Tree: 1, Me: 0. Bumper mostly fixed.. how can I secure the last loose bit?
I clipped a downed tree while reversing on a narrow mountain road (it was in my blind spot. I technically saw it, but didn’t realize it was high enough to hit the car and thought I had clearance, and I honestly had no other space to maneuver anyway.
I took it to a collision center and asked if they could just pop the bumper back into place with some new rivets.. They were able to snap it back on for free, which was awesome. The only issue is one small plastic piece on the underside that wouldn’t reattach (and I do still have the tow hook cover to pop on myself).
My question: is there anything I can use to better secure that front side section so it doesn’t come loose? If it does, I’m looking at a $1500+ bumper replacement, which I’d love to avoid. They are pretty sure it will hold fine, but obviously now there is more movement in that side part that is not flush, and I'm just a nervous nellie.
Also open to funny bumper sticker ideas for the spot 😅, I think "treehugger" will be funny, but I have a terrible sense of humor.
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