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I guess I'm not being clear(that's what my friend always tells me too)... I can get all the bolts out of this thing...what I can't do is get the bolt holes on the bumper bracket to align with the threaded nuts on the frame, at the same time as the reinforcing bar holes are lined up with the holes on the underside of the bumper. Sometime in the history of these parts-something got bent... -----Original Message----- From: Keith Park [mailto:topnotch@nycap.rr.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 8:07 PM To: type3@vwtype3.org Subject: Re: [T3] productive time...update TO get the rusty bumper bolts out... you need to heat the bolt head BRIGHT ORANGE hot... almost to melting, then let it cool to just black and take it out with a 6 point socket (NOT 12 point). They have ALWAYS come out for me this way but it does take an Oxy torch. If anybody in the NE ever needs things loosened etc. feel free to stop by if you can get to the ALbany area, Id be glad to torch it for you. Let me rephrase that.... Id be glad to help you out with an Oxy Torch. Keith > > I'm thinking that given that this car at one point in time was hit on the > passenger front-that this reinforcing bar may have been bent, and therefore > doesn't want to line up with the newer bumper. > > The original bumper had almost all the chrome on the passenger side peeling > off and rusted. I imagined it was heated up so that someone could bend it > back, after the accident. > > -Kevin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~