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Biscuitpie · 10-27-2013, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Supreme Leader

Sorry I took the pics last night but forgot to upload. And I bought it barely used with no accidents.

"No accidents" you say. There's no way to tell. They very well could have gotten into one and changed the bumper themselves or taken it to a shop without claiming insurance thus no CarFax. Not only that but sometimes you can claim insurance and turn around and sell it quickly before it shows up (it can even take a few months). They may have sold it barely used because of said accident. This is all hypothetical, but I wouldn't rule it out.

11TexaSS · 10-27-2013, 11:15 PM

Something fishy.

midnighter · 10-27-2013, 11:23 PM

I ordered a painted front bumper cover and they use those wooden sticks to support the center of the grill opening. Yours look too short for that. They do look like shims.

Pluto · 10-27-2013, 11:49 PM

Those are obviously a fabrication of some sort...it's more than obvious that these are not oem

shrinkdoc · 10-28-2013, 12:01 AM

Yep...looks like wood to me.

ssrs2lt · 10-28-2013, 06:06 AM

I do believe its shims..

Supreme Leader · 10-28-2013, 10:43 AM

Well I bought it with the AAC side markers

JR 1 · 10-28-2013, 10:47 AM

GM and some others OEMs sometimes use foam blocks to stiffen up the fascia so it doesn't deflect so much when you push on it. But I don't think any kind of block was used on the Camaro, and if it was it would be foam not wood.

TheHorse13 · 10-28-2013, 11:05 AM

Those are shims. Look at the paint wear on the one half and not on the other. They are not factory items. You have evidence of a youtube mechanic or a shady body shop visit.

grocerygetter · 10-28-2013, 12:03 PM

Is it Canadian pine? lol sorry.

strych9 · 10-28-2013, 12:09 PM

Agreed with other posters here: they are shims, not factory. The factory shims are plastic, and much smaller than your pictured pieces, used for properly aligning the fascia cover.

Angrybird 12 · 10-28-2013, 12:17 PM

Previous owner ran over Pinocchio and that is all that's left...

Many people have had their front bumper covers off and I have never heard of any wooden blocks, I have had the covers off both my 2010 and 2012 to change out the grills and never saw anything like them.

Supreme Leader · 10-28-2013, 03:47 PM

So would I need to return them in order for it to stay aligned?

CFD · 10-28-2013, 04:36 PM

I wouldn't re-install them as they are not from the factory. I think someone had the bumper off and used those to stiffen weak areas while it was resting on the ground or being worked on. I'm also thinking the may have been ib the are below the lower grill as the paint line looks to be similar to that shape. I'd figure out where they came from to give insight as to there purpose.

10-27-2013, 11:49 PM	#18
Pluto Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South Texas Posts: 1,191 View My Garage	Those are obviously a fabrication of some sort...it's more than obvious that these are not oem __________________ 2013 VR Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 Small, but effective mod list: Roto-Fab Intake, TSP 2" Long tubes, TSP catless mids, MSD spark plug wires, stock catback, Elite Catch Can, APEX washer relocation and scoop, VMAX throttle body, Diablo InTune-Tuned by Matt@FSP, and a JacFab license plate bracket.

10-28-2013, 12:03 PM	#24
grocerygetter instigator Drives: 2020 6.2 Trail Boss, 2022 XC90 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: 72034 Posts: 3,979 View My Garage	Is it Canadian pine? lol sorry. __________________ -John S.

10-28-2013, 12:09 PM	#25
strych9 I'll be back... Drives: Subaru, HD Road Glide Special Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 3,036 View My Garage	Agreed with other posters here: they are shims, not factory. The factory shims are plastic, and much smaller than your pictured pieces, used for properly aligning the fascia cover. __________________ Bye bye, Bumblebee! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Build Journal My Garage GoPro Mic Hack

10-28-2013, 12:17 PM	#26
Angrybird 12 7 year Cancer Survivor! Drives: 17 Cruze RS, 07 G6 GT, 99 Astro Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 21,547	Previous owner ran over Pinocchio and that is all that's left... Many people have had their front bumper covers off and I have never heard of any wooden blocks, I have had the covers off both my 2010 and 2012 to change out the grills and never saw anything like them. __________________ Cancer's a bitch! Enjoy life while you can! LIVE, LOVE, DRIVE... The Bird is the word!

10-27-2013, 11:15 PM	#16
11TexaSS Drives: 2011RedJewel, FI Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: San Antonio,TX Posts: 816	Something fishy.

10-27-2013, 11:23 PM	#17
midnighter Account Suspended Drives: nothing Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: a hole Posts: 17,906	I ordered a painted front bumper cover and they use those wooden sticks to support the center of the grill opening. Yours look too short for that. They do look like shims.

10-28-2013, 12:01 AM	#19
shrinkdoc Drives: SRT Yugo GT Super Sport with Manual Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: va Posts: 1,536	Yep...looks like wood to me.

10-28-2013, 06:06 AM	#20
ssrs2lt Drives: too many Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: oh va pa ma tx Posts: 3,046	I do believe its shims..

10-28-2013, 10:43 AM	#21
Supreme Leader Account Suspended Drives: MANual Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Cape Girardeau Posts: 505	Well I bought it with the AAC side markers

10-28-2013, 10:47 AM	#22
JR 1 Drives: 2014 2SS/RS Convertible Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Lake Orion, MI Posts: 1,247	GM and some others OEMs sometimes use foam blocks to stiffen up the fascia so it doesn't deflect so much when you push on it. But I don't think any kind of block was used on the Camaro, and if it was it would be foam not wood.

10-28-2013, 11:05 AM	#23
TheHorse13 Drives: 2011 Black SS M6 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Harpers Ferry, WV Posts: 1,116	Those are shims. Look at the paint wear on the one half and not on the other. They are not factory items. You have evidence of a youtube mechanic or a shady body shop visit.

10-28-2013, 03:47 PM	#27
Supreme Leader Account Suspended Drives: MANual Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Cape Girardeau Posts: 505	So would I need to return them in order for it to stay aligned?

10-28-2013, 04:36 PM	#28
CFD Drives: 2SS/RS L99 BLACK Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Franklin , MA Posts: 6,696	I wouldn't re-install them as they are not from the factory. I think someone had the bumper off and used those to stiffen weak areas while it was resting on the ground or being worked on. I'm also thinking the may have been ib the are below the lower grill as the paint line looks to be similar to that shape. I'd figure out where they came from to give insight as to there purpose.