Brian:
Thanks for the suggestion. I've been told since I posted my request on the
digest that the front and back 'rubber' bumpers are made of steel with a
rubber outer covering. Remember they were supposed to be 5 mph impact
resistant. If this is correct, then my rear bumper is rotting, really
rusting, from the inside out. I could try and pick as much out as possible
and bondo it.
Thanks for the front bumper offer, right now my front bumper is in very good
condition. It's the rear only that is a problem.
Thanks very much for your reply.
Jon Kligerman
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Shorey" <[email protected]>
To: "Jon Kligerman" <[email protected]>
Cc: "alfa-digest" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 4:41 PM
Subject: Re: [alfa] Rubber Bumper Issue
I think the internals are rotting away. I'd chisel out what you can, then
fiberglass or bondo the rest and paint it.
I've got a very good condition front bumper for your car, but it's located
in the Boston area..
bs
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On May 27, 2011, at 1:21 PM, Jon Kligerman <[email protected]> wrote:
Alfisti:
I have a 1982 Spider and it has rubber bumpers front and back.
The car is in good overall condition, including, I though, the bumpers. I
noticed that one end of the rear bumpers seemed to be pulling away and
upon a
close look the bottom rear of the bumper, that is the side facing the
body, is
split and the inside seems coming out. The material seems to be very hard
sheets and it is almost as if the bumper is rotting from the inside out.
The
car has not been hit, I should not be as a result of damage.
I know that Bondo has a rubber bumper repair product, which I was going to
use, before I noticed the extent of the splitting. I could probably try
and
clamp the bumper back together, it might mean removing some of the hard
'sheets' from inside, but if I am correct that it is rotting, I'm not sure
what what should be done. I don't think you can get a new replacement any
longer.
Does this make sense to any one and has anyone seen this in their car?
Does
anyone know if there any way of repairing what I have? Does anyone know
if
there Is there anything I might do to retard further deterioration?
Thanks very much!
Jon Kligerman
1982 Spider Veloce
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