How to Fix Your Bumper - The Easy Way

Greg - Your Car Angel shows you how to fix your broken bumper the easy way. Using duct tape and an adhesive like JB Weld or Permatex you can safely and easily fix the broken bumper clips on your area between the bumper cover and the front quarter panel.

[joefil]

Brilliant! My daughter's 2012 Corolla is all beat up and we certainly didn't want to pay to have all the clips and fittings replaced. Both sides were hanging off between the headlight and wheel well. I used Permatex Black Plastic Welder. 5min set, 10min cured. The black line between the two panels looks great and intensive wiggling shows everything to be stuck up in there really well! Thanks!

[Herlongian]

This is caused by bumper scrapping and catching on those parking spot curbs. The curbs are too high for today’s cars. I always park a foot short of them now.

[pimpinful]

Took me less than 10 min to get this done on my 2010 Honda Civic certainly easier and cheaper than having to replace the whole bumper entirely, appreciate the video!

[ChristinaLaRocca]

after watching this video, i fixed my Honda Civic 2012 bumper and it isn't going ANYWHERE now. i got the bigger tubes of epoxy for $20 from autozone and did both sides, along with a headlight that needed changing and i spent the afternoon doing the repairs. Thank you YouCarAngel! Way better than spending god know how much the autobody shop would have charged me to fix this.

[samjiva]

TIP: Firstly thanks so much for the clear instructions. I just finished my repair. Try carefully peeling the masking tape away when the glue is 2/3rds dry. I did this on the second side and had perfect results. First side i has the same tearing as in the video and has to use a razor blade to finish the tape removal. Rather than duct tape, i just help the bumper in place with my hands (actually a leaned my whole body into it and used my hands). The bumper was not a nicely refitted as in the video so duct tape would never have worked.

[britinozoz]

Very important to CLEAN the gap prior to repairing because any polish will stop adhesion.

[juliannetaylor]

This, coupled with another video - loosening, snugging broken tab in, and tightening the screw on the tab bracket- helped my son save $1400 on a loose bumper of a10 year old Lexus. Thanks so much!

[minervagalvez]

THANK YOU! They quoted me $200 for a repair and $500 for a replacement bumper. I am very happy with the results and my wallet thanks you!!!

[tucoramirez]

I did this repair exactly as you suggested except I used 100% silicone, indoor/outdoor, , its been 3 weeks seems to be holding perfect, looks fantastic, was super easy, , 👍👍

[lisaparran]

You're a lifesaver I have a 2016 Corolla with over 17, 000 mi and I'm not about to buy a new bumper. I have tried crazy glue and it worked for about a month but it wasn't as strong I'm going to try this in the morning... CAN'T WAIT!!!💥❤️

[menguardingtheirownwallets]

I found an easier way! If you remove some of the clips holding the plastic liner of the wheel well, so you can get access to the 'inside' of the quarter panel, you can reach in, pull off what's left of the old broken bumper clips, and insert a ZIP TIE there instead. You then thread the length of zip tie to the hole on the bumper and bring it around to the other part of the zip tie where the hole is. You then pull up the excess length of the zip tie, pulling up the bumper, and that's it, fixed.

[mikehowell]

I have several times sorted this problem out by removing the headlight and using cable ties through the return on both the bumper cover and the wing. Much easier and a lot less messy.

[jahzzelsdaname]

Thank you. I unknowingly parked over a rock that was somehow embedded in the ground and when I reversed it pulled my bumper a little. Enough to brake the clips on one side 🤦🏻‍♀️ but it’s no more than the car you showed today. So thank you so much for saving me money!

[JRPLawyeress]

Thank you. I have a 2006 Explorer, very clean but I didn’t want to spend a fortune reattaching. Great instructions. Thanks.

[aleeen]

you just helped a 19 year old out with this, it happened so unexpectedly I had no clue what to do! so thank you!! <33

[ronwilliams]

Greg, Thank you so much! The bumper clips on my Huyndai Sonata were broken and I did exactly what you spelled out in the video. $10 and 30 minutes later, I have fixed my bumper and it looks almost least a whole lot better than it was before. Thank you again. Ron.

[solascriptura-et]

Thanks, for this video!
I recently went to a body shop, and the fella told me that it would cost some $1300.
Hancock says;
"Pass".

[heathermorrison]

Thank a million for this. I ran over a dead kangaroo, which flicked up dislodging the bumper from the body. The repair place said it required a replacement bumper, only about $1000. I was really annoyed to think it could not be repaired.
Anyway got a friend to help me do this gluing & it is fixed. I am so happy!

[k_escobar]

Tried this today with my bumper it worked and came out great! Instead of a plastic knofr try using an old gift card it worked better with no mess 🙌🏽

[reedera]

Been trying to figure out how to reattach my front bumper on one side for the last 2 yrs. This is brilliant!! Going to do this tomorrow. Thank you much!!!