I started playing with the Geo Prizm/Toyota Corolla that my wife crashed
early this year. I got the body straight enough I can at least get the fuel
cap open now, and I got the rear wheel somewhat aligned, she had the control
arm bent into a nice arch. If I can get the bumper back together and the
tail/turn lights replaced then the car should be once again ready to drive
on the road. I find all the reinfocement parts for the front bumper but I
need the rear bumper. Should I put a pipe bumper on the car and cover it
with the bumper cover? I'm getting frustrated finding every part I don't
need and no parts I do need, it seems they only expect you to damage the
front bumper. This crash involved my wife swerving while a truck coming the
other way hit her rear bumper, smashing the rear quarter panel and ripping
off the bumper & tail lights.

Should I look for rear bumper parts from a dealer, junk yard, or fabricate
my own from steel? I can spend the $150 for a new rear bumper cover but
internet searches haven't show any rear bumper parts other than the plasitc
cover.

RogerN