[2011.2017.odyssey]

steam off the xpel and keep the stock bumper.

it wont take you half as long as replacing the bumper and moving parts over from the old to the new bumper.
and its WAY cheaper

also the paint quality on the aftermarket shipped direct bumpers is not as good.

 

[2011.2017.odyssey]

It’s worth getting the folded one if you are getting the primed one with intention of painting it. I replaced the one in my 06 years back. It came out perfect. When all is said and done, you can’t see the crease of the fold. We had the paint mixed at Napa.

looks great...

how well did it hold up to stone chips and cracks?

I find the aftermarket ones could use some bulldog adhesion promoter and better quality clear coat, for increased durability to parking bumps and road debris.

 

[2011.2017.odyssey]

The paint job was what I made of it with the small compressor I had and a cheap spray gun from Harbor freight.

I found the bumper more brittle, thinner and not as flexible as the original. But it looked good and was a perfect fit. Unfortunately, we hit a raccoon a few months later and it shattered. Pretty sure the original would have held. So we bought another one and re-did the whole thing. Luckily I had paint and clear coat left over.

The bumper I got was MBI at Amazon. It was just primered. It was cheap, like 78 dollars back then.

I used a partify.com primed painted and clear coated, delivered in bubble wrap, no folds no damage.
country roads sandblasted the shit out of it within a year, due to low quality clear coat.

otherwise holding up well for what I paid for it pre build back better pricing.

next time I will wet sand and spray my own clear coat on it for added durability.

 

[2011.2017.odyssey]

Thank you all for the feedbacks, appreciate it.

I will start by following the below suggestion.




This video shows the amount of elbow grease to be prepared for,

I think his grief was compounded by the fact his paint protecting film was cracked and did not come off in sections, and also his weenie little steamer.
use a big one like those for removing wallpaper.

there are other videos showing it to be less difficult.

 

[2011.2017.odyssey]

Well, so much for that hope of unfolded with Partify...

bizarre...

mine came wrapped in foam padding and an outside layer of bubble wrap via fedex.

no folds no damage.