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Drilling into a chrome bumper... #491381 10/08/09 09:08 AM 10/08/09 09:08 AM
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,377 Tennessee WyleECoyote OP pro stock
WyleECoyote OP pro stock Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,377 Tennessee	My buddy wants to install an RV plug into his chrome bumper. How hard is the chrome and metal to drill into? The plug needs a 2-1/8" hole so it'll be with a hole-saw and hand drill... Wile E. Coyote Super Genius, Lover of FCA US LLC Products ************* 68 Road Runner (440 4-spd), 71 Superbee (383 slap), 71 Charger 500 (383 4-spd wA/C 1of 182), 72 Imperial, 74 Charger SE (440 sunroof), 84 D350 Crew-cab Dually (440), 75 D300 Dually Tandem (318 4-speed)

Re: Drilling into a chrome bumper... [Re: WyleECoyote] #491382 10/08/09 10:23 AM 10/08/09 10:23 AM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 12,231 Looking for a way out of Middl... IMGTX I Live Here
IMGTX I Live Here Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 12,231 Looking for a way out of Middl...	I've drilled into them before and it won't be a problem. The chrome is thin and the metal soft so it can be formed. This is on that Survivor Hemi Cuda isn't it.

Re: Drilling into a chrome bumper... [Re: WyleECoyote] #491383 10/08/09 01:53 PM 10/08/09 01:53 PM
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 6,516 Santa Cruz, California L Lefty master
Lefty master L Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 6,516 Santa Cruz, California	Good grief, why not just make/buy a bracket?? Make sure he seals the hole edges or rust will start eating away under the chrome fast.

Re: Drilling into a chrome bumper... [Re: Lefty] #491384 10/08/09 02:36 PM 10/08/09 02:36 PM
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,095 Valencia, España NachoRT74 master
NachoRT74 master Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,095 Valencia, España	why not make a bracket between farme rails and attach there the RV plug ? that's how it was made from factory With a Charger born in Chrysler assembly plant in Valencia, Venezuela

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