Quick update / question / brainpicking session.. I couldn't get off FB today. Arguing about how gay Miata's are / looking for parts.
Anyways, as everyone here is already aware.. this is what we are dealing with, 03.5 insert-wise on #1289
So as hornsfan pointed out.. finding these is basically impossible. I toyed with the idea of building that area back with fiberglass... but since I was an idiot (I should have just cut it all as one piece (if you are gonna cut) Instead all my pieces were no bigger than 1" x 3" and they all ended up in the trash... So I was completely F'ed unless I wanted to fabricate from scratch the missing pieces
SO I found this. (here's where we are all probably gonna differ in opinion)
Its broken on the drivers side
We are talking $60 to my door on this......
Which I think is pretty fricken good regardless of the condition.. no?
SO I suppose the question is.. what would YOU do?
1) You could cut the end off the one on the car and fiberglass it to this one (hornesfans gonna say no.. lol) (THIS IS PROBABLY THE EASIEST) Requires joining and flushing 1 "side"
2) You could cut OUT the sections I've ****** up, and bring THEM to the current bumper. (THIS IS PROBABLY THE BETT(ER) OPTION. Will require "flushing 4 "sides" though, of the inside of that "square" (X2) WAAAAY more sanding.
3) Pull my current bumper off, use it to make a (partial) mold of the main front and side section, ignoring the vent areas and the passengers side completely... place broken bumper "in" semi mold.. fiberglass the broken drivers side (GETTING AWAY FROM COST EFFECTIVENESS.. BUT THIS IS THE BEST OPTION SO FAR.. preserves both bumpers)
4) Make a mold of a whole other (good) bumper and get into the business of making these. (NOT REALLY A REAL OPTION AT THE MOMENT) (don't have a "full" bumper yet.. lol)
Do you make a mold and rebuild this one? Or do you go easy and cut the side off the one on the car and just add it to this?