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Old 08-07-2011, 11:43 AM
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I got in a crash with the XJ yesterday. My new prerunner bumper really saved me and I only drove off with a couple scratches to the bumper. The other car was pretty messed up though....

Anyway, I have a roof rack with a full size spare up top and it mounts to the rain gutters. The force of the accident caused the driver's side rain gutter to separate from the body. How do I fix this? I don't have a welder, so what else will work?
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Are you talking about the plastic or did the metal crack?
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x2 the trim piece or the actual rain gutter? like this happened to mine.

is that what you are talking about? if so they clip on and off and I just removed mine
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x2 the trim piece or the actual rain gutter? like this happened to mine.

is that what you are talking about? if so they clip on and off and I just removed mine
Yeah mine did exactly what is in your picture.
So basically if I hit it hard enough it'll pop back on?
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Originally Posted by 1996XJSport
I got in a crash with the XJ yesterday. My new prerunner bumper really saved me and I only drove off with a couple scratches to the bumper. The other car was pretty messed up though....

Anyway, I have a roof rack with a full size spare up top and it mounts to the rain gutters. The force of the accident caused the driver's side rain gutter to separate from the body. How do I fix this? I don't have a welder, so what else will work?

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you have to roll them on, when you take it off you will notice the clips.

I gave up on mine. I have ripped mine off enough...
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