Magnum SRT8, 300 miles. Pulled into a parking spot, pulled out and the bottom lip of the front bumper caught on the tire stop and ripped the bumper off. Not completely but enough to rip a few of the plastic eyelets that secure it.
Dealer here tells me there is a national backorder for this bumper to the tune of 150 bumpers.
Anyone else riding that low??
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Yep I did. Same exact thing with about 500 miles on it. Ripped the lower lip and had to replace the bumper. Found one in New Jersey. I don't go anywhere near a cement block in a parking lot anymore. My wife taped a couple of curb feelers on my new bumper as a joke..looks weird but not a bad idea..
we are on our 3rd front fascia with only 4000 miles on it. the fascias are so backordered it took 2 months in the shop this last time. just got the car back today.
i am fabbing up a "bumper" bar that will tuck right under the fascia to prevent it from hooking. i wonder if anyone else would want one if i made them?
If you read my post about the brackets you will know that a lot of us have the problem. I'm hoping that keeping things up (and being a LOT more careful) will help me not do it again..
As a matter of fact, my dealer pulled the front fascia off my car in the manner you describe when it was in for service. Dealer replaced the fascia at no charge to me. This is a common problem with the Magnum SRT-8 & the 300 SRT-8. Don't know how critical it is with the Charger SRT-8.
See posting by fmarshal3 & Viper24 for possible fix. I am working on a fix myself or may use one of theirs. Just be aware that if you drive your SRT at track events, changing the underbody aero panel geometry could have adverse effects at high speed.
Another tip. If you hook your front fascia over a curb or other such & have nothing available to lever the lower edge back up over whatever the item it is hooked on, try cutting the wheels all the way to full lock in one direction or the other. If you then back up very gently, the sideward motion may let the fascia slip back over what it is hooked on with only minor scratching damage. Worked for me.
Anyone else lose the front bumper?
Found one in New Jersey. I don't go anywhere near a cement block in a parking lot anymore. My wife taped a couple of curb feelers on my new bumper as a joke..looks weird but not a bad idea..
