Fixed sagging front end

[electrostatictommy]

I put a 5 inch screw through the license plate housing and pulled the sagging front bumper back where it belongs.

[Rocketv8]

nice work, looks perfect....now come and do mine

[JimW]

Make sure you report back to advise on how its "holding" up. Seems to be good solution!

[XJSman89]

Awesome. Your turn to fix the front bumper now, rvrrat lol

[rvrrat]

Aug 3, 2008 10:01:07 GMT -6 XJSman89 said:

Awesome. Your turn to fix the front bumper now, rvrrat lol

i was just thinking that!! lol an easy and cheap fix too!

[electrostatictommy]

Aug 3, 2008 8:40:15 GMT -6 JimW said:

Make sure you report back to advise on how its "holding" up. Seems to be good solution!

I'm sure it will hold well. I used a large 2 inch washer and drilled the hole to make sure it engaged well into the metal part of the bumper. What a difference! It makes the entire front end feel more solid. I think over bumps I could detect some minor rattliing from the loose bumper. Now there are no more rattles. As with any modification I'm sure it's faster too! HA HA!

[kaykirk]

What a great idea and as Jim said keep us posted on how it holds up. I was wondering though, if it was this fix or something else that caused this...

[electrostatictommy]

Aug 3, 2008 12:35:05 GMT -6 kaykirk said:

What a great idea and as Jim said keep us posted on how it holds up. I was wondering though, if it was this fix or something else that caused this...

The fix caused the side to bow out slightly, not really as noticeable as the sagging front. I think that years of sagging cause the plastic to stretch out. when it is finally back where it belongs the sides bow out just a little. Like I said though, it looks better this way than with the front sagging and rattling.

[rvrrat]

if it does that i think i may just deal with the sagging front end

[latenight72]

IIf you can figure out how to loosen the fasteners holding on the bumper sides, you can slide it back a touch.

[unirok]

I had no idea sagging front ends were a problem for Auroras? I never noticed it on either of mine?

[rvrrat]

well maybe you have been lucky, but everyone here has been talking about saggin front ends for a week now

[JimW]

We've been talking about it for a lot longer then that.

I was taking a look at pictures of the car when I first got it, and compared it to recent pictures. There is no further sagging from what was evident 5 years ago. So, I guess it reaches a sagging limit?

[auroraguy95]

all you have to do is pull the inner fender out and loosen the two nuts that hold each side of the bumper on. then push the bumper back to get rid of the bulge then tighten the nuts.this may require a little help from a Friend one to hold the bumper and one to tighten hope that helps

[electrostatictommy]

Aug 6, 2008 10:47:18 GMT -6 auroraguy95 said:

all you have to do is pull the inner fender out and loosen the two nuts that hold each side of the bumper on. then push the bumper back to get rid of the bulge then tighten the nuts.this may require a little help from a Friend one to hold the bumper and one to tighten hope that helps

How do you remove the inner fender liners? Can I just pull on the fasteners? I don't want to break them.;

[aurorabrain]

The center of the fastener pulls out, and then you can remove the rest of it.

[electrostatictommy]

Thanks i followed your instructions and it looks perfect now!

[Deleted]

mines never sagged? lol havent had mine for a full year yet though

[scottydl]

We need some photos of this procedure. esmommy, how easy or difficult was it?

[kaykirk]

Aug 14, 2008 10:37:26 GMT -6 scottydl said:

We need some photos of this procedure. esmommy, how easy or difficult was it?

lol...how 'bout estommy ;D

[electrostatictommy]

Aug 14, 2008 10:37:26 GMT -6 scottydl said:

We need some photos of this procedure. esmommy, how easy or difficult was it?

Sorry I didn't take photos as I was doing the repair. I just removed the front license plate, drilled a hole through the bumper and into the aluminum backing brace. I used a fairly long drill bit, I'd say it was about 7 inches long. I then took a 5 1/2 inch drywall screw with an inch and a quarter washer and held the bumper back as my friend screwed it in. I then followed Aurorabrains suggestion and removed the inner fender liners, loosened the 2 hold down nuts per side and had my friend pull the sides of the bumper back in line and re tightened the nuts.

[scottydl]

Thanks for the posting those photos.

Aug 14, 2008 10:49:53 GMT -6 kaykirk said:

Aug 14, 2008 10:37:26 GMT -6 scottydl said:

We need some photos of this procedure. esmommy, how easy or difficult was it?

lol...how 'bout estommy ;D

Eh, mommy, tommy... whateva!

[XJSman89]

Its too bad there isn't a fix for those of us who don't have front plates. It would look pretty nasty with a bolt hanging out of the front if you didn't have to have a front plate!