I fixed (replaced) a thing (poorly)!

"Pearson Hurst" (phurst)
04/24/2014 at 19:11 • Filed to: None

Back in January, I was driving to one of our offices on the other side of the state for work. On the way, !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! Work agreed to pick up the tab for a new bumper, if I would install it (or pay someone to, as long as they weren't on the hook for labor). The bumper finally arrived last weekend, and I finally had the time today to remove the old one and install the new one. I feel like I have average to above average mechanical skills, depending on who you're comparing me to, but I have very little experience with working with body parts. I'm about to get a bunch more, but that's a post for another day. I was surprised at how easy it was, and even more surprised at how HARD it was to do RIGHT. I'm sure part of my problem was that I ended up with an aftermarket part, instead of genuine Toyota, but it was a real bitch to get the gaps all right. For a part held on by maybe 10 screws/bolts/push connectors/tabs, it was a VERY fiddly job to get everything all lined up. I now have a new found respect for people who do this kind of thing regularly, and even more respect for folks who do ACTUAL body work for a living. I also have a new found understanding of why every Honda with an owner installed body kit looks so shitty.

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