Trim under tail light was hiding screws :(

Wagons going to the shop soon for paint, I've removed all of the bump strips around the car, it turns out that the bump strip under each tail light is hiding 2 screws which hold the bumper cover onto a bracket.. I want to delete all the bump trim from the car.. How can I hide these or re-secure the bumper cover in another way? Has anyone else dealt with this, ideas?

A rear roll pan is one answer I intend one for my wagon. You can find these on "ebay","Mikes Impala" and "Street Trends".

To use the roll pan, you have to have Caprice or OCC tail lights. The roll pans are made for the Caprice, and the Buick tails will leave a gap between the bottom of the bezel, and the top of the pan corner. The other option is to get a set of pristine ones from the junk yard or another owner who is deleting his trim. I have one that is not dented. I believe it is a driver's side. I will check if you are interested, and give you a price.

Fred Kiehl wrote:

To use the roll pan, you have to have Caprice or OCC tail lights. The roll pans are made for the Caprice, and the Buick tails will leave a gap between the bottom of the bezel, and the top of the pan corner. The other option is to get a set of pristine ones from the junk yard or another owner who is deleting his trim. I have one that is not dented. I believe it is a driver's side. I will check if you are interested, and give you a price.

I have caprice tail lights, however the black bezel on the driver size is cracked big time. If you have one that would be nice.

I have a passenger's side tail light for $65 shipped. The lens is a little foggy. I sanded mine with 400 grit, and sprayed them with clear coat for a like new look.

Fred Kiehl wrote:

I have a passenger's side tail light for $65 shipped. The lens is a little foggy. I sanded mine with 400 grit, and sprayed them with clear coat for a like new look.

Thanks for the offer, but i just need the driver side. I am going to take a closer look at the way this thing is mounted, if the smoothy roll pan doesnt need screws in that location then maybe there is another way to secure it.

I already sold the driver's side that I picked up a couple of weeks ago.

The smoothies do not use screws in that area. I have a smoothie on my 91, and the only screws are the ones to hold it to the quarter panel, and bolts across the gate threshold. I have a piece of bar stock across the threshold to hold the cover flat, as well as reinforce it so that the bolts do not pull through.