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dwknight

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#304698 29-May-2023 12:59
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Hi guys, I've managed to put a ding into the plastic bumper of my Mazda CX-5. You can't really tell from the photo, but the red light has also been pivoted (it still works fine).

 

 

Does anyone know if this would be easy to fix? I feel like the plastic can just be pushed out to it's original shape...

 

Also, with the light out of alignment, is it likely to fail a WOF?

 

Thanks.


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Scott3
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  #3080866 29-May-2023 14:08
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It's just plastic. You would need to heat the plastic up with a hairdryer, and ideally push with something from behind to get it to pop back to normal shape. (sometimes a suction cup is used, but that won't work where the surface is rough).

 

Assuming none of the securing tabs are broken, the light should pop back into place also.

 

 

 

Note that the plastic won't appear perfect after the fix, but the appearance would be good enough for me.


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