i was told I need a new bumper cause my bumper cover is broken?!!?!? help
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i was told I need a new bumper cause my bumper cover is broken?!!?!? help
i went to ask for an estimate on getting my bumper painted over cause i wanted to cover up the holes after debadging and the bumper didnt sit right cause i hit a parking stone thing. The guy told me that the bumper cover was broken.. i did crack the front lip so Half my front lip was broken off and i explained that to him but he said that the bumper is no good cause the bumper cover is broken. with the pics below can someone confirm i need a new bumper? or was this guy thinking the lip hardware stuck to my bumper was something else?
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If the lip is not important to you just cut it out in a clean way and repair the bumper.
I can't tell what's going on in your last picture but is your driver's side corner completely cracked and torn off?
I can't tell what's going on in your last picture but is your driver's side corner completely cracked and torn off?
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thats what i was thinking...
he pointed at the hardware that you can see on the last picture under the double side tape taht i beileve holds the front lip and said the bumper cover that "holds" the lip is broken and the bumper is no good
he pointed at the hardware that you can see on the last picture under the double side tape taht i beileve holds the front lip and said the bumper cover that "holds" the lip is broken and the bumper is no good
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jbk, where is your undershield? I don't see it in any of your pics...you definitely need that to protect the a/c condenser and radiator also to keep the engine being cooled properly.
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i have both engine undercover and mudguard on delivery though..
and when i cracked the lip there wasnt alot of impact. it was while i was parking and the lip cracked...i put it back up but while i was driving on the highway going pretty fast i heard it fall and get torn to shreads so i had to ripp half the lip off
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The OE air dam is the better option of the two because of the holes in the bumper. Filling them will add additional costs to the repair and might as well get a new bumper at that point.
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Lol You guys kill me I already have the front lip (air dam) but the mechanic said the bumper is no good not cause of the lip but a bumper cover that holds the lip. I'm all confused
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i know i do not need the front lip but tahts not my question...
the mechanic said something about a bumper cover that is broken and this thing holds the lip he says... he said i needed to buy a whole new bumper...
now i have a new lip should i just go somewhere else cause this guy was bsing?
the mechanic said something about a bumper cover that is broken and this thing holds the lip he says... he said i needed to buy a whole new bumper...
now i have a new lip should i just go somewhere else cause this guy was bsing?
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The OE air dam is a seperate piece that attaches to the bumper cover (its a lip)... I just installed mine. You dont need it. However, since you had one there are mounting holes in your bumper cover, if any piece on the bottom of the bumper cover is cracked or missing you will need a new one otherwise you cannot mount your new lip... Or you could just do with out it and drive around with a cracked bumper with holes in it :D