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R50/53 Cracked (lower) Aero Grill - need help

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Old Jan 12, 2009 | 10:43 AM
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Cracked (lower) Aero Grill - need help

Not sure if this is the best forum, but I hit some road kill today that took a chunk off my lower aero grill:





Instead of replacing the whole front end, do I have options?

Is there a type of DIY plastic epoxy putty I can form/mold into place, sand down, & then paint w/ a flat black?
 

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Old Jan 12, 2009 | 12:21 PM
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Well, I just went back on the HWY and found a huge chunk that covers 75% of the break, so that is good. I can just glue that back on.

The other little piece was probably in the coyote, I was not going to go digging for it.

So it looks like I just need to fill a 2"x2" gap.
 
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Old Jan 12, 2009 | 01:16 PM
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To be completely honest, I'd put my car up on a lift and trim the rest of it off nice and neatly
 
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Old Jan 12, 2009 | 04:03 PM
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thats the truth... My MINI is so low it used to hit everything. I have since then completely trimmed that piece off of the bumper cover.
 
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Old Jan 13, 2009 | 08:14 AM
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Same thing here. Took out a wheel arch and that piece. Elected to only replace the arch.
 
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Old Jan 13, 2009 | 08:31 AM
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The plastic is pretty soft.

I think a large exacto could shave the whole thing off easily.

After sleeping on it, I think I will.. I am sick of it scraping everything.
 
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Old Jan 13, 2009 | 10:19 AM
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That's the spirit!

(also in the tired of scraping everything club. Also realize it's my own dang fault)
 
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