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small dents on my bumper

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by skiergd011013, Feb 12, 2015.

  1. Feb 12, 2015 at 5:46 AM
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    skiergd011013

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    I bought my truck used a few months ago. The weathers been awful and I havnt gotten to spend much time with the truck on the outside. Today I noticed there are two very small (maybe 1" max) dents on my chrome bumper. Is there any way to have these repaired? Also, on my front plastic bumper, there is 1 scratch near the headlight, and then some nicks down by one of the foglights. Will SSM touch up paint look like crap, or will it blend well? Thanks for the help, yes im a picky bastard but I like my truck to look nice.
     
  2. Feb 12, 2015 at 1:17 PM
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    Bump any other opinions?
     
  3. Feb 12, 2015 at 1:23 PM
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    Get an off-road steel bumper. Anything that dents those will probably sacrifice its life in the process.
     
  4. Feb 12, 2015 at 5:03 PM
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    Have the bumper dents repaired and then powder coat the bumper to match your truck. Color matched bumpers and grills look great!
     
  5. Feb 12, 2015 at 6:35 PM
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    I'd just wait for someone to hit it, then get it replaced. You know if you buy a new one it will happen anyway. I don't think that you could fix it and make it look any better unless you blast it, fix it, and paint it. As far as fixing it while in chrome, I doubt it, look for an appropriate bumper sticker...lol. How about a couple on NOboma stickers?
     
  6. Feb 13, 2015 at 5:53 AM
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    I will do just that, minus any bumper stickers. It really is very minor. On the other hand, I found another damn dent yesterday. The weathers been awful so the trucks been covered in snow/ice lately so I havnt seen it. Its right infront of the passenger side rear wheel. It's about 3.5" long and 2" wide. Theres no creases, scratches etc in the dent. You almost have to look at it by putting your face right up to the truck and look down the side to see it. The good thing is It seems to be in a spot where you can get behind the dent through the wheelwell to fix it. I'm getting two quotes today to get it fixed. Any ballpark on the $$ I should expect?
     
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