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Old Jul 26, 2011 | 10:47 AM
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Hey guys. Truck got backed into last night, no major damage other than some scratches on the bumper. However, the bumper is way out of alignment now. The passenger side is about an inch from the fender, whereas the drivers is about 3 inches from the fender. I was looking at the mounts and everything and noticed that on each side the main mount appeared to be bent. I'm not sure if that's how it's supposed to be or it got messed up yesterday. Please excuse my poor paint skills, but the circled part is where I'm talking about. The picture is of the passenger side, the driver's side is the same except bent the other way. Thanks.
 

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Old Jul 26, 2011 | 12:39 PM
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No, I would believe the GIVE or bend has happened else where.
Since you said the bend looks the same on the other bracket.
you might want to take the bumper off to get a better look for it.
 
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Old Jul 26, 2011 | 09:07 PM
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On my truck both are perfectly straight, well they were before my wreck 2 weeks ago anyway lol
 
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Old Jul 26, 2011 | 10:33 PM
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I couldn't tell you! haha! Though, the side mounts are easy to bend out of shape since they swing outward.
 
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Old Jul 27, 2011 | 11:10 AM
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I just don't understand how both sides could have gotten bent outward. The guy only hit the passenger corner of the bumper (he was backing up pretty fast though).
 
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