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Hi i am new so forgive if this is wrong. i have a 2006 c6 base with mods, and my question is that my car has been sitting in my garage for a month now as i am out of town. my brother starts my car weekly and he noticed a buckle in the drivers side rear lower panel behind the tire.i must say to that i live in Florida (hot) he has not driven the car do you think that the heat would do this. yes i am sure my bother is telling me the truth lol. has anyone had this issue. Thank you
Last edited by mrboatman11; 07-23-2017 at 07:25 AM.
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I live in Louisiana and I don't believe I've ever seen heat do this. If anything, i would think heat would make something expand. You brother may very well be telling the truth, but that doesn't mean some one else didn't hit your car....
something hit it....I live in Florida...the only time I have seen a "dent" in SMC on a Corvette in the rear is when they have been hit.....that looks to be hit low....mine got hit from the side hard enough to bend the metal brackets that hold the rear bumper cover / fascia to the rear quarter panel.....that is NOT heat related if it was all the Corvettes in Florida would be a mess
well i live in AZ and it's pretty darn hot here than Florida and i have never seen that happen even when the car is out side in 120F. I think your brother have some explaining to do......
Last edited by corvette_manX; 07-23-2017 at 12:54 PM.
Pour a pot of boiling or very hot water over it and pop it back out. You can use a plunger or stick your hand up under and pop it out. You'll have to rewax your ride afterwards.
Pour a pot of boiling or very hot water over it and pop it back out. You can use a plunger or stick your hand up under and pop it out. You'll have to rewax your ride afterwards.
I don't think that'll work, looks like the entire rear deck is down on that side.
From the the looks of the first picture. Something came down on the bumper cover and buckled the side. It looks separated at the top and slanted down. Id think there would be scratches from the garage door on the top part of the bumper cover. Check the bottom of the garage door.
I don't think that'll work, looks like the entire rear deck is down on that side.
You're right. I was focusing on the dent and didn't notice that.
Is it possible that someone leaned on the back end or sort of sat on it (like when you have your back to the car and you're talking to someone and you sort of sit back)? His brother may not even realize that he or someone else he was talking to did that. Maybe brother will step up and pay for at least half of the repair.
07-22-2017, 10:06 PM
Little red corvette dent
Bingo!
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