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Advice on repairing hole in Clipper bumper

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Hi all, just after some advice:



When I bought my Cabriolet there was a large-ish hole measuring about 8cm across on the rear bumper plastic casing, exposing the black foam underneath.



I've since found a 2nd hand replacement bumper but it is expensive thanks to it being on the other side of the country (I live in Australia, so full price including postage is $350AUD/190GBP) and the paint is very damaged with bubbling - it will require a full re-spray.



So before I commit a lot of money to buying this I just wanted to get other people's opinion:



Is the original bumper with the hole in the plastic casing repairable (has anyone had experience with this)? Or should I commit the money to buying the replacement bumper?



Any advice is appreciated. Many thanks!



PS: here's the condition of the 2nd hand bumper:



Last edit: by meltingdog

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show a image of the original
damaged bumper mate
plastic is a pretty easy repair bumper.jpg bumper 2.jpg

Do not know a lot but willing to help if possible

1989 Sapphire Blue Mk1 Cabriolet KR
1985 Atlas Grey Mk2 GTI 2.0 ABF

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They make "plastic" bumper repair kits, that include Plastic Welders and such.  There are also bondo things that work well on plastics and are Firm and flexible when used.

Google and Youtube have a plethora of Vids, and how to's of effective and great repairs of Holed, Cracked and broken plastic bits…

In the past I have repaired the Broken and Chipped Wheel arches on my Clipper with wire mesh and JB-Weld and right after purchasing my Blue car I resolved a Hole in my rear bumper cover very effectively with the application of a good Vinyl Decal Can't see the hole in the cover at all :)
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nice decal mate

Do not know a lot but willing to help if possible

1989 Sapphire Blue Mk1 Cabriolet KR
1985 Atlas Grey Mk2 GTI 2.0 ABF
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