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Rear bumper not sitting flush after repair – clips or bracket issue?

Hey all—looking for some quick advice.

Just got my car back after a rear bumper replacement, and the bumper isn’t sitting flush along the wheel well (gap where it meets the liner). I’m attaching pics. 2020 Corolla SE.

Trying to figure out if this is something simple like missing/bad liner clips, or if it’s more likely a broken/misaligned bumper bracket/retainer behind it.

Is this something I can fix myself? If so, what parts should I be looking to order (clips vs bumper bracket/retainer)?

Appreciate any insight.

u/Lonely-Relation-7364 — 10 hours ago
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Rear bumper not sitting flush after repair – clips or bracket issue?

Hey all—looking for some quick advice.

Just got my car back after a rear bumper replacement, and the bumper isn’t sitting flush along the wheel well (gap where it meets the liner). I’m attaching pics. 2020 Corolla SE.

Trying to figure out if this is something simple like missing/bad liner clips, or if it’s more likely a broken/misaligned bumper bracket/retainer behind it.

Is this something I can fix myself? If so, what parts should I be looking to order (clips vs bumper bracket/retainer)?

Appreciate any insight.

edit: worth noting that my wheel well liner was missing a couple of clips prior to my accident that was just repaired. However, the entire bumper was removed and replaced anyways. Shouldn’t it have been properly reattached regardless or is that unreasonable to expect?
I’ll bring it back to the shop.

u/Lonely-Relation-7364 — 10 hours ago
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2020 Corolla SE – 119k miles, never changed CVT fluid… did I mess up?

Hey all—looking for some honest input here.

I’ve got a 2020 Toyota Corolla SE 2020 with ~119,000 miles. I drive a ton for work (home health nurse), mostly highway.

Here’s my concern: I’ve never done a transmission (CVT) fluid drain and fill.

Around 80k I asked the dealership about it, and they basically told me it wasn’t necessary—called it “lifetime fluid” unless I’m towing. So I trusted that and didn’t push it. Now I’m sitting at almost 120k wondering if that was a mistake.

From what I’ve been reading lately, a lot of people recommend doing a drain & fill every ~60k on CVTs… which obviously I didn’t do.

So now I’m stuck between:

Doing a drain & fill now (and hoping it helps, not hurts)

Leaving it alone and hoping for the best

Finding an independent shop willing to do it (since I’ve heard some dealers won’t touch it this late)

Car drives completely fine right now—no slipping, no weird noises.

My goal is to get this thing to 200k+ if possible.

Questions:

Is it too late to start doing drain & fills at 119k?

Risk of changing fluid now vs leaving it alone?

Would you trust a dealer or go independent?

Anyone here go high mileage on the original CVT fluid?

Appreciate any real-world experiences—especially from high-mileage Corolla owners.

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u/Lonely-Relation-7364 — 1 day ago