... I drove the front end over a CURB, which made a loud scraping sound. ...
While parking my 98 SL manual in a lot, pointing downward, I drove the front
> end over the a, which made a loud scraping sound. I then backed up, which
> made even more noise.
>
> Now the front bumper on the passenger side is hanging about 1" off from
> where it meets the body, and inside the wheel well, facing front, it is
> broken apart horizontally, all the way across, about midway down. The bumper
> itself, what you see when facing the front of the car, is intact. It seems
> to just be the connection that is broken, but I'm not able to push it back > in place.
>
> How many parts are involved here, what are they called? I can't find
> anything that seems to relate in either the Chilton's or Haynes. Looking for
> parts, I've seen thing called Bumper Assembly, Bumper Guard, Bumper
> Reinforcement. Which of these is it, and what is that part inside the wheel
> well?
>
> Thanks all.
>
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