2002 Rear Bumper Cut

Adionik · Post by **Adionik** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 7:43 pm

okay, don't know who's bumper this is but it looks AMAZING.

Anyone else done this? Any tips if so? I really want to do it!

Also, for painting the stock muffler black...is it okay to saw off that part that funnels it further? I wanted to trip a little off so it doesn't stick out bad.

kevo · Post by **kevo** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 7:53 pm

Louie's car. He currently has a honda s2000 in place of that neon.

Simply get some blue painters tape and lay out your line for cutting. check as many times as necessary, then cut once.

Adionik · Post by **Adionik** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 7:56 pm

What would you reccomend for cutting? I would be somewhat nervous taking a dremel to it.

My stupid SRT rear section burned itself into the bumper, so i'm going to try and eliminate the cut outs with the way he did it.

kevo · Post by **kevo** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 8:21 pm

Adionik wrote:What would you reccomend for cutting? I would be somewhat nervous taking a dremel to it.

My stupid SRT rear section burned itself into the bumper, so i'm going to try and eliminate the cut outs with the way he did it.

oh, with an srt rear its real easy. You can either cut it or use the roll bumper mod.

http://www.srtforums.com/forums/f75/how ... od-184164/

the second page has pics.

if you want to cut it and have it be over with, i would just get a razor blade and begin cutting with little force multiple times. after about the third time, you can pull the bumper area up and then force the razor into the bumper. I wouldn't hack at it.

Adionik · Post by **Adionik** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 8:49 pm

Sorry for the confusion, but I meant to say SRT-4 rear exhaust section. The pretzel tips at the end.

I bought an SRT rear bumper, but greyhound lost it and doesn't seem to wanna refund it.

The bumper material seemed a lil harsh for a razor blade to cut through it but i'll give it a try.

Thanks

kevo · Post by **kevo** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 9:25 pm

Adionik wrote:Sorry for the confusion, but I meant to say SRT-4 rear exhaust section. The pretzel tips at the end.

I bought an SRT rear bumper, but greyhound lost it and doesn't seem to wanna refund it.

The bumper material seemed a lil harsh for a razor blade to cut through it but i'll give it a try.

Thanks

im not quite sure what you mean by pretzel tips at the end. If you just mean the exhaust ends then you would follow the same principle. i would mask it off and cut under the tape.

I never said cutting the bumper would be easy. The razor thing was merely an idea. I can think of a few other things but they would leave some imperfections that would likely involve you wasting as much time sanding as you would cutting a finer edge with a razor. A box cutter with a fresh blade might be able to do the trick also. A very fine and small coping saw might be your best bet if you want to go the saw method.

Adionik · Post by **Adionik** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 9:51 pm

I just went outside and kinda stabbed at it with the razor blade. It doesn't seem like it'll work, but the box cutter might. More leverage to say the least.

After looking at it, it doesn't look like he cut too much of the bumper off...just maybe a few inches. My license plate seems further down than his, as impossible as that is.

InfinityAudio · Post by **InfinityAudio** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 10:38 pm

looks really nice like that

Adionik · Post by **Adionik** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 11:09 pm

Infinit, seeing your bumper really put it in perspective for me.

He cut it really low...there is actually not that much needing to be cut.

Damn i'm gonna FUBAR my bumper

InfinityAudio · Post by **InfinityAudio** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 11:40 pm

My SRT bumper is just waiting for summer. So I won't cut mind. I don't even have this exhaust anymore----cause: Police lol

kevo · Post by **kevo** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 8:18 am

Adionik wrote:I just went outside and kinda stabbed at it with the razor blade. It doesn't seem like it'll work, but the box cutter might. More leverage to say the least.

After looking at it, it doesn't look like he cut too much of the bumper off...just maybe a few inches. My license plate seems further down than his, as impossible as that is.

try a coping saw then. the finest one you can find. the main worry with using a saw is that it will make the clear and paint flake off of the area you don't want cut.

I can't think of anything else that would make a finer cut. A hacksaw or sawzal will simply butcher up the bumper leaving you with plenty of sanding and possibly some touch up painting to do.

Wenuden · Post by **Wenuden** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 4:12 pm

a razor knife will go thru it, just takes a bit of effort. Use a straight edge along the top and score it, then just keep going along the score line until you get thru the plastic.

Adionik · Post by **Adionik** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 4:23 pm

I think the hardest part is the getting the shape and design right. I will hate myself forever if it's crooked or doesn't look like his haha

flhmfd · Post by **flhmfd** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 12:25 am

im pretty sure you can roll the r/t bumper...there was a red one on here with motorsports r/t wheel and export tails.....he said he rolled it.

Adionik · Post by **Adionik** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 1:10 am

I don't have an R/T bumper though....and even rolled I doubt it will look anything like an SRT's or this one

flhmfd · Post by **flhmfd** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 1:57 am

oh...my bad then...im thinking it would be too hard to cut out that from a stock bumper.

Adionik · Post by **Adionik** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 3:57 am

Lol yeah that's what i'm thinking.

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kevo · Post by **kevo** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 9:38 am

http://forum.2gn.org/viewtopic.php?p=65993#65993

thats how louie did his.

flhmfd · Post by **flhmfd** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 2:09 pm

yeahhhh but theres another one that just uses zip ties...not using an srt bumper tho, using an r/t / acr

Adionik · Post by **Adionik** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 7:50 pm

Holy shit thank you so much kevo!

Post by **Canada** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 8:02 pm

I used a soldering iron and let it heat up real good. I marked where I wanted to cut and used the solder iron to melt/cut the bumper just below where I wanted, then used some sandpaper (80 grit/120 grit) to smooth down to exactly where I wanted it.

kevo · Post by **kevo** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 8:51 pm

Canada wrote:I used a soldering iron and let it heat up real good. I marked where I wanted to cut and used the solder iron to melt/cut the bumper just below where I wanted, then used some sandpaper (80 grit/120 grit) to smooth down to exactly where I wanted it.

I have used that method to cut plastic many times however in this case that would be just way too risky. The heat could ruin nearby paint, the melted plastic can run into areas that you dont want it to and it would involve too much trimming and sanding to complete the job.

Post by **Canada** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 12:48 am

kevo wrote:
Canada wrote:I used a soldering iron and let it heat up real good. I marked where I wanted to cut and used the solder iron to melt/cut the bumper just below where I wanted, then used some sandpaper (80 grit/120 grit) to smooth down to exactly where I wanted it.
I have used that method to cut plastic many times however in this case that would be just way too risky. The heat could ruin nearby paint, the melted plastic can run into areas that you dont want it to and it would involve too much trimming and sanding to complete the job.

I did my two R/T style cut-outs on my old base model in under 20 minutes, from the point I started to mark the lines, to being done.

They looked perfect. No problems at all.

kevo · Post by **kevo** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 10:28 am

Canada wrote:
kevo wrote:
Canada wrote:I used a soldering iron and let it heat up real good. I marked where I wanted to cut and used the solder iron to melt/cut the bumper just below where I wanted, then used some sandpaper (80 grit/120 grit) to smooth down to exactly where I wanted it.
I have used that method to cut plastic many times however in this case that would be just way too risky. The heat could ruin nearby paint, the melted plastic can run into areas that you dont want it to and it would involve too much trimming and sanding to complete the job.
I did my two R/T style cut-outs on my old base model in under 20 minutes, from the point I started to mark the lines, to being done.

They looked perfect. No problems at all.

sorry, i guess i just don't have the balls to do that.

TN.Frank · Post by **TN.Frank** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 11:33 am

The worst that can happen is that you screw it up and have to get a new rear bumper cover from a junk yard. On the bright side you make it look better and solve the problem of the tips burning into the bumper. I say go for it, you never know until you try. I was thinking about making a cutout above my tip then having it moved up into the cutout for a cleaner look. In fact, that sounds like something I'd like to do, heck, I plan on getting a body kit in the future anyway so if I mess it up I'll just live with it until I get the kit.

tribaltats05 · Post by **tribaltats05** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 1:33 pm

On the inside of the bumper is cut out lines. For the daul exhaust. I used an razor knife. Just be care not to cut you finger off.

2001rt32 · Post by **2001rt32** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 8:35 pm

i did my bumper with a model knife and painters tape and it looks ten times better than the dual cut outs.

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