Hey Guys,

I replaced my bumper with a tru-fiber bumper. This bumper was a problem from the start; lots of cracks and length issues.

Anyway, I picked up the car after it was finished and had to take it back for some paint correction on the new bumper. When I go to get it the second time there is a bump on the bumper. The shop seems to think the reason for the bump is that honeycomb looking stuff that supports the bumper is poking it. I find this a little hard to believe as I don't see how some plastic could be doing this to a fiberglass bumper. The pictures I took are below. I want to know if you guys think this is possible or if it could be something else. And if it is the honeycomb stuff, will cutting it back or removing it allow the bump to go back down or will it stay there?

The reason I am worried about having them remove the bumper and check is because the bumper was not from a good mold. It cracks easily since it is so thin as well. The shop says if they take it off and it starts cracking they are not going to eat the cost to fix it.

The shop came highly recommended but I am tried of dealing with them at this point, I want the car finished. But this is the last thing and I want to see what you guys think.

Thanks.

Its hard to see it since it just started raining as I took the picture. I circled it is green. You can find it in the others once you know what you are looking for.

 

Dude! that is something underneath poking through the bumper. Most surely the original bumper absorber. If they installed it, Then they have to fix it. End of story. But if you installed it and took it to them for paint. Well then you have to decide if you want to remove the bumper and trim away the absorber or remove it all together. But the bump might still be noticeable.
I am a little taken back that they even painted it without doing something about it. no way did they not see that when painting it.

 

I expected that if something were poking it, it would make the bumper look wavy, not look like a finger trying to poke through a plastic bag. I know tru-fiber bumpers are thin compared to the normal FG bumpers, but I have hard time believing they are this easily manipulated; even though I am looking right at this.

 

I had the rear bumper re painted on an Acura TL. Once the car was out of the shop I noticed a bump similar to what you have pictured. I took it back to the shop and it was a small rock or pebble resting on the frame that was causing the bump. Rock removed and the bump was gone. I wonder if yours has something similar.

 

Take it to another shop

 

Looks like a piece of the plastic bumper cushion is pressing on the inside the cover.

 

If I cut back the cushion, will this go away?