Anybody else had their front bumper come lose on the sides?
06-14-2003, 07:47 AM
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READ THIS.
I have had an ongoing problem with my car and the bumper and I have the dealer looking into the problem.
The way the front bumper attaches to the car is a POS system.
There are holes in the sides of the metal and 4 plastic plugs snap into them providing you with railes where the bumper attaches to.
My holes have gotten warped and strethed out. The problem is that I now have a factory S4 bumper, and its not OE(as opposed to OEM, becuause its OEM, just not OE), but I've had the problem since before when I had my A4 bumper. They are going to talk to the field rep about it.
The only plausable fix is to have a bodyshop affic the brackets to the side of the car permanently OR have the holes filled and re-drilled.
Well something along those lines at lease.
I think having those plastic railes permenantly affixed to the car would solve many problems that way it wouldn't be able to get snagged as easily.
Audi is going to claim that since my car is lowered and since I have an S4 bumper, I cant do anything, but I'm going to keep bugging them becuase the issue isnt with the S4 bumper, and the S4 bumper was installed at the dealer(not written up, but installed), and it was replaced due to an accident, where some lady scratched it, so thats not relative.
I'm going to see what audi proposes as a fix, and I'll keep you updated if its an issue.
The way the front bumper attaches to the car is a POS system.
There are holes in the sides of the metal and 4 plastic plugs snap into them providing you with railes where the bumper attaches to.
My holes have gotten warped and strethed out. The problem is that I now have a factory S4 bumper, and its not OE(as opposed to OEM, becuause its OEM, just not OE), but I've had the problem since before when I had my A4 bumper. They are going to talk to the field rep about it.
The only plausable fix is to have a bodyshop affic the brackets to the side of the car permanently OR have the holes filled and re-drilled.
Well something along those lines at lease.
I think having those plastic railes permenantly affixed to the car would solve many problems that way it wouldn't be able to get snagged as easily.
Audi is going to claim that since my car is lowered and since I have an S4 bumper, I cant do anything, but I'm going to keep bugging them becuase the issue isnt with the S4 bumper, and the S4 bumper was installed at the dealer(not written up, but installed), and it was replaced due to an accident, where some lady scratched it, so thats not relative.
I'm going to see what audi proposes as a fix, and I'll keep you updated if its an issue.
06-14-2003, 08:57 AM
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won't fall off....
check here for some pics of hte bumper and how it fits on...<ul><li><a href="http://www.127th.com/audi/mods/aprsnub.html">http://www.127th.com/audi/mods/aprsnub.html</a</li></ul>
06-14-2003, 09:05 AM
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i'm talking about the side clips man.
i bought two extra ones when i put on my S4 bumper just to have them in case.
*edit, update*
'there are also two side clips that hold the sides in place. you can try snapping them back into place. if the parts are broken, you can buy new ones for $5 each at the dealer'
that was from my post above.
dumbass ;P
*edit, update*
'there are also two side clips that hold the sides in place. you can try snapping them back into place. if the parts are broken, you can buy new ones for $5 each at the dealer'
that was from my post above.
dumbass ;P
06-14-2003, 09:33 AM
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Upon closer inspection...
I noted that in the passenger side wheel well, the bolts securing the small rubber flange of the dark grey bottom part of the bumper had been torn out. It looks like I must have run that bumper over something like a parking lot barrier, though I don't ever recall hearing a thud.
The dark grey rubber part of the bumper still appears to be securely attached to the front bumper at numerous other spots. I am going to replace the ripped out bolts with some twisted wire (eventually I should get it definitively fixed, but it looks safe to drive it this way for the foreseeable future). Do others agree?
The dark grey rubber part of the bumper still appears to be securely attached to the front bumper at numerous other spots. I am going to replace the ripped out bolts with some twisted wire (eventually I should get it definitively fixed, but it looks safe to drive it this way for the foreseeable future). Do others agree?
06-14-2003, 11:35 AM
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What I do, is slip the top part of the bumper side in. Then lift and punch the bumper into the clip.
Works everytime. I think most of the problem might be, some people don't want to hurt the bumper. Trust me, your not going to hurt it by hitting on it.
And another tip, when you unhook the bumper. You always seem to pull the clip out. So if you clip it back in, the bumper sticks out from the fender. So before putting the bumper back on, hit the bumper clip with a rubber mallet. Dent it in some, then re-attach bumper.
David taught me that part and it's a great stress reducer also
jaime
And another tip, when you unhook the bumper. You always seem to pull the clip out. So if you clip it back in, the bumper sticks out from the fender. So before putting the bumper back on, hit the bumper clip with a rubber mallet. Dent it in some, then re-attach bumper.
David taught me that part and it's a great stress reducer also
jaime
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