Saggy bumper after accident
 

So I would assume my clips are all messed up, got t-boned and swiped on the driver side few months ago. Long story short, car got repaired but i had it lowered and scrape my bumper on the driver side every time i exit my driveway and i see this today. :lol: Any adive on fixing it? I don't want to install a quick release latch yet haha.

btw @Choco :laughabove::laughabove:
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that shouldnt happened unless something is not aligned properly.
did you try to remove your bumper and re-align it back into place?

same thing happened with mine after getting my bumper repainted. i ended up cracking the paint by trying to push it in place. lol

Same thing happened to mine, took it back to the shop and they removed and realigned it

Yep the front bumper sucks a ****. Mines forever drooping unless I want to get an ugly quick release. Theres another method I saw on this forum but it looked like a pain in the ass. I'll try to find it though

I took it back to the shop and they fixed it but because i think the clips on the inside are a bit bent it's going to loosen up each time i scratch my bumper too much. I have a forcewerkz v2 lip so the scraping doesnt bug me much but i need to figure out how to fix the bumper. When i have time i'll take the bumper off, only annoying part is taking out the relocator kit lol.

Bumping this for no reason. The bumper sag was due to the shop i took it to. It was DTM autobody in El Monte. Instead of giving me a new oem bumper they just repaired and repainted it. Bumper is still sagging and every time i bring it back they just readjust it and it fixes it for a few days. This was partially my fault, I've never been in a car accident where i had to have major body work done, so going to DTM i entrusted my car to them. At first they made me feel good, said they would help me pay my deductible and throw in some coils (about 450$ coils.) I was like man these guys are cool, theyre giving me free stuff (even though i ended up paying a little extra because i wanted sts and some headlights.) Anyways back to the main point, they repaired my bumper and repainted it (which is now cracking and sagging.) Fog light is cracked, side marker area is cracked in the bumper which they just bondo'd, my side marker which was missing a A clip from accident which never got replaced fell off the freeway scratching my rims, and I'm finding over spray all over my car. My bumper was also struck (i was t-boned and they road my car from front to back on driver side) bumper was repainted, they clear coated over my bumper protect-ant plastic film. So im going back tomorrow to get my front bumper repainted. You win some you lose some i guess.

A proper place would get all new clips, and have painted that bumper cover off the car, it's stupid simple easy to take the bumper cover off and remove peripherals like fog lights. I would ask for a replacement bumper cover.

Yea im bringing in my car tomorrow because their guy that looks at the paint to approve warranty for a repaint is there. Didnt look like they needed the guy there when they had sagging on their paint job day after i got it back... *sigh* we'll see what happens tomorrow.

they'll fix it with more zip ties

I sure hope they use more than zips to call it a fix from a body shop :iono:

But please let us know if they were willing to do a good job, i always thought higher of DTM

Friend had similar issue with them in the past. Eventually it took a call to the BAR to have the issue finally settled without getting small claims involved.

Nah they suck, i saw Vincenttam car in person, never gonna take it there, the door didn't align right with the body, and they didn't even replace the door sill stickers

Went today, their adjuster that looks at the paint to see if it validates their warranty had just left. Apparently he's only there for an hour and a half every Thursdays...

The three places I used in the past that were exceptional were, Marco, Cenco Body, and ironically, Longo Toyota. Always well mannered and job is professional. Parts are always ordered and OEM

What time did you go? Sounds like bs...

2pm, they told me to go back next thuresday at noon. :/

sounds inconvenient, especially for a body shop

Wow that's very surprising because DTM has such a big following and praise for their work. Sucks to hear about your situation but from what I know they really do care about doing quality work and their reputation.

Any updates Vincent? Woops noticed it said next thursday.

Yup, will call in today. Front bumper is cracking, door has weird layered swirl marks, and bumper has paint chips sticking out. Roof has overspray from clear coat. I only started noticing this stuff when i really started to examine it hard. Going to see if they can get all that done and fix my bumper because it is still sagging and wasn't like this prior to car accident on bringing the car in.

Are they part of your insurance carrier's direct repair program or was it a shop of your choice?

Unfortunately it was a shop of my choice.

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Any updates?

Yea, scheduled an appointment on monday. Car will be in for approximately four days. Bumper paint is cracked due to something interior pushing the bumper out. I also have been going to dtm to have them readjust my bumper regularly and they put a screw in it, probably from tension of the screw pushing against the bumper from the inside. My door will get repainted from imperfection and swirl marks, roof will get buffered due to over spray. I was going to let them repaint my rear bumper from some imperfections but i got rear ended yesterday and so thats out of their warranty now. Basically they are redoing everything they painted minus my front driver side fenders.

Side note* when i arrived it was about 12:30pm and their adjuster was just about to take off. Hes only there for an hour a week apparently and seems to be a third party person.

That's good to hear but not about getting rear ended. Hopefully you're okay. I would not let them repair the rear bumper lol. Are you going to the 626 meet tonight?

The rosemead scion crash? lol maybe.

Bump, dropped off car today. They told me I'll get it back Friday or Saturday. But towards the sagging bumper issue, DTM is refusing to fix it. They said the brackets the issue and they lurk this forum enough to know about the issue. Fixing the bumper will only prolong it from not sagging. My lip being on is dragging it down and the more I scrape the more I weaken it to sag. "There is no permanent fix unless I install a latch or clips." I also told them my car had no issues prior to my accident and bringing it in. They replied by telling me the sagging issue is inevitable.