papacoge Posted January 16, 2004 Posted January 16, 2004 I have a 2001 Lexus RX300. I’m not sure what it is called, but that black piece of plastic that is right on the rear bumper under the rear (hatch) door that says “Lexus” on it is cracked. It functions as a bumper protector when you are loading up the trunk with heavy objects that might scratch the bumper. Any idea how I can remove it? It seems like it just snaps on and off, but I don’t want to break anything.
weinkaufjr Posted January 16, 2004 Posted January 16, 2004 On a 99 it is held on by double sided tape.
papacoge Posted January 16, 2004 Author Posted January 16, 2004 Would it cause damage to my bumper if I ripped it off?
SW03ES Posted January 16, 2004 Posted January 16, 2004 You'd have tape residue and possible buff marks from where the protector had contacted the bumper of the years its been on. Why remove it?
papacoge Posted January 17, 2004 Author Posted January 17, 2004 I want to take it off to repair the crack in it by glueing the crack. The putting it back on.
SW03ES Posted January 17, 2004 Posted January 17, 2004 Oh! duh, sorry lol Its actually not that expensive to just replace, its $60 or so I think...
papacoge Posted January 18, 2004 Author Posted January 18, 2004 If I take it off, would it still be sticky enough to put it back on?
SW03ES Posted January 19, 2004 Posted January 19, 2004 No you'll need to strip the tape and use new. Automotive foam tape can be bought at any automotive store.
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