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11-28-2017, 09:37 PM | #1 |
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lower cover bumper crakced
Hello, there. The left side of my lower cover bumper has been cracked big time from a pothole and was wondering if it is okay for me to leave it as it is? would this eventually cause any harms to my BRZ in a long run? I mean I don't see this would cause any problem besides it just cosmetically look off&cracked (I can't really see them unless look underneath it anyway). But I just want to make sure on that so I'm asking you guys. Thank you very much in advance.
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With out pics kind of hard to tell. But I will tell you this, it's just a bumper. You'll be fine.
As to cosmetically, it may get worse or it may not. Depends on the damage, location and how bad wind speed will affect it.
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Check that the aero panels and fender liners are all buttoned up tight.
The plastic fasteners (seem to be made of soft cheese) that hold things together can pop out. Then stuff can flap around when wind starts blowing through. When I hit a chunk of retread on the freeway at night, the inner fender would bend and come into contact with the inside edge of the front tire. Looked fine at a stop, but air would bend it once it got moving. The Interconnectedness of Everything is important.
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Thank you so much guys ... I'm trying to upload a picture but somehow it won't let me ... once I figure out how to upload it I will attach it here.
EDIT: here's the picture. the cracked goes to all the way down to the half-line of lower bumper cover (since picture only shows the line of where it just starts). Is this acceptable cracked that I don't have to replace with new one? Last edited by mrhandle; 11-29-2017 at 04:48 PM. |
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To mee it looks like it's only broken fender liner. You could probably get replacement one from ebay (they cost around 40 USD) or leave it as it is - everything should be fine. You could also try repairing it because it doesn't look terribly broken
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Ah! That's just a finder liner. You'll be fine. I'll keep an eye and ear out.
I had two cars that cracked fender liners till one day on the freeway I heard something rubbing on the tire. I stopped and saw my finder just hanging by two fasteners. So I just yanked them off and threw them in the trash at a gas station. If you got mad cash and want to spend it freely it's about $55 pn# 59110CA011 for the left one and 59110CA01 for the right side.
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