Was recently hit from behind by some bone head and rear bumper assembly was pushed down guessing about 5-10 degrees.
It is not clear to me if the frame is slightly bent downward or if it is simply a rear bumper alignment issue where the bumper bolts to the frame. There is a towing package on the back which absorbed some of the impact as well, so not sure how much a factor this has in the situation.
I am assuming low impact given there was not much damage to our bumper or vehicle, but the bone head's vehicle was not drivable, so never know.
That being said I am not seeing any buckle in the frame per say, but am seeing about a 1 to 1.5 inch gap from the lower gasket of the hatchback, which if i recall correctly used to fit flush.
The repair manual does not go into much detail about the rear bumper alignment and it has taken the repair shop 8 days to still not figure out why the bumper still slopes, which I had to point out to them.
I asked if it is not a bumper alignment issue then is it a frame issue but still no clue from their end.
Which leads me to my inquiry of is it a frame or bumper alignment issue and what is the process of the repair, level of difficulty and how long should it take to fix in either case?
It is not clear to me if the frame is slightly bent downward or if it is simply a rear bumper alignment issue where the bumper bolts to the frame. There is a towing package on the back which absorbed some of the impact as well, so not sure how much a factor this has in the situation.
I am assuming low impact given there was not much damage to our bumper or vehicle, but the bone head's vehicle was not drivable, so never know.
That being said I am not seeing any buckle in the frame per say, but am seeing about a 1 to 1.5 inch gap from the lower gasket of the hatchback, which if i recall correctly used to fit flush.
The repair manual does not go into much detail about the rear bumper alignment and it has taken the repair shop 8 days to still not figure out why the bumper still slopes, which I had to point out to them.
I asked if it is not a bumper alignment issue then is it a frame issue but still no clue from their end.
Which leads me to my inquiry of is it a frame or bumper alignment issue and what is the process of the repair, level of difficulty and how long should it take to fix in either case?
