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Old 02-01-2015, 12:48 PM   #1
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My Budget D.I.Y. Rear Bumper Protector/Scuff Pad

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.



Doesn't get more OEM than this:



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.)




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.



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.



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:




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...
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Old 02-01-2015, 01:26 PM   #2
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Looks good!
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Old 02-01-2015, 04:00 PM   #3
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I used a rubber traction pad for stairs. It has a adhesive backing on it.
Retails for $3.00 at Harbor Freight. Not sure if Harbor is in Canada.
Rough dimensions are (there is a blizzard outside, too lazy to fight it for exact measurements) 20"x8".
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Old 02-01-2015, 09:05 PM   #4
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Looks like a perfect fit!
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Old 02-01-2015, 11:17 PM   #5
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I used a rubber traction pad for stairs. It has a adhesive backing on it.
Retails for $3.00 at Harbor Freight. Not sure if Harbor is in Canada.
Rough dimensions are (there is a blizzard outside, too lazy to fight it for exact measurements) 20"x8".
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No, we have a place called Princess Auto. Very similar.
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Old 02-02-2015, 03:31 AM   #6
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Rubber traction pad...yes! Great idea! I might just try and experiment with that on my dad's old 2003 Galant. Hope he doesn't mind...:P
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