Can a rear bumper be repaired?
Hi all. Last summer on our last trip out I was backing into our spot without a spotter(my wife was coming up later) and I backed into a tree. The bumper did its job and left a "tree" indentatio...
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Without seeing a pic, it sounds like it might be easy to fix yourself - that is, *if* you have a MIG welder and angle grinder with the right selection of cutting, grinding & sanding discs. Guessing a shop might cost around $500 for labor + material for a whole new bumper? I'd also suggest just getting some new 4x4 tubing or new RV bumper instead of doing a patch. Patching and "blending" it in could take a few hours and not save anything. Perhaps you could cut the old tubing off and leave a little metal in place and bolt the new bumper to it. I'd call a steel supplier and RV parts vendor and compare prices.
Someone posted this vid recently about a guy replacing his bumper himself that had come off. Warning to Travel Trailer Owners Please do NOT do a hack job like that... OMG, makes me wanna upchuck. :E If you're going to replace the bumper and get new material from a steel supplier, you'll have the option of using thicker wall tubing like the owner in the photo did. I suppose you could also go one size up so you can easily get a sewer hose inside.
Someone posted this vid recently about a guy replacing his bumper himself that had come off. Warning to Travel Trailer Owners Please do NOT do a hack job like that... OMG, makes me wanna upchuck. :E If you're going to replace the bumper and get new material from a steel supplier, you'll have the option of using thicker wall tubing like the owner in the photo did. I suppose you could also go one size up so you can easily get a sewer hose inside.
