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Old Jul 19, 2020 | 03:48 PM
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hey guys, i noticed a few weeks ago that my foglight was completely pushed in on the drivers sid, very wierd but i didnt think much of it.

Then about a week ago i realized my headlight , drivers side, is also pushed in and up, i have about a 1/4 inch gap now where it meets the bumper.

Ive had no collisions , there is no paint chipping anywhere, but this is getting wierd now.

Ive heard that to disable the alarm system on some cars they try to cut through the bumper to cut the horn , not sure if this is related to anything theft related but wante dto know if you guys had any ideas or experiance with this

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Pushed way out of place, doesnt pull back out , its not loose

About a 1/4 inch gap near the bumper , i can see right through it

The top of the headlight is pushed right up under the fender, woukd take alot of force to do that, it is not loose and cannot be pushed back into place , i tried

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Old Jul 19, 2020 | 04:25 PM
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You probably. Hit a bump hard and that was the end result.. Possibly tweaked the radiator support.

Very u likely it was a theft attempt. The easy way to steal a car is to put it on a rollback. Definitely not trying to cut a horn from underneath on a low sports car.

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Old Jul 19, 2020 | 06:27 PM
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Isn't there a horn on the passenger side as well ?
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Old Jul 19, 2020 | 06:52 PM
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That's not an attempt at stealing your car. You probably just hit a pothole or speed bump a little too hard and jarred the lights out of place. No car thief is going to go through that much trouble just to disable a horn on a car that can't just be hotwired. Any competent car thief would just put the car on a flatbed and haul it away. Trying to disable a horn takes too much time.
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Old Jul 19, 2020 | 08:11 PM
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Check your radiator support, it’s probably broken. When the one on my ‘05 broke it started to do things like this a few weeks after it happened.
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Thanks alot guys , I did actually hit a bump about 2-3 weeks ago , makes sense now

Thanks again
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Old Jul 20, 2020 | 06:39 AM
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Didn't you hit a pothole back around the start of Feb hard enough to ruin a tire?
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Old Jul 21, 2020 | 01:41 AM
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Both horns are on the passenger side.
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Originally Posted by FatsWaller
Didn't you hit a pothole back around the start of Feb hard enough to ruin a tire?
i ddi yes, but about a month ago i banged something underneath the car pretty hard where they are doing some contruction at my condo, it makes perfect sense
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You may also check the mounting tab on the driver side fog light is probably broken.
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Thanks guys

do you know how I am able to fix the headlights ?

I'm trying to get the construction company to cover it but not holding my breath

thanks
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