I'm looking into repairing a small rip on an AP2 OEM front bumper. The rip is at the lower passenger side corner, where the bumper approaches the front tire. I'm guessing the corner of the bumper must have hit a curb and ripped. The rip is about 4"-5" in length vertically. Does anyone know of the type of material the bumper is made of? I want to make sure I get the right epoxy type. I've been reading it could be ABS or Polyurethane. I was planning on epoxying the bumper and then covering it up with an OEM lip. Any other repair ideas would be great.

 

Just done a repair on an AP1 front bumper and that's PP (Polypropylene). The code will be on the inside of the bumper. To do it properly ideally you'd want to plastic weld it back togeather but you'd need to repaint. Might be possible from the inside with a soldering iron and some PP welding rods.

 

3M makes a really amazing product which helps bolster the reverse side of the bumper- Flexible bumper patch 05888. They have a bunch of great products to complete a bumper repair- I have no affiliation with 3M but have used their abrasives exclusively.

darcy

 

I ended up purchasing some plastic epoxy and some fiberglass tape. The epoxy says it's not meant for polypropylene. Oh well, I'll give it a try and see what happens.