Bumper Cover Was Popped Out. Repair

[Scooter]

2025 Ranger XLT

I rear end ended a car. Just something i learned from this is the Stock height of the Ranger is good.
I hit car bumper almost flush without hitting the trunk. I will not put a leveling kit on it for this reason.

I have a bit of crinkle on the silver cover under the bumper.
My main issue was the Bumper popped out from the fender. Was not sure how tweeked it was. Maybe. the alignment was not allowing the panel to click back in. I tried a few times to set it in place.
I did not feel that it would be worth it to pay a $500 Cnd deductible to have it repaired.

I work at a Polytechnic School. Trades training. They have a Body Work Building.
So I went there just to ask if it was worth the deductible. I had looked at some assembly drawings of the way the side molding etc. came a part.
The Instructor was kind enough to take it a part and click it back in. No clips broken. Beside the plastic screws holding the molding on, deeper in it had a white clip that I could see easily broken if forced. He created enough room to release the tension. He tried a few times to click it in.
From what i could see it had a similar locking system to what Ford uses on the back of the air filter box.

So it would not click back in. He noticed a tab had been pushed down not allowing it to lock. He wedged it up then it clicked in.
Great guy did it for free. I offered something for his work.

I think I would have been able to click it back in without removing molding.
There was a tab bent down. Just need to be lifted back in place then I think it would have just clicked back in.

I am happy I did not get the Blackout Package. My parking space is very tight in a condo. I have scraped the moulding. If painted t would look terrible. The rough black moulding hides scuffs.

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[Scooter]

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[Scooter]

All fixed. Just have to clean my moulding

 

[superj]

lucky it was such a light hit that everything went together easily. with how plastic vehicles are now day, light hits can mess up a lot of parts

 

[Jason B]

Nice that he was able to fix it for you without having to go the insurance route, as they would probably have raised your rates.

"Just something i learned from this is the Stock height of the Ranger is good.
I hit car bumper almost flush without hitting the trunk. I will not put a leveling kit on it for this reason."

That statement isn't valid. It was the perfect height for the car you hit. You got lucky. If you had hit any other vehicle, say an F250, you may have mashed the grill or one of the $1200 headlights. Don't let this incident be the reason you don't do a level/lift.

 

[yerkool]

lucky it was such a light hit that everything went together easily. with how plastic vehicles are now day, light hits can mess up a lot of parts

It’s not just Ford, It’s all manufacturers that do this now. If that was a 2025-up Taco, it would’ve been over and more than just deductible..

 

[superj]

yup. my son's 14 focus st was all plastic, my 18 mazda3 is all plastic, shoot, my 98 gmc sonoma had an all plastic front end on it, too. my 04 ranger has a metal front bumper though

 

[Scooter]

Jason B, My comment towards leveling the Ranger is from someone who commutes with the Ranger in a City. I drive 15KM each way. I would say 85% of the vehicles are cars.
As long as I do not run into a Miata.

 

[Scooter]

I hit the car almost flush. Just a little more on right side.
As you all know any thing close to a side impact or off center will destroy most vehicles.

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