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Old Nov 17, 2018 | 02:03 AM
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Unhappy Need help, hit back bumper :(.

Hi! I'm still pretty new to this forum so please excuse me if i post this in the wrong section:

I have a Ford Mustang 2005 V6.

I accidentally hit my rear bumper driving through my university campus, when i made a right turn i heard a big THUMP and i checked it. I'm just curious on what kind of damage i have caused. My bumper took the hit yes, I just want to make sure before winter if I should do anything about it. I'm guessing from the picture it looks a bit misaligned after. So my BIG question is Is there anything underneath the mustang on the rear bumper right side end that I should look for( any important parts that MIGHT be damaged by hitting the rear bumper)?

Just wondering. My friend told me its just the bumper that got moved a little bit. And here:

Here is the side that got hit: Its from the back of the car on the right
https://imageshack.com/a/img922/3439/x7SWzk.jpg
https://imageshack.com/a/img922/5001/XVyvWb.jpg

Here is the perfect aligned one back of the car on the left:
https://imageshack.com/a/img923/1046/JUR1cs.jpg

What are some of the concerns that I might stumble upon? I checked beneath it and see nothing out of place.

Any advice or suggestion will help! Thank you for looking!

Hanzo
Old Nov 17, 2018 | 09:30 AM
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It's hard to tell from your pictures but it looks like you just pulled the bumper a little and that the tabs just need to be snapped back in place. But with a close up like you did it is simply too difficult to get a complete idea.
Old Nov 17, 2018 | 02:08 PM
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Old Nov 17, 2018 | 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by JimC
It's hard to tell from your pictures but it looks like you just pulled the bumper a little and that the tabs just need to be snapped back in place. But with a close up like you did it is simply too difficult to get a complete idea.
Here you go!

Its that gap right there.
https://imageshack.com/a/img921/3382/JPfoCt.jpg
https://imageshack.com/a/img923/4431/0ZPaEj.jpg
Its a little out of place.

What do you think?
Old Nov 17, 2018 | 08:55 PM
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Probably just popped the retaining tabs out of place. Should be able to push them back in
Old Nov 18, 2018 | 12:46 AM
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Mine is the same way, same side, was like that when I got it. I push it back in, it
snaps in, then pops back out. I have to push hard, else it won't even move, so there
is tension on it from somewhere, that keeps pulling it back out. I will get to it one
day...
Old Nov 18, 2018 | 12:26 PM
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that's minor.
99.9% sure there's no damage
(except the scratches, which are also minor)
Old Nov 18, 2018 | 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Gravydog316
that's minor.
99.9% sure there's no damage
(except the scratches, which are also minor)
damn lol. Alright, I'll just take it off after winter. I figured it wouldn't damage anything just the alignment gonna be need to be realigned between the bumper and the main body of the car.
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