[Thursday23]

You certainly can use a heat gun to soften the material of a plastic bumper cover then 'massage' it back into a closer approximation of its original shape. I say closer because inevitably part of the bumper will be stretched and distorted from the inital impact and just won't go 100% back to original. I have generally used my long pry bar (2ft) by holding the shaft and using the handle to re-shape the bumper sinnce the handle is rounded and won't leave a divit and I can keep my hand far enough away from the heat source. Take your time and work it slowly from the outside inward and likley you'll end up with something close enough to the original shape.

However, since you did say it was a Jeep, if a little scar is left over it might not seem so out of place. (" a Jeep thing" we're not supposed to understand? - whatever)

Of course, I suspect if you priced out the end cap cover you'd find since it's a common body shop part and there would be a good supply, and likely it would even be under $50.00 for a new one.

Good luck to you, but certainly have your buddy check the replacement price first, may not even be worth the effort to try repairing versus replacing.