Ive seen the pics where people have the Eclipse or GK bumpers molded to their stock bumper. How do you go about doing something like that? I would love to have an 05 or 06 GK bumper. Do you basically cut 2 bumpers in half, screw one on the other, and then fiberglass the seems? Or is there alot more to it than that? I want to learn how to do it. Maybe I can find a couple of bumpers at a junk yard for cheap and try it out. I think my only fear would be it cracking at the molding point and looking like ass.

 

Plastic welding. That's the only way it'll hold up.

 

^^^ +1

and very easy to do. what i used from keystone/LKQonline was a two part self mixing tube and costs roughly 25 bux/ tube. stuff is rocksolid once it dries.

 

That's not what I'm referring too. I'm referring to an actual plastic welder.

TPO bumpers are extremely hard to mold together due to the mold wax that remains in the plastic for years. I used over 80 rivets counter sunk, and the two part mixing tube crap that is suppose to work for tpo. It doesn't work, it will crack. I've got a couple cracks in mine. If I do it again, I will only attempt to weld it. I spent close to 18 hours in that bumper from cutting/prep to final clear. I was real frustrated to see that sh*t 2 part paste not doing what is advertised. It was like 110$ with the applicator.

 

^^^ i gotta admit

all i used it for was removing the bump for the logo on the front bumper. yes, plastic welder is truely the only way.