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AdamEL · 11-03-2013, 05:04 PM

I have a 2010 SS. Bought it used with just 5,000 miles on it, no accidents reported. I noticed when I first bought it that the passenger side front fender, where the bumper meets the fender, was slightly bent outward [check out the photo - it's the one on the right side]. I didn't really think much of it, but today while washing my car, I noticed if you look from the door area, it looks pretty janky. I looked in the wheel well and noticed right where the bent area is, there's a screw hole hidden behind the wheel well. But there isn't a hole in the wheel well for the screw to attach to, so I'm not sure how that would mount on there unless a hole was drilled. Is this something I could take to my dealer and have them fix up real quick? Or is it normal? I personally think it would be sort of weird to be normal, but I really don't know...

I did a search for this topic and didn't see anything that matched. Sorry if this has already been discussed previously. Thanks for the help!

ONE-MEAN-2SS/RS · 11-03-2013, 05:10 PM

that's not normal something happened there

midnighter · 11-03-2013, 05:13 PM

Your bumper cover is warped. They may have bumped into something.

SUKXOST · 11-03-2013, 05:15 PM

^ agreed. Something is amiss

AdamEL · 11-03-2013, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by midnighter

Your bumper cover is warped. They may have bumped into something.

There's a really tiny scrape on that side of the car, but it's so small, and it's not really near that exact area of the bumper. Doesn't look like it would have been from an impact or anything. Looks more like it was hit by a rock from the road or something. And what about that missing screw on the inside of the wheel well?

If it's warped, how does that get fixed?

midnighter · 11-03-2013, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by AdamEL

There's a really tiny scrape on that side of the car, but it's so small, and it's not really near that exact area of the bumper. Doesn't look like it would have been from an impact or anything. Looks more like it was hit by a rock from the road or something. And what about that missing screw on the inside of the wheel well?

If it's warped, how does that get fixed?

Your inner wheel well black plastic pretty much reinforces the bumper cover. Check to make sure everything is screwed together correctly.

AdamEL · 11-03-2013, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by midnighter

Your inner wheel well black plastic pretty much reinforces the bumper cover. Check to make sure everything is screwed together correctly.

That's what I was saying in my original post [sort of]. I can see the screw hole with nothing in it, but I don't see a spot in the wheel well for the screw itself. Is there any way it could have shipped from the factory without that screw? It appears to be aligned correctly. Just that one spot doesn't have a screw in it like it does on the driver's side. I understand that a previous accident isn't out of the question because a Carfax only shows so much, but I don't see any sign of damage where it would have caused the bumper to come apart like that.

S3XPanther · 11-03-2013, 05:37 PM

It definitely didn't leave the factory like that. The entire cover was probably replaced or repaired.

hunter1660 · 11-03-2013, 05:39 PM

Use one side wheel well to reference the other.Whats on one side should have identical on the opposite.

Baldman · 11-03-2013, 05:40 PM

You say you bought it used. Maybe the previous owner had a drl harness installed and took it out when he sold it.

AdamEL · 11-03-2013, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by hunter1660

Use one side wheel well to reference the other.Whats on one side should have identical on the opposite.

Of course, I understand that. The only thing that isn't the same is that one screw. But there's no hole in the wheel well for it. I really don't think it was replaced. But I guess I could definitely be wrong.

AdamEL · 11-03-2013, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Baldman

You say you bought it used. Maybe the previous owner had a drl harness installed and took it out when he sold it.

Hmm... I'm not sure. It belonged to an old guy, and considering it only had 5,000 miles on it, he obviously rarely drove it. Not too positive that an old dude would even know what a DRL harness is. But I guess anything is possible.

AdamEL · 11-03-2013, 05:58 PM

Does anybody know if this would be a quick fix for my dealer? I'd like to swing by there before work and get it fixed up. Not that it's a huge deal, but I still want it fixed.

oldfriend · 11-03-2013, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by AdamEL

Hmm... I'm not sure. It belonged to an old guy, and considering it only had 5,000 miles on it, he obviously rarely drove it. Not too positive that an old dude would even know what a DRL harness is. But I guess anything is possible.

Apparently all the preowned car sold from the dealer lots , were owned by (Older Folks )
That's an old dealer gimmick , unless off course you know that as a fact

11-03-2013, 05:04 PM	#1
AdamEL Adam E. Lucchesi Drives: 2010 1SS/RS LS3 VR Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 1,381 View My Garage	Bent front fender? I have a 2010 SS. Bought it used with just 5,000 miles on it, no accidents reported. I noticed when I first bought it that the passenger side front fender, where the bumper meets the fender, was slightly bent outward [check out the photo - it's the one on the right side]. I didn't really think much of it, but today while washing my car, I noticed if you look from the door area, it looks pretty janky. I looked in the wheel well and noticed right where the bent area is, there's a screw hole hidden behind the wheel well. But there isn't a hole in the wheel well for the screw to attach to, so I'm not sure how that would mount on there unless a hole was drilled. Is this something I could take to my dealer and have them fix up real quick? Or is it normal? I personally think it would be sort of weird to be normal, but I really don't know... I did a search for this topic and didn't see anything that matched. Sorry if this has already been discussed previously. Thanks for the help! Attached Images

11-03-2013, 05:15 PM	#4
SUKXOST Do you even lift, bro? Drives: 2013 1LE Camaro Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Sumter, SC Posts: 3,159 View My Garage	^ agreed. Something is amiss __________________ My 1LE (645WHP/597WTQ) build/journal Thread: 1st ever 1LE COTW http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=255461

11-03-2013, 05:37 PM	#8
S3XPanther by Odeon Drives: '12 SS/RS A6 IOM SOLD, '13 1LE IOM Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Good question Posts: 1,707	Bent front fender? It definitely didn't leave the factory like that. The entire cover was probably replaced or repaired. __________________ "It works 60% of the time, every time." "Some say it's a waste of time, others say it's an incredible waste of time." "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." 2013 IOM SS/RS - 1LE. Born 5/6/2013 (1 of 32 1SS IOM 1LE's)

11-03-2013, 05:39 PM	#9
hunter1660 Drives: 2011ss/rs camaro Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: florida Posts: 1,261	Use one side wheel well to reference the other.Whats on one side should have identical on the opposite. __________________ . OBX LTH,Rotofab,Magnuson Heartbeat.AEM wideband, HP Tuners

11-03-2013, 05:40 PM	#10
Baldman EMERALD COAST CAMAROS Drives: None Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Cridersvile, OHIO Posts: 2,973	You say you bought it used. Maybe the previous owner had a drl harness installed and took it out when he sold it. __________________

11-03-2013, 05:10 PM	#2
ONE-MEAN-2SS/RS Blackwidow Drives: 2014 2ss rs black Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: chicopee mass. Posts: 766 View My Garage	that's not normal something happened there

11-03-2013, 05:13 PM	#3
midnighter Account Suspended Drives: nothing Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: a hole Posts: 17,906	Your bumper cover is warped. They may have bumped into something.

11-03-2013, 05:58 PM	#13
AdamEL Adam E. Lucchesi Drives: 2010 1SS/RS LS3 VR Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 1,381 View My Garage	Does anybody know if this would be a quick fix for my dealer? I'd like to swing by there before work and get it fixed up. Not that it's a huge deal, but I still want it fixed.