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Old 12-07-2014, 01:12 PM
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Drilled hole through back of bumper and used dowel to push out dent. Then I covered the hole with black patch tape for plastic tanks. *stole the idea from someone here*
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I posted info like this in another forum. Great tip, I would just add the following:

1) Using a heat gun will soften the plastic ding before popping it out. The ding I worked on was pretty deep.

2) I used JB PlasticWeld to fill the hole I drilled in the back of the bumper. You want to fill this hole so the bumper doesn't accumulate water.

3) There are a couple good YouTube videos demonstrating the repair technique.
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I just cut the ends off at the frame

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I have a 2014 Jeep Wrangler. Someone backed into my front bumper that had a towing hitch. It left small hole but very noticeable. how can i fix it?
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Thank you for your reply. You gave me a couple of options to try but will it be real noticeable if I want to sell my Jeep.
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Originally Posted by Theresa Hodnett
I have a 2014 Jeep Wrangler. Someone backed into my front bumper that had a towing hitch. It left small hole but very noticeable. how can i fix it?
Craigslist and $25 will fix it, plenty of people are basically throwing the bumpers away. You can find a take off.
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If you cut it out or take it off, what do you put in its place? Anything? or nothing at all?
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Originally Posted by Theresa Hodnett
If you cut it out or take it off, what do you put in its place? Anything? or nothing at all?
I ran just the stock steel bumper for a while.

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Just fixed a bad dent in my Jeep bumper. There are four drain holes. Find a way to cap off 3 of them. It’s as simple as two guys using their fingers over the holes. Heat around the affected area with a heat gun or blow dryer to warm the plastic. Insert a blower tool into the forth hole and inject compressed air. It doesn’t take much at all and almost a perfect fix.


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Until today, it seems.som.eone backed into me last night, and I can't find any bumpers locally that aren't already"pre-dented". People around me seem to want $100 herd bumpers that I already have damages. I haven't heard how much the insurance will pay.



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