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Old 25-01-2012, 12:56 AM   #1
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Default AU falcon rear bumper problem

hey guys,

my rear bumper on the left hand side where it meets the rear quarter panel is not sitting flush anymore, there is a little gap between the quarter and the bumper and i can see the rivets in between the gap. my question is how can i fix it or adjust it so it sits without the gap? if it helps too it was caused when i had a little bit of a tight squeeze in the garage and pushed the bumper in on that side.

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Old 25-01-2012, 10:37 AM   #2
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Take it of, get some washers and space out the difference.

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Old 26-01-2012, 10:17 PM   #3
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stupid question. what do you mean by space by the difference ?

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Old 27-01-2012, 02:37 PM   #4
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Default Re: AU falcon rear bumper problem

He means put some washers on the bar the nut attaches to on back bumper behind the rear wheels to push the bumper back out to sit flush with ur car
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Old 27-01-2012, 02:39 PM   #5
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Default Re: AU falcon rear bumper problem

Or if it's the other two bolts in the boot I found Undoing them getting someone else to push the bumper up to where u want it then doing the nuts up super tight works sometimes and keeps it in place
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Old 27-01-2012, 09:30 PM   #6
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Yeap, thats what I ment.
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Old 30-01-2012, 01:10 AM   #7
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i think you're right on the money for pushing it up and tightening the bolts, thats probably my best bet. ill let you know how it goes.

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