Has anybody heard of this?
8/27/05, 07:57 PM
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My friend Jason who has an identical '05GT to mine came over today and
during our conversation told me that his girl friend was following him
one day at 70+ MPH and noticed the rear bumper seemed to be very
loose and moving in and out very quickly and that she thought the
license plate was about to come loose.
After stopping, he checked the bumper, pulling it from the bottom under
the license plate and it was very "loose". After checking it out he was told
it was common only to GT bumpers. He took it to his dealer and they knew
about it and put some sort of bracing on it and now it is very solid.
I tested my bumper and it is also very sloppy. Has anybody else heard
of this and if so what was done to correct it?
GTYUP V8
during our conversation told me that his girl friend was following him
one day at 70+ MPH and noticed the rear bumper seemed to be very
loose and moving in and out very quickly and that she thought the
license plate was about to come loose.
After stopping, he checked the bumper, pulling it from the bottom under
the license plate and it was very "loose". After checking it out he was told
it was common only to GT bumpers. He took it to his dealer and they knew
about it and put some sort of bracing on it and now it is very solid.
I tested my bumper and it is also very sloppy. Has anybody else heard
of this and if so what was done to correct it?
GTYUP V8
8/29/05, 06:17 AM
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I definately want to know what the dealer did to fix the issue. I noticed the bumper problem a while ago and now that I have the Street Scene rear valance installed I think it is a lot worse.
8/29/05, 07:37 AM
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While under my car (2006 GT) installing some SLP Power-Flos I noticed there was a piece of the bumper that was missing a connection to the frame. There was a tab with a hole (and an associated hole in the frame) but it was not connected.
8/29/05, 02:18 PM
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Originally posted by Adrenal@August 27, 2005, 10:00 PM
My friend Jason who has an identical '05GT to mine came over today and
during our conversation told me that his girl friend was following him
one day at 70+ MPH and noticed the rear bumper seemed to be very
loose and moving in and out very quickly and that she thought the
license plate was about to come loose.
After stopping, he checked the bumper, pulling it from the bottom under
the license plate and it was very "loose". After checking it out he was told
it was common only to GT bumpers. He took it to his dealer and they knew
about it and put some sort of bracing on it and now it is very solid.
I tested my bumper and it is also very sloppy. Has anybody else heard
of this and if so what was done to correct it?
GTYUP V8
My friend Jason who has an identical '05GT to mine came over today and
during our conversation told me that his girl friend was following him
one day at 70+ MPH and noticed the rear bumper seemed to be very
loose and moving in and out very quickly and that she thought the
license plate was about to come loose.
After stopping, he checked the bumper, pulling it from the bottom under
the license plate and it was very "loose". After checking it out he was told
it was common only to GT bumpers. He took it to his dealer and they knew
about it and put some sort of bracing on it and now it is very solid.
I tested my bumper and it is also very sloppy. Has anybody else heard
of this and if so what was done to correct it?
GTYUP V8
8/29/05, 02:54 PM
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My flimsy bumper was the cause of the mysterious rattle I kept hearing from behind in certain conditions. At first I thought the exhaust was touching somewhere on the chassis, but when I first waxed my car I noticed the bumper, shook it a bit and there it was: The Rattle!
Like Dusty said... poor design of the plastic brackets
Like Dusty said... poor design of the plastic brackets
8/29/05, 03:06 PM
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Originally posted by S197 GT@August 27, 2005, 7:08 PM
It is definatelt flimsy. I had someone stop me on the road to tell me my license pate was coming off. It was just wobbling. Everything seems secure though?
It is definatelt flimsy. I had someone stop me on the road to tell me my license pate was coming off. It was just wobbling. Everything seems secure though?
Hey, that was me.
flowmaster's go on tonight.
I'll have to check my bumper for "flimsyness"
8/29/05, 04:22 PM
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Originally posted by Pitch Black@August 29, 2005, 4:59 PM
With the bumper being fimsy could a fender bender cause more damage than avgeage.. Could the bumper break loose and the car smash the body??
With the bumper being fimsy could a fender bender cause more damage than avgeage.. Could the bumper break loose and the car smash the body??
8/30/05, 10:51 AM
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Originally posted by Wildstang@August 30, 2005, 10:11 AM
Do we know if the 2006 GT's are experiencing the same issue?
Do we know if the 2006 GT's are experiencing the same issue?
I've got a 2006 and it's pretty flimsy too.