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GTRS Fiero

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Front fascia sag
« on: October 24, 2020, 09:12:46 pm »
Is there a way to fix the front fascia sag?  Maybe add support under the areas that tend to sag?
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Re: Front fascia sag
« Reply #1 on: October 24, 2020, 10:25:11 pm »
I've heard you can remove it, turn it upside down, and heat the sagging part with a hot air gun to restore the shape. I've never tried it though.
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Re: Front fascia sag
« Reply #2 on: October 24, 2020, 10:30:25 pm »
But it would still eventually sag again.
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Re: Front fascia sag
« Reply #3 on: October 24, 2020, 10:53:29 pm »
The only thing I ever remember reading about that is that it may be missing some of the underlying support that came from the factory.  I think they mentioned the egg-crate impact piece.  It's been a long time ago, so I don't remember all the details.
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Re: Front fascia sag
« Reply #4 on: October 24, 2020, 10:55:19 pm »
This came up, because I was looking at the picture on the cover of a 2018 newsletter.  In the picture, the front fascia on TopNotch's Fiero is sagging.
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Re: Front fascia sag
« Reply #5 on: October 24, 2020, 10:57:59 pm »
Quote from: GTRS Fiero on October 24, 2020, 10:55:19 pm
In the picture, the front fascia on TopNotch's Fiero is sagging.
It's pretty bad on the yellow car.
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Re: Front fascia sag
« Reply #6 on: October 24, 2020, 10:59:54 pm »
Not just your Fiero.  I see it on a lot of Fieros.  Mine has a bit, too.  Lots of '80's cars had fadcia sag.  My '90 Mustang did.  Maybe it was a '91.
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Re: Front fascia sag
« Reply #7 on: October 25, 2020, 12:35:56 pm »
Most any Fiero will be afflicted by this, if it's been in the sun long enough.
I've thought about epoxying a thin, flat piece of... something to the inside of the fascia, There is obviously a bit of space (guessing maybe 1/4 to 1.2 inch?) between the top of the eggcrate and the underside of the fascia.
Also, you can restore the normal shape of urethane bumper covers with a heat gun or even a hair dryer.

The fascia that I installed on our black Miata was deformed so badly from an accident that the guy gave it to me with some other parts I was buying from him. (He was parting the car out, as a result of that accident.) Less than an hour of work with a hairdryer restored it to normal shape.
(The "damage" was on the driver's side. You can see a couple of scratches above and below the parking light. Was not even bad enough to have it repainted.)
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Re: Front fascia sag
« Reply #8 on: October 25, 2020, 12:38:30 pm »
I was thinking of going the other way, and adding to the egg crate.
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Re: Front fascia sag
« Reply #9 on: October 25, 2020, 12:39:18 pm »
For the record, I do NOT approve of sun sag.
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Re: Front fascia sag
« Reply #10 on: October 25, 2020, 12:57:53 pm »
Only way to prevent the sag is make a new one out of fiberglass...... there was one available, but I don't know if it still is
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Re: Front fascia sag
« Reply #11 on: October 25, 2020, 01:00:46 pm »
Having some small experience with fabricating panels, I can confidently state that I lack the skill to create a fascia that anyone would find acceptable.

Sage does make some panels.  ThaDriver could.
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