Help.bumper Cut Out

[sofa]

I've searched the forums and found nothing so.. i was wondering how you cut ur stock bumpers to fit a daul exhaust. what tool did you use to cut? im thinking jig saw? air jig saw? and did you guys jus make a template of the other molded cut out or did you re cut the existing mold cut out and make it deeper so they match. How did you get them to look the same because ones molded and the one you cut will look akward right?
thanks guys

[AlbinoMonkeyRat]

if you have a dremel, it will work to cut it. If you have decent tips, you'll fill the cut-out nicely and you won't notice that one's molded and the other is cut. ;)

[jabartram]

i made a paper template of the factory cutout, then i flipped it over and marked the bumper with a marker and cut the opening with a pair of tin snips, took an hour and a half, and looks excellent.

[ptrudel]

my muffler shop did it for me while he had the car on a lift

[ryanthefizz]

ya the muffler place did it for me also, just took tin snips looks aight.

[Rubered00]

This is what i wanted to get done like 2 years ago to my car but the muffler shop said theres no way they would cut my bumper for me so i just said screw it.

I know some people have gone to the junkyard an cut the molded section out of the bumper on a junker then taken it to a body shop and had it molded in.

[2fst4u]

^ way too much work. you don't even notice the cutout.

[jabartram]

Originally posted by 2fst4u@Apr 25 2006, 12:33 PM
^ way too much work. you don't even notice the cutout.
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besides that the it needs to be mirrored on the passenger side.(exactly the opposite of the drivers side)

[El_Diablo]

uhh, its not much extra work and im sure i would notice

im sorry but i wont even touch a half assed mod like that, if i were you i would deffinetly keep going to that muffler shop because they prolly do quality work!

if you wanna do it right you'll mold in a new one, if you dont mind your car being half-assed though....

[jabartram]

i'll take pics of mine, so you can see how half ass'd it doesn't look.
if its done properly you cant even tell, but it takes patients.

[battistoni21]

:wtf: i'm pretty sure jabartram knows what he's doing diablo...... and by the way his car looks, im pretty sure he wouldn't leave something that looks half-ass show on his car....

[alerocar01]

Originally posted by battistoni21@Apr 26 2006, 08:55 AM
:wtf: i'm pretty sure jabartram knows what he's doing diablo...... and by the way his car looks, im pretty sure he wouldn't leave something that looks half-ass show on his car....
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[sofa]

can i see the pic.. thanx and yeah the muffler shop wouldnt do it they said i could use there tools to do it,thats when i left. How professional is that?

[freakout]

If I'm not mistaken. I think Molson did his with heat.. Heated the plastic and pushed it up to form the shape. I've gotta do mine it goes to the muffler shop on Monday. Gonna do some searching!

[freakout]

found it!
http://invision.aleromod.com/index.php?showtopic=15328&hl=
http://invision.aleromod.com/index.php?showtopic=9111&hl=

[jabartram]

ok here's some pics. everybody that i doesnt know me personally has asked if it came factory with dual exhaust, the only way to tell its modified is from under the car.
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[sofa]

Yeeeees good lookin out guys im going to try to mold it with heat first. the cut if needed thanx again guy. daulies are lookin good

[battistoni21]

good job.... it does look like it comes stock with the dual outlets..... if u could help me out it would be great... i have a borla sitting at home, and i am wondering if i can do that just to one side.... i know i can, but steve(who i got it from) said that i would need to have exhaust hangers so that there wouldn't be any rattling.... i don't want to have my exhaust hanging low or anything like that, so im just wondering if it would(in your mind) look good with it being cut a little bit more......

[Coldfire]

Jabartram-looks awesome. I'm assuming you sanded the edges once done? It can't have come out that clean...
And you didn't need a repaint? :blink: Wow.

And to Molson who did his with heat, that didn't warp or wreck the paint either?

[battistoni21]

yeah i would think heating it too much would screw up the paint.......

[sofa]

im going to try it soon ill let you know..btw my car is white so youll see the cracking im thinkn it should be fine.

[El_Diablo]

im not saying he did his half assed but if you just cut it and dont sand or paint its going to look like crap and again, that wasn't meant to be directed towards him


and also, your not gonna get any points with a show judge by doing it that way.... im a perfectionist, i do all of my work to the best of my ability

if i were going to do that i would cut one from a junker then trace the outline on to the bumper, cut the outlined area off, sand it, glass it, block it and finally fade in the paint to the old bumper...... the melting idea might be one that i would try but i would still use a jutout from a junked car to get the shape just right and then again, i would repaint the area fading in to the original

[2fst4u]

you're awful smug for being new to the site, and not even having any shots of your "show car".

[sofa]

I jus finished melting mine it does wreck the pain on the bumper because you muststretch the plastic 2-3 inches up as long as you keep the cracks in the paint from spreading above or around the molding its fine and can be repainted. i would suggest scoring the paint with a razor just on the under egde of the lip to control the paint cracking ill get pics up when i get my gf's camera. oh yeah i used a heat gun and it took a while 2 hours 3 hours

[Coldfire]

Can't wait for pics! I've been interested in this since I got my alero & figured the only way to have a bumper for dual exhaust was with a bodykit...which I didn't really want. So this is COOL!

[sofa]

Heres the almost finished product not to shabby just need to fix the corve on the left side a bit
def. not pro but better then leaving it :alcoholic:

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/9/web/2313000-2313999/2313940_21_full.jpg

[battistoni21]

hey that looks good man, nice work :thumb:

[63starfire]

Tight dude! Nice work!

[63starfire]

By the way, post up more pics if & when you install the exhaust that mod was intended for :thumb:

[Coldfire]

What the hell? I was keeping up with this thread and somehow missed the final product! Looks REALLY sharp Sofa!

[wearetheromans85]

reviving thread but what temperatue would you use to mold the other bumper cut out? I wouldn't want to guess then melt the sh** outta the plastic.

[Nate's Alero]

Lol Revival From The Friggin Dead

[cherrington17]

nate, its a legit revival though. its better to bring one back w/ a good question rather then just a stupid comment.

and heat guns get up around 300F) if i remember from my dad's) it melts hot glue.. so many 400F at the most

[wearetheromans85]

cool thanks for replys. prlly gonna give that a shot within the next week or so.

[hok666]

nate, its a legit revival though. its better to bring one back w/ a good question rather then just a stupid comment.

and heat guns get up around 300F) if i remember from my dad's) it melts hot glue.. so many 400F at the most

so, your saying that its of to cut into a bumper by using a heat gun to make it easier?

[Nate's Alero]

so, your saying that its of to cut into a bumper by using a heat gun to make it easier?

wouldnt that just make it stringy and catch on the cutting wheel? like melty?

[hok666]

dont know that's why I asked cherry...

[cherrington17]

i think the OP orignally made a scor line with a razor, in the plastic... cut it, then heated it to give it a better "curve". cutting you can only really do straight lines.

[NickAlero2000]

cut the one away on the other side if you're that worried about it dude!