Hit my front bumper

[bunsojr]

So I got into a little accident and ended up hitting my front bumper at about 5mph...or however fast the truck goes without pressing the gas. Anyway, I did scratch my bumper but that's not what I'm so worried about. I'm more annoyed by the gaps now between my bumper and the rest of the body parts. It seems that the right side (which received the impact) has bigger gaps than the left side now. Is there an easy way to correct this or some DIY job I can do, or will this be something that will nag me forever. I know it is a little nit-picky, but it really annoys me. Also, can someone tell me if the gap between the bumper and the grill surround is even along the whole lenght or does the gap tend to be smaller in the center? Thanks for any help. I'll add pics once I get them hosted.

[ryry99]

Crawl under your truck, find the bumper mounting bolts, loosen them, straighten bumper, tighten bolts.

[Adventure North]

The bumper is cheap plastic and is held on with only a few plastic clips and a some screws. You may have just broke some of the clips which would be an easy fix. I'd check that first. If you end up needing a new bumper I have a black one sitting in my garage that I'll sell you for a good price. He he

[bunsojr]

here are some pics.

left side - seems to be normal


right side - bigger gaps


left side under grill surround - seems to be normal


right side under grill surround - bigger gaps


middle where the gap gets smaller


pic of the whole bumper

[Adventure North]

I can only see one link to the pics. If you need instruction on where to start looking for the clips and screws let me know. I could walk ya through where they are, having removed my bumper myself.

[Adventure North]

Chech your grill, looks like it may have got a little out of alignment. I can't really see a problem with the bumper in that pic. Make sure your grill is pushed down into the little grooves. You can actually take it off by poping the two little push pins on top and removing the two screws, also on top.

[bunsojr]

no, the grill seems well aligned with the hood line and the headlights.

but sure, help me out on where to look for those clips. thanks.

[bunsojr]

i also tried taking off the grill. i took off those push pins and removed the two screws on top, but it still wont come off. there are still two more push pins at near the bottom that i cant get to.

[bunsojr]

well i think i avoided one problem. after looking at pics of other trucks on this forum, it seems as tho the gap in the middle is less than the gap on the outer parts between the grill and bumper. but the gap is still bigger on the right side than the left side.

and i still have the gap on the right side between the bumper and fender. maybe i'll just bang on the brackets to bring it up a little bit. i saw the brackets that are in the front, but are there brackets near the sides/corners? i can't really tell because the fender well lining is in the way and i cant figure out how to take it off. plus...its dark out side and pretty much has been all day.

[cwhiley]

No there's not two more pushpins. I took my grill off yesterday when I did the black headlight mod so I know there's not. There's two screws and two push pin deals at the top - like you said. At both of the bottom corners there are two clip type deals that snap into a piece on the grill. Use a flat head screwdriver to pop one side in and get them loose. That's what I did anyways. On the bottom center there is a plastic spike type of deal that goes thru a mount home at the bottom but it's not secured, just goes thru the hole...

Originally Posted by bunsojr

i also tried taking off the grill. i took off those push pins and removed the two screws on top, but it still wont come off. there are still two more push pins at near the bottom that i cant get to.

[njmueller363]

honestly man...from the pictures I cant even notice the gaps, at least it didnt scratch all to hell