sagging bumper?

[kirkland]

well since a fellow forum member mentioned it i just cant get over it lol the truck is new to me and i just wanna try to make it right before i invest into a aftermarket bumper or just build one

can this be fixed ?





and sorry if this has been covered ive been researching most the evening with no luck

 

[arneson]

U talkin about the center of bumper where the upper plastic piece doesn't fit the greatest?

 

[kirkland]

yea.. today after work i kept lookin at it and it kept pissin me off lol, then it keeps looking like its getting bigger... of course i would think that now that it really bothers me

Don't get me wrong I still think it looks alright but it's now bothering me and I want it fixed lol you can see it better here

 

[arneson]

Yeah ive seen a few gmc trucks worse but i agree. It would bother me also. Did u go under and see how the plastic cap attaches? If theres a way to hold the plastic to the Bumper tight?

 

[kirkland]

From what I can tell there is a hard plastic frame that sets on top of the metal part of the bumper but underneath the trim piece and with out taking it apart I can't tell if maybe somethin just isn't right or what.. I'm guessing the previous owner had a ranch hand on the front.. You can see where some plastic was shaved and then I guess before trading it in they may have just slapped the stock bumper back on it

 

[arneson]

Hmmm. Got any pics up close to what u are talkin about? Gotta be a way to straighten the gap.

 

[arneson]

I know when i color matched my front, its not your new body style, there were clips u pushed in and popped in place. Maybe they didnt install the upper piece correctly and its bowin up in the middle.

 

[kirkland]

I'm hoping that is the case, I'd go take some pics but its cold outside lol and I hate the cold

Worst comes to worse ill be building a bumper but I like that trim piece that's bowed so it would be under that piece if possible .. Seems like a pain to have to fabricate all around the lights and the grill .. I weld/fit all day everyday so it wouldn't be a problem but seems like a lot of extra work

 

[arneson]

Yeah, custom stuff can be made forsure, but its sure hard to make something that looks so nice and clean as your front end does now.

 

[kirkland]

I really like the way it looks now so I'm hoping my buddy can help me fix it.. But after looking online it seems a lot of GMCs have the same problem .. I just figure if its gonna cost me to fix it I'd rather invest into a bumper.. And if I make it its gotta look like it would come factory