Mod a Wagon Bumper to fit a Sedan Rear Quarter Conversion | Widebody WRX Wagon Part 34

How to convert a Impreza Wagon bumper to match up and fit with the wheel arch line of a sedan rear quarter conversion.

The wagon wheel arch is different than a sedan. If you properly convert the rear end of an Impreza wagon to use Impreza sedan rear quarters, the wagon bumper will not line up along the arch. A sedan bumper cannot be used because the overall width is different, as well as the shape of the bumper around the hatch versus the shape of a sedan trunk. The tail lights are also closer together on a wagon versus a sedan.

This video goes over the whole process of removing the appropriate amount of bumper material to line up the wheel arches, how to modify the metal mounting plates that are riveted onto the back of the bumper, how to plastic weld the bumper back together, and how to body work the modification so that it looks like it was made that way.

Chapters:
00:00 - Why the wagon bumper needs to be modified
01:00 - How to mark where the bumper needs to be trimmed
01:59 - Disassembling the wagon bumper
03:41 - Plan and prep for the first cut
05:05 - Cutting the excess material from the bumper
05:35 - Trimming and fitting the bumper pieces back together
07:33 - Plastic welding the bumper
09:31 - Lessons learned
10:13 - Marking and masking with new tips
11:23 - Cutting and trimming
13:10 - Trimming and fitment reflections
13:57 - Plastic welding the bumper
14:35 - Reflections and fitment on the car
16:50 - Filler and body working the bumper
18:10 - Mounting plate modifications
20:10 - Reinstalling the mounting plates
21:48 - Final fitting on the car
23:05 - Next steps for the car