invader166
02-01-2015, 01:48 PM
Hi everyone,
So I would have liked to have a bumper protector/scuff pad for may '09 Yaris installed by the dealership, but the price tag was just a bit too high in my opinion. They were asking for about $60+labour.
With that I decided to try and do it myself, so I headed over to the next best place where you can (sometimes) find quality OEM parts...the junkyard.
I picked up this bumper protector/scuff pad from an '05 Echo for about $10.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k137/invader166/100_0549_zps280390df.jpg
Doesn't get more OEM than this:
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k137/invader166/100_0558_zpsa15108e3.jpg
I thought it was looking a bit rough, so I hit it with a couple of coats of gloss black. (It's plastic after all.)
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k137/invader166/100_0550_zps1d0101fa.jpg
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k137/invader166/100_0551_zps8512d816.jpg
I also removed the old glue used to attach the protector/pad to the bumper as it didn't look like it would do a good enough job of protecting against water ingress.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k137/invader166/100_0560_zps95eef57b.jpg
Next step, I cleaned up all the sealing surfaces with some rubbing alcohol. I committed to having the protector/pad on for the rest of the car's life, so I used some left over Permatex I had along the edges, just like putting on a gasket.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k137/invader166/100_0568_zpsa97ef0bc.jpg
Fitment was easy. I just aligned the 2 markings on both the protector/pad with the centre mark of the bumper.
...and the final product:
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k137/invader166/100_0571_zpsa4d4ffac.jpg
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k137/invader166/100_0573_zps96b4d7f6.jpg
Total cost:
-Bumper protector/Scuff pad------$10
-Gloss black paint------------------$4
-Black Permatex liquid gasket-----$7
-Rubbing alcohol--------------------$3
-------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------$24
Tools Used:
-Scrapper (to remove old glue)
-Disposable gloves
Now...I wonder if it would have been cheaper/easier to make it out of simple rubber mat that you can pick up at most hardware stores...
So I would have liked to have a bumper protector/scuff pad for may '09 Yaris installed by the dealership, but the price tag was just a bit too high in my opinion. They were asking for about $60+labour.
With that I decided to try and do it myself, so I headed over to the next best place where you can (sometimes) find quality OEM parts...the junkyard.
I picked up this bumper protector/scuff pad from an '05 Echo for about $10.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k137/invader166/100_0549_zps280390df.jpg
Doesn't get more OEM than this:
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k137/invader166/100_0558_zpsa15108e3.jpg
I thought it was looking a bit rough, so I hit it with a couple of coats of gloss black. (It's plastic after all.)
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k137/invader166/100_0550_zps1d0101fa.jpg
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k137/invader166/100_0551_zps8512d816.jpg
I also removed the old glue used to attach the protector/pad to the bumper as it didn't look like it would do a good enough job of protecting against water ingress.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k137/invader166/100_0560_zps95eef57b.jpg
Next step, I cleaned up all the sealing surfaces with some rubbing alcohol. I committed to having the protector/pad on for the rest of the car's life, so I used some left over Permatex I had along the edges, just like putting on a gasket.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k137/invader166/100_0568_zpsa97ef0bc.jpg
Fitment was easy. I just aligned the 2 markings on both the protector/pad with the centre mark of the bumper.
...and the final product:
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k137/invader166/100_0571_zpsa4d4ffac.jpg
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k137/invader166/100_0573_zps96b4d7f6.jpg
Total cost:
-Bumper protector/Scuff pad------$10
-Gloss black paint------------------$4
-Black Permatex liquid gasket-----$7
-Rubbing alcohol--------------------$3
-------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------$24
Tools Used:
-Scrapper (to remove old glue)
-Disposable gloves
Now...I wonder if it would have been cheaper/easier to make it out of simple rubber mat that you can pick up at most hardware stores...