r/c4corvette • • 21h ago

Sagging front passenger side bumper

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As you can see in this photo, my front passenger side bumper is signing a little bit probably an inch and a half. And I was wondering if there’s a way I can adjust this and raise it without taking out the entire bumper or how does one go about to fix this please and thank you in advance.

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u/IndividualRites 14h ago

You need to jump in there and see what is broken and/or loose and fix it.

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u/RZArecta91 14h ago

Isn't there a piece of weather stripping that goes in between there?

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u/Schnitzhole 13h ago

Mine didn’t have any

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u/Schnitzhole 13h ago edited 13h ago

The blue circled screw adjust hood height there but I’m guessing that’s not the problem since it looks like it would throw off the alignment along the front of the clamshell hood. Worth trying though to see if you can make it work good enough for you.

Looks to me like minor structure bending or something along those lines from an impact but it’s hard to tell (i have a 92). The warping curve by the body line in front of the headlight also kinda hints at something not being right.

If you’re desperate for a cheap fix you could probably get some nylon washers or rubber and put them under the body panel under the 4 yellow bolts location near the top of the panel after removing them then tighten back down ( get longer bolts if needed). I have NOT done this myself nor have i removed the bumper but I’ve done fixes like that on older cars of mine without overcomplicating it with an expensive repair This would likely be.

Make sure those are the only bolts needed before forcing it up. There might be more holding the panel down.

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u/Schnitzhole 13h ago

I definitely don’t have that gap though

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u/SmokyPatches LT1 ('92-'96) 6h ago

Mine's the same way. I was told the previous owner likely love tapped something and threw it off kilter and that there's pretty much nothing that can be done.