targagr

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I need some help adjusting the bumper bar after asmall accident i had several years ago that i did not realize several years later after i took bumper off. My lower part of bumper looked a little crooked so i wanted to investigate a little further. The bumper was replaced but i guess bodyshop didnt do anything with bumper bar.
there is a small gap in the area that is circled...how do i fix this or push bar back up a little.
Can anyone help with this?
Thanks!

NP993

Remove, place on bench, hit with hammer.

tommyg

Try a little hydraulic jack pressure right under the gap, weight of car should close it.

Kika

Although both answers may sound crude, I am pretty sure that is what a body shop will do if you take it to them.

Remember, no one, and I mean NO ONE will take more care with your car as YOU will.

targagr

Kika...
I agree with you 100%!!! Thats why i try to do as much as i can myself.

Ok Guys i will try both suggestions thanks!

Kika

My son got a crease in the edge of the door on his Mazda 3, I put a bunch of painter's tape over it and started tapping with a hammer. the first few taps were a bit nerve racking, but slowly the crease came out.

It certainly ain't perfect, but it is not noticeable, and it doesn't rub.

I figure I saved a few hundred bucks...bucks I can justify putting into the 993 that the wife can't complain about, especially since she is the one that parked the car next to a pole on that windy day and put the crease there in the first place.

NP993

I would NOT do this -- you will rip the blade off the unibody of the car before the blade bends, which is made of thick aluminum. It's only held onto the car with a couple of bolts on each side.