i have the solution to the rear lip on the hatchbacks

[lostforawhile]

take a look at this,it's from an olds 88,not sure what year,thats why i took a picture, i'm going to remove the flat center section,it's easy,just cut it off, and when it is the curve of the skirt matches the hatch bumper perfectly. talking about on the flat part on the bottom. they are too long on the ends that go towards the front of the car, this is easy to fix, they are cut off straight from the factory, so all you have to do is trim to length. they ends after cutting off the center section, line up perfectly where the spare tire well sticks down slightly under the bumper. so you end up with a two piece lip. you wil probably just have to trim slightly around the exaust cutout too. pretty easy stuff. it will just bolt up to the flat lip on the hatch bumper bottom after drilling a few holes.

can someone identify the year of this? it's an olds eighty eight i know that.

junkyard dog, was growling at me but after some ear scratching,followed me around all day

[Lil Mike]

it looks like a 95 old 88 and i want to see this rear lip in action

[lostforawhile]

it looks like a 95 old 88 and i want to see this rear lip in action

i'll try to work on it tomorrow

[lostforawhile]

i have to pull my rear bumper off so i can trim it to match the contour on the end, but holding it up it looks like an extension of the bottom part of the bumper. mine is going to take a lot more trimming on the exaust end,due to the wierd muffler i have on my car,but for a standard muffler i don't think it will be any big deal. i also have that trailer hitch too.

[GraniteLXI]

Interesting, hope it looks good after the bit of work making it fit.

[87LXiR]

Ya im interested as to how its gonna look, cant wait to see the pics. If it looks good like i may give it a try. Good find

[87roach]

Ya im interested as to how its gonna look, cant wait to see the pics. If it looks good like i may give it a try. Good find

x2

[lostforawhile]

am fitting it now,will try to get pics later

[lostforawhile]

ok i'm doing the difficult part first,the part around the muffler,which on my car is under the bumper edge. i have clamped one side, after lining it up, and drilled the screw holes that will hold it in place,while clamped,this insures it goes back on the same way it came off. it had a lot of excess plastic sticking into the inner bumper,so i trimmed it,then cut reliefs on the back side,this helps it bend eaisier. on the muffler side,it's too long where the muffler is, so i had to cut it off, then i have to fit the finished end back on and make it one piece again.
working on lining up the lip

corner,i'll clean up the lip when everything is fitted and finished,then a couple of coats of flexible high build,some wet sanding,and bumper black.

corner, the mudflap sits against this,i'll round it off for a more finished appearance,they sit flush together.


the exaust end,without the end piece in place.

with the end piece,when i'm done with those two pieces,they will look like one



inside of lip clamped in place.i know i need a new steel inner bumper, i need to go to the yard,this one isn't original to the car i think it's from the north

[87LXiR]

By the looks of things it seems to flow well with the bumper, and looks as if its coming along nicely. I cant wait to see the finished product, thanks for the update.

[lostforawhile]

i'm about to go to napa and get some marson bumper repair compound., i attached the end piece with a piece of aluminum on the back,and counter sunk rivets, so i need to fill the gap and the rivets,then i can spray that piece with high build flex primer and bumper black. then on to the other side which should be much eaisier.

[lostforawhile]

ok back, this is the nappa brand flex bumper repair kit, it's actually made by marson,once you open the box, but it's sold at nappa. this will repair any kind of holes,rips tears,scratches etc in your plastic bumper covers,and other material of the same type.
the kit,it has a generous amount of compound,plus a spreader, mixing sticks,and some screening material for backing while doing the repairs.

the two pieces after being attached together mechanically


this compound is mixed half of repair compound,half of activator

you mix until a consistent blue color

you then apply like body filler,it's best to wait about two hours before sanding

[GraniteLXI]

Damn, moving along quick! Looks great so far, back up a bit on the pics so they aren't so blurry, some can be a bit hard to figure out where they are exactly lol. Cant wait to see the final result

[Civic Accord Honda]

nice

[3rdgenhatchDX]

Cool tim keep up the good work

[Hazwan]

How did you make the rivet head flush with the surface?

[thegreatdane]

Interesting, looking forward to see the finished product. Can you sand that filler stuff once it's hardened?

[lostforawhile]

How did you make the rivet head flush with the surface?

they are countersunk below the surface.

Interesting, looking forward to see the finished product. Can you sand that filler stuff once it's hardened?

it's like body filler,except it doesn't feather well, i used glazing putty to finish it

[lostforawhile]

what was once two is now one.

the piece that goes in the center between the two pieces.

[Civic Accord Honda]

nice!!

[race12001]

caint wait to see it mounted on the car

[forrest89sei]

Looking Good

[lostforawhile]

i'm fitting up all the pieces here on the floor,my knees will never forgive me a million tiny &&^% screws and nuts. after it's attached to the bumper,i think i'll just repaint the lip along with the bumper after i stick it on the car. much eaisier.

[lostforawhile]

ok mounted on the bumper, i haven't painted the pieces yet,going to paint the entire bumper at the same time. i'm going to make a piece that goes on the opposite side of the exaust cutout tomorrow. so everything will match.

[stat1K]

lookin good tim!