As the title suggests how do you remove the bolts on the chrome bumpers i got peeved off with one of the bolts and angle grinded half of it off to remove the bumper. Now I can't remove the whole thing its been wd40'd its been hit with a bfh many of times and i have run out of ideas!
Removing Bumper Bolts
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, Mar 02 2008 08:45 PM
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Posted 02 March 2008 - 10:03 PM
Am thinking of dremeling the *insert swearword* bolts an fitting with new would this be the way to go?
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Posted 02 March 2008 - 10:08 PM
im not entirely sure what you mean....? im guessing the nuts have seized onto the bolts on the bumper or something? get a breaker bar and socket and give it a huge yank...?
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Posted 02 March 2008 - 10:23 PM
Sorry perhaps I wasn't too speific but I can't remove the bolts themselves the nuts came of superbly but i just need two new bolts to replace the old ones its driving me mad 
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Posted 02 March 2008 - 10:55 PM
It won't undo from the bumper it self, they are press fitted. You'll have to grind it flat, drill a hole and fit a nut and bolt, or cut the head off a nut and weld the threaded section to the bumper.
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Posted 02 March 2008 - 11:05 PM
It won't undo from the bumper it self, they are press fitted. You'll have to grind it flat, drill a hole and fit a nut and bolt, or cut the head off a nut and weld the threaded section to the bumper.
Cheers for that it does seem alot of piggin about just for two bolts ill have to consider my options!
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Posted 03 March 2008 - 09:38 PM
When i did mine, all 6 of them just snapped in half they were rusted that badly, easy job...lol
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Posted 03 March 2008 - 09:43 PM
oh right i see now! yeah the actual bolts are stuck so youd need to drill them out. If its a good bumper though, then 15mins work would probably be better off than spending £20 odd on a new bumper though! whats wrong with the threads anyway? cant you run a thread restorer down it?
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