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MRKNJ · 10-08-2010, 03:48 PM

Printed the fix out for my Chevy Dealer they were able to get it back to 95 % original delivery condition. I still have a slight bulge on left rear fender... was told that plastic flexes so there is really nothing they can do abuot it. Also... was in and out of body shop 5 times for this. On two of the occasions they f'ed up my pain where the metal and plastic meet so that had to be repaired as well... f'ing nightmare

HopeRidesAlone · 10-10-2010, 10:43 AM

this is on my passanger side i guess ill be looking into this thanks for the info

2010victoryredss_ron · 10-15-2010, 12:32 PM

mine is bad on driver side... right where the bumper meets the quarter panel...it bulges in a bit

xxlbeerz · 11-21-2010, 07:39 PM

Thanks for this thread! My rear bumper/quarter alignment has been buggin' me since I got the car a couple weeks ago.

KnightRider · 11-26-2010, 03:53 PM

Thank god I found this thread!

I was pulling my hair out trying to reinstall the rear fascia (installing GFX), and I had no idea where those tabs supposed to go. I didn't take the wheels off neither, just jacked the car up to give myself some clearance to work on, pulled the tabs forward and voila, everything fell into place!

midnighter · 11-26-2010, 04:09 PM

Both sides on mine have a warp about them and the pointy bumper cover top ends exceed the fender. I'll have to try the same technique. Thanks.

Michael_Js · 11-26-2010, 05:28 PM

Great writeup for the fix! My two sides are also out a bit and I guess I can attack this when I pull the rear bumper off for the AAC Backup light install...

liquidsmoke · 12-03-2010, 02:05 PM

thanks for the thread, i noticed this a while ago on mine also. Went and checked a bunch of camaros at my dealer and they all had the same issue so i figured it would be hell trying to get them to fix it.

crewxp · 05-28-2011, 09:19 PM

Mine is like this also! Thanks for the fix. Should the dealer be able to do this for me? I have no way to jack it up

Raptor626 · 06-05-2011, 09:27 PM

Awesome

FL1CK · 06-26-2011, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by liquidsmoke

thanks for the thread, i noticed this a while ago on mine also. Went and checked a bunch of camaros at my dealer and they all had the same issue so i figured it would be hell trying to get them to fix it.

joeysSS · 06-27-2011, 11:30 AM

Who needs the dealer when we have this site!

cmacclel · 06-28-2011, 12:55 PM

I'll tell you the asswipe that assembled mine at the factory should be fired. I notices the bulges and a wide gap along the bumper rear quarter line when I picked up the car. After seeing this thread I pulled both side off and had both tabs on each side in the wrong position. My drivers side even had the plastic support broken off and 2 holes in the bumper cover.

See the tab behind the metal clip????? It supposed to be in front of it!

MikeS · 06-28-2011, 01:54 PM

Interesting. I don't have this specific problem, but a similar one on the rocker panel area just ahead of the rear wheels. A slight bulge/gap on both sides of the car. I'll check for a similar cause at that location....

10-15-2010, 12:32 PM	#17
2010victoryredss_ron Born: August 27, 2009 Drives: 10CAMARO SS,12CRUZE RS,07 YAM R6 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Posts: 866 View My Garage	mine is bad on driver side... right where the bumper meets the quarter panel...it bulges in a bit __________________ Victory Red 2SS/RS Vin# A9130145

11-26-2010, 05:28 PM	#21
Michael_Js SoCal C5 Family Member Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS - Black w/IOM; 6M Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Diego, CA, USA Posts: 5,298 View My Garage	Great writeup for the fix! My two sides are also out a bit and I guess I can attack this when I pull the rear bumper off for the AAC Backup light install... __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2010 Black 2SS/RS; 6M; IOM, GFX, sunroof; ADM Race CAI; Zoomers CB; Viper Alarm; Pdaft F&R sways, Adj Endlinks, Rtrailing arms, Camber kit, strut brace, Front Trailing Arm Bushing; SLP Skip-Shift Elim; Tinted lights/windows; Hurst Short-throw; LoJack; Door & Dash ABL Mods; ********; JBA Shorty headers; AACStyle LEDs; Stillen DS rotors, Hawk Ceramic pads; Havoc Blk Chrome wheels: 20x9s; Lingenfelter Blk Al Pedals; RevXtreme Catch Can; Goodridge SS lines; Ported TB; RK Sport hood; Hotchkis chassis brace; KW V3 coilovers;

12-03-2010, 02:05 PM	#22
liquidsmoke Two Miles An Hour Drives: SIM 2LT RS Join Date: May 2010 Location: chicago Posts: 1,209	thanks for the thread, i noticed this a while ago on mine also. Went and checked a bunch of camaros at my dealer and they all had the same issue so i figured it would be hell trying to get them to fix it. __________________ expect nothing, but take everything

06-28-2011, 12:55 PM	#27
cmacclel Drives: 2010 2SS Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Boston Posts: 39	I'll tell you the asswipe that assembled mine at the factory should be fired. I notices the bulges and a wide gap along the bumper rear quarter line when I picked up the car. After seeing this thread I pulled both side off and had both tabs on each side in the wrong position. My drivers side even had the plastic support broken off and 2 holes in the bumper cover. See the tab behind the metal clip????? It supposed to be in front of it! Last edited by cmacclel; 06-28-2011 at 04:51 PM.

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10-08-2010, 03:48 PM	#15
MRKNJ Drives: 45th Anniversary Convertible 2SS/RS Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Burlington Twsp, NJ Posts: 14 View My Garage	Printed the fix out for my Chevy Dealer they were able to get it back to 95 % original delivery condition. I still have a slight bulge on left rear fender... was told that plastic flexes so there is really nothing they can do abuot it. Also... was in and out of body shop 5 times for this. On two of the occasions they f'ed up my pain where the metal and plastic meet so that had to be repaired as well... f'ing nightmare

10-10-2010, 10:43 AM	#16
HopeRidesAlone Drives: 2010 Camaro Black 2SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Maryland Posts: 840 View My Garage	this is on my passanger side i guess ill be looking into this thanks for the info

11-21-2010, 07:39 PM	#18
xxlbeerz Drives: 2010 Black on Black Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 533	Thanks for this thread! My rear bumper/quarter alignment has been buggin' me since I got the car a couple weeks ago.

11-26-2010, 03:53 PM	#19
KnightRider Drives: Black 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 356 View My Garage	Thank god I found this thread! I was pulling my hair out trying to reinstall the rear fascia (installing GFX), and I had no idea where those tabs supposed to go. I didn't take the wheels off neither, just jacked the car up to give myself some clearance to work on, pulled the tabs forward and voila, everything fell into place!

11-26-2010, 04:09 PM	#20
midnighter Account Suspended Drives: nothing Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: a hole Posts: 17,904	Both sides on mine have a warp about them and the pointy bumper cover top ends exceed the fender. I'll have to try the same technique. Thanks.

05-28-2011, 09:19 PM	#23
crewxp Drives: 2LT RS Summit White Camaro Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 293	Mine is like this also! Thanks for the fix. Should the dealer be able to do this for me? I have no way to jack it up

06-05-2011, 09:27 PM	#24
Raptor626 Account Suspended Drives: 2011 Camaro SS Summit White Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Astoria, New York Posts: 796	Awesome

06-27-2011, 11:30 AM	#26
joeysSS Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Edmond, OK Posts: 328	Who needs the dealer when we have this site!

06-28-2011, 01:54 PM	#28
MikeS Drives: 87 T/A, 81 Z/28 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Louisiana Posts: 7	Interesting. I don't have this specific problem, but a similar one on the rocker panel area just ahead of the rear wheels. A slight bulge/gap on both sides of the car. I'll check for a similar cause at that location....