So my mom has been and still is too busy to work on her 2001 Land Cruiser, and it has a few problems that I need advice on.
Firstly, we got in a little fender bender once and need a new front bumper and two headlights (the lights work, but the plastic pieces holding them in are broken). Anyone have advice on where is best to find these cheap, or are they just as cheap on eBay as anywhere else?
Second, we have some rust underneath that is causing a few small problems, mainly that the back bumper isn’t attached on one end because the metal on the frame fell away (don’t worry, the rest of the frame is intact). We’re planning on bolting some metal on to give somewhere for the bumper to fix on because welding may be too weak when on rusty metal—or it may just be too hard to clean the rust off for the weld to hold was the reasoning of my uncle, who would weld for me since I don’t know how. If we were to ever sell this car (we have no reason to but you never know), would anyone care about the unoriginality of us attaching our own metal to it? Or should I not worry since we kind of have no choice?
Third, you know how the sides have those plastic strips that run the length of the car? We need to paint those on ours because the paint is fading. Would any buyers who care about the originality like they may on the bumper care if we just took these off and spray painted them?
I kind of have no clue what I’m doing, so if any of this sounds like I’m being an idiot or you see where I could mess up on this stuff, please tell me. Thanks.
Firstly, we got in a little fender bender once and need a new front bumper and two headlights (the lights work, but the plastic pieces holding them in are broken). Anyone have advice on where is best to find these cheap, or are they just as cheap on eBay as anywhere else?
Second, we have some rust underneath that is causing a few small problems, mainly that the back bumper isn’t attached on one end because the metal on the frame fell away (don’t worry, the rest of the frame is intact). We’re planning on bolting some metal on to give somewhere for the bumper to fix on because welding may be too weak when on rusty metal—or it may just be too hard to clean the rust off for the weld to hold was the reasoning of my uncle, who would weld for me since I don’t know how. If we were to ever sell this car (we have no reason to but you never know), would anyone care about the unoriginality of us attaching our own metal to it? Or should I not worry since we kind of have no choice?
Third, you know how the sides have those plastic strips that run the length of the car? We need to paint those on ours because the paint is fading. Would any buyers who care about the originality like they may on the bumper care if we just took these off and spray painted them?
I kind of have no clue what I’m doing, so if any of this sounds like I’m being an idiot or you see where I could mess up on this stuff, please tell me. Thanks.
