underneath the car.

 

You think so?? theres alot of snow here man, snow storms from left to right up and down... all kinds of things.... i dont want it to start rusting up my body even tho i got rust proofing done when i bought this car

 

I know how you feel man I just had an incident yesterday and I require another front bumper.

I just taped it up and painted over the tape with OEM paint.

 

Anybody know if i leave the hole there will the foam piece or w/e deteriorate??... i dont want to be lookin for that piece either

 

Sorry to hear about your accident. The best is to use silicon caulking as glue to adhesive a piece of plastic on top of a big hole, it sticks and you can peel it off easily. Never use tape or duct tape, that will definitely ruin your bumper paint or makes it look every ugly; unless you don't care and will have the whole bumper re-paint anyway.

 

well i am replacing the whole bumper but after winter is gone.. dont want to get hit again and have to buy another bumper soo i decided to wait till winter is over and redo the baby up....... the silicon is a good idea i should of kept all the pieces that fell off but ill do it up wit the remaining pieces thanx for idea

 

If you are getting new bumper anyway, then I would use duct tape that comes in blue, if available. I usually clean under the rear bumpers in spring time and there are so much sand/crap that ends up there so maybe having a gaping hole might help flush down all that salt and sand.

Are you in Quebec by any chance? How is that winter tire law affecting people? We could not get winter tires in Winnipeg due to shortage caused by that law in Quebec.

 

Why wait. Just get it fixed. If you get rear ended again you get rear ended. Just get it fixed.

 

^^ agree kuz if u dont fix it and then fix it after winter what if u get rear ended again you gotta fix it onces again, and if ur saying bkuz of snow what about winter next year, so i would just get it fixed i wouldnt want 2 drive around like that

 

im in quebec and the law wit winter tires is making it hard for ppl to find winter tires and also the prices go straight up for tires but luckily i got mine wit the car.....i plan to replace my bumper after winter so that the crazy snow storms and icy conditions here dont mess up my new bumper. i dont like drivin wit a big hole in my bumper but ive talked to my friends and they all told me its a good idea to fix it spring time

 

getting rear ended is usually not your fault, unless your paris hilton or jenna jamison. So, if you have insurance, get if fixed. The chances of it happening again are rare, but just keep your eyes in the rear view mirror. That is what insurance is for, use it...you pay your premiums, now get back what you put in, just my

 

hahahahaha ^

 

Yup i be watching my rear view mirror all the time and i leave room in front just incase i need to move or move up a little

 

just buy a bumper but dont paint it until winter is over

 

And in its weekend condition you could end up causing more damage to the body if it were to get damaged again. Id get it fixed and quit worrying about "IF" you were to get hit again.

 

I can confirm that the roads are awful . But i'd get it fixed , if you need a good paint shop let me know.
Where in Quebec are you from?

 

im in montreal ...i jus picked up a bumper for $150 at junkyard but i need to get it sanded down and repainted any good body shops??