r10tuazon

Recently i switched my grill to a rs style mesh grill. upon removing the bumper i noticed a two even bends on both sides of the metal bumper. the bends are so identical that it makes me think its normal but the scratches on the bends tells me otherwise.
I got the car brand new with a 19mi on it. its will be a year this coming march. Is this normal? should i be worried and contact the dealer?

I appreciate all the help.

DrGP

Hard to believe that is not normal. But it does look odd.

smooth 1

totally normal...I've worked on tons of them. A4, A5, A3's..they all have the same bare metal bumper bar, and yes, it looks bent, and man handled in.

I think this bar is "stressed" and then sensors are used to calculate front end collision impact based on those. It would explain the bending and reason for the deformation, so the bar crumples or bends at those points to absorb and dissipate the impact energy.

r10tuazon

Thanks for shining some sense to it. i feel relieved!