Not sure if anyone remembers, but a couple months back I posted about leaving my Genesis at a stranger’s house to get a wrap and bumper installed. She came out looking beautiful—then two days later, she got taken out by a tire on the road.

The radiator, radiator support, and washer fluid system were damaged (still not sure what happened there). I haven’t touched her since—between work and school, I just haven’t had the time or motivation, and have been driving my daily instead.

Lately though, I’ve found that love for the car again, so I’m diving into the repairs. I bought an aftermarket radiator and will be towing her to a shop to get it installed. They’ll also be unbending the frame, running a full diagnostic, and doing a full fluid swap since I haven’t gotten around to it (even though I got her less than 4k miles ago). Good news is the Blackstone oil report came back clean.

As for the bumper, I’m jumping in headfirst. I used KWIK epoxy to fix the cracks and dents and will be sanding it down to wrap again. There are two major issues:
	•	A section of the lip is completely missing (no clue how I’m fixing that—open to ideas!)
	•	For now, I’m thinking of mounting an aftermarket lip underneath to hold it in place, then filling in the gap later.
	•	I’ll also be trying fiberglass cloth and resin to patch the hole—it’s my first time, so wish me luck.

If anyone has advice on how to fix the missing lip section or cover the gap cleanly, I’m all ears!


Genny is coming back