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Kirk Grau · May 9, 2009

Any chance I can cobble up a fix for this myself? It is my daughter's car and I am the one who caught it on a curb and pulled it loose. There weren't any loose parts to pick up so must have broken off something. I can work it into place, just can't see how it snaps tight. If I could find a location to use a couple of bolts to hold it I would probably be OK.

Not sure the photos will work, first time for everything.

Thanks,

Kirk

Kirk Grau · May 9, 2009

Try this a different way.
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Goose · May 9, 2009

On the second pic where you can see a sheet metal screw screwed through a clip, it looks like a mounting tab broke off of the bumper cover itself. There are probably several more that don't show on the photos.

Examine the inside of the bumper cover and see if you can make some tabs out of tin that will attach to the bumper cover with 1/8" sheet metal screws and either screw into the original mounting holes, or drill some new ones. It's all inside the bumper and no one will see it anyway. This area doesn't really protect against impact so there should be no safety issues as there would be if the impact bar or bumper shocks were damaged.

glennster · May 9, 2009

on the black plastic retainer that is riveted to the inner fender, there should be some tabs that snap into the upper edge of the facia cover. at the top rear near the wheel opening there should be a small bolt with a 10mm head that goes up thru a tab on the end of the bumper cover, maybe an inch forward of the wheel opening, the plastic fender liner needs to be loosened to access the bolt to tighten it. should either be christmass tree fasteners or push in black plastic drive rivets. if the tabs are broken off, jack up the car, take the wheel off and pull back the plastic fender liner. then snap the fascia cover in as best you can and run some self tapping sheet metal screws thr the facia cover and into the plastic retainer.

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