Bumper k11

[Seanmicra]

Thinking anout spraying the grey parts of my bumper black as it looks abit faded. Whats everyone think I should do?

 

[infinity]

I did mine it matte black and i thought it looked much nicer i say go for it

 

[Seanmicra]

I did mine it matte black and i thought it looked much nicer i say go for it

sweet Any ideas on good price for paint & primers

 

[infinity]

No idea mate. I used one cheap can for 2euro and no primer and sanded the plastic. I would recommend primer through

 

[v-plate profile senior]

if possible use a heat gun over the unpainted grey bits.be careful at the painted areas.its amazing and will darken the grey to almost black before your eyes..and yes i didnt believe it either til i tried it.

 

[Seanmicra]

if possible use a heat gun over the unpainted grey bits.be careful at the painted areas.its amazing and will darken the grey to almost black before your eyes..and yes i didnt believe it either til i tried it.

ill give it a try hopefully I wont melt lol

 

[v-plate profile senior]

dude,itl literally take seconds.its allegedly a common trick used by car dealers for faded bumpers.i did it on my mother inlaws old corsa after i asked a valeter if there was any liquids i could use to bring it up.and they looked like brand new.but like i said.seconds is all it takes so you wont melt anything.keep us posted

 

[v-plate profile senior]

and one more wee trick i picked up that ill pass on to you..if theyre not black enough for you then theres another quick trick to use instead of paint..you know that scuffed shoes stuff you buy out the supermarket with the sponge tip?get a bottle of that and dab it onto the grey bits.it dries in 2 minutes,doesnt need any masking up,and you can buff it shiny with a duster when dry.and costs about a quid to buy..and also you can use it on tyrewalls too .

 

[infinity]

and one more wee trick i picked up that ill pass on to you..if theyre not black enough for you then theres another quick trick to use instead of paint..you know that scuffed shoes stuff you buy out the supermarket with the sponge tip?get a bottle of that and dab it onto the grey bits.it dries in 2 minutes,doesnt need any masking up,and you can buff it shiny with a duster when dry.and costs about a quid to buy..and also you can use it on tyrewalls too .

I like that tip myself. Any pics on sidewalls by any chance??

 

[Andy5077]

Bling it up!
Rip out the faded bumper inserts and order some brand new genuine Nissan chrome bumper inserts lol!

Cheers
Andy

 

[Seanmicra]

Bling it up!
Rip out the faded bumper inserts and order some brand new genuine Nissan chrome bumper inserts like I have lol!

Cheers
Andy

picture?

 

[Andy5077]

picture?

I ripped out the boring faded bumper inserts today and replaced them with these lovely shiny blingy chrome inserts lol!

More pics of "Blinged" Rouge 5 see blog Rouge 5 Redux!

Cheers
Andy

 

[davyboy]

I see what you mean there Andy, the fogs look the same as the ones I sent over. I like the chrome bud.
Now, if you clean her up a bit, she'll be looking like mine.

 

[huntr_micra_sport]

Andy, do the fog light casings pop out of the bumper or are they held in with bolts or something?
Should be spraying my bumper soon and would make it easier if i could take them out completely

 

[davyboy]

One Bolt and three (if I remember) clips mate, easy to do, but be easy on the plastic clips, they break easily.

 

[huntr_micra_sport]

Thanks, yea 15 year old plastic tends to be brittle

 

[Seanmicra]

I ripped out the boring faded bumper inserts today and replaced them with these lovely shiny blingy chrome inserts lol!
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More pics of "Blinged" Rouge 5 see blog Rouge 5 Redux!

Cheers
Andy

Cool quick question were are to bolts/clips and screws at to take front bumper off and how many is there.

 

[infinity]

Cool quick question were are to bolts/clips and screws at to take front bumper off and how many is there.

Two inside the bumper access from behind top of bumper bonnet open and along the bottom of the bumper and one each side very top of where the bumper meets arch