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Yesterday I unfortunately pulled too far forward over an awkwardly placed curb while parking, and when I backed up, the curb caught the bottom of my bumper and it popped the side of it out. I've attached a photo below of how it looks now. Im wondering if this is an easy fix? It doesn't seem to be able to just pop back in place so Im not sure what the best next step is. Obviously there's a little curb rash underneath the bumper but that is not a big concern for me and other than that theres no cosmetic damage to the bumper. I cant see this resulting in the entire bumper needing to be replaced but Im not sure so I wanted to get some opinions before I take it into my dealership and see what they say. Any help is greatly appreciated!
From memory when changing the grille, this part of the bumper is held on with two bolts accessed from inside the wheel arch. Might be worth popping the lining off and having a look at the damage from the inside.
but hard to tell if you ripped the tabs on the bumper or not. Not a fun repair
agreed. If it's like a bmw, there are metal brackets that hold the bumper up to the fender and you probably bent or ripped it. Also check if the area around where the tabs should go is also ripped. It's fixable, sort of. It may not line up perfectly though.
Take off wheel and undo the bolts that hold the bumper. There are two bolts, I would try to fix it first if the damage is more, get insurance involved. If anything on the bumper is ripped or broken, you will need a new bumper!
Do not take it to a dealer or a major repair shop, either fix it yourself (I did my old BMW and it was easy) or take it to a hole in a wall body shop with good reputation. Stealership repair costs you more AND probably report this to carfax as damage plummeting the resale value.
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