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  1. 09-16-2015, 03:33 AM #1
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    Fix your "fender-bender" with boiling water (video: Mirage bumper fixed)



    https://www.facebook.com/50478107299...2700665541126/

    https://i.imgur.com/12tLr0h.gifv


    Last edited by MetroMPG; 09-16-2015 at 09:52 PM. Reason: (added youtube)
    ゼロ

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  3. 09-16-2015, 04:04 AM #2
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    Well, that obviously works on plastic. It might be easy to overheat though and deform your bumper in other ways if you got too aggressive. Have to find the happy medium where the plastic is pliable, but not melting!

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  4. 09-16-2015, 05:25 AM #3
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    You can also do that with a Hair Dryer.
    hello from bluejellybean

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  6. 09-16-2015, 06:06 AM #4
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    The plastic on the bumper bars is a specific kind of plastic that can withstand temps of over 150 degrees celcius... Boiling water at around 95 degrees won't melt it...
    My Build Thread - http://mirageforum.com/forum/showthr...(Garage-entry)

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  8. 09-16-2015, 01:37 PM #5
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    Neat trick!
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        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2014 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 62.4 mpg (US) ... 26.5 km/L ... 3.8 L/100 km ... 74.9 mpg (Imp)

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  9. 09-16-2015, 01:57 PM #6
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    A hair dryer you can control the Temp,and it's clean and you don't have to clean up the water
    hello from bluejellybean

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  10. 09-16-2015, 09:52 PM #7
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    They posted this on Jalopnik.

    http://thegarage.jalopnik.com/yes-yo...-of-1731180291
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  11. 09-17-2015, 04:58 PM #8
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    Sadness. Jalopnik commenters don't even recognize what kind of car it is.

    That music is, interesting? Also, what kind of car is that? Though it was a Fr-Z at first but doesn’t look like it.
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  13. 09-18-2015, 04:35 PM #9
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    Very cool. Err... hot, oh whatever. Neat trick anyways.


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