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Originally Posted by herring
I guess somebody banged into my rear bumper while I was parked--came back and it was at a bit of an odd angle. No damage to the surface, but when I looked underneath the steel bumper is essentially hanging onto square things protruding from the bumper shocks with some steel clips. Whatever held the bumper onto the rest of the square thing has let go.
Is this something where I could clean the surfaces and JBWeld it?
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I looked under mine, the bumper shock is held to the body with 2 bolts, the end of the shock appears to be some kind of plate that is captured between the bumper and the square plate that the end of the shock passes thru. The plate is them held to the bumper with 4 smaller bolts.
That bumper is the lifeline for the car and passengers, especially in the rear seat. I would be very hesitant to want to JB weld anything when it's just as easy and relatively inexpensive to replace the shock assembly. JB weld has no strength against the impact forces of a collision.