Need Help With Forester Bumper Damage

[roback]

I have a 2006 Forester and managed to back into a pole in a parking lot
the other day. I crimped the left side of the bumper cover. There is
no support in the corners so it just crumpled in. I need to get a
replacement bumper cover and wondering if anyone has any good resources
for Subaru OEM Parts. I hope it comes prepainted. Also, what is a good
source for info on how to remove and install this bumper. Does Subaru
have a body manual or is there a good website for this? Any help would
be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B]

I have a 2006 Forester and managed to back into a pole in a parking lot
the other day. I crimped the left side of the bumper cover. There is no
support in the corners so it just crumpled in. I need to get a
replacement bumper cover and wondering if anyone has any good resources
for Subaru OEM Parts. I hope it comes prepainted. Also, what is a good
source for info on how to remove and install this bumper. Does Subaru
have a body manual or is there a good website for this? Any help would be
appreciated. Thanks.

Depending on how bad it is, take a hair dryer to it, go over it and heat
it up and reach inside and press it out.

If it needs paint get some flexible primer and Dupli-Color and spray it.

 

[Grolsch]

The material the bumper covers are made of have very good "memory". Heat the
area up with a hair dryer or paint stripping gun and push back out from the
inside.