I recently had been looking for a replacement rear view mirror for my 1G. I found a mirror from a 2000 Kia Sportage that had the same part number as my Talon. I bought it and it is identical, save for the mounting point, but it's hardly noticeable. It's in much better shape than other mirrors I had been looking at. Just wanted to put that out there.
The bumper had obviously seen better days. It had zip ties holding most of it together. I'm not sure how it happened as I purchased it with this feature. I've always wanted to use my plastic welder--and this seemed like the perfect thing to use it on.
Originally, I had filled the front side holes with plastic, but they wouldn't sand flush. I ended up removing the plastic I had welded in and used bondo instead. I used glazing compund to get the surface smoother. I sanded and sanded after that.
I have never done body work before but it reminds me of doing drywal lol. At any rate, I wanted to share some progress pics as others have done before me. I am waiting on some more paint to arrive before I can spray the base coat.