I noticed a gap between the front right bumper and fender. The Right Hand bracket on the reinforcement sub-assembly is bent and I need a replacement. I'm only finding that it is included as part of the assembly and not an individual part. Anyone have a part number of the Right Hand Bracket and mounting hardware?

 

I don't think those are sold separately. I found that to be to case with the brackets in the center of the reinforcement bar. I ended up bending some of those center brackets and I just bent them back. You can probably bend back those outer brackets.

 

I'll give that a try. Thanks.

 

Is that what causes the gap?

 

Yes. The bent bracket is pulling the lower part of the bumper forward and creating that gap.

 

One cause but there are others too

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gx-...ender-gap.html



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I bent that bracket too when the underside of the bumper got caught on a steep approach. I wasn't able to get just the bracket, but I was able to bend it back and that helped close up the gap. I think I used some combination of wrenches, clamps, and 2x4 for leverage.

 

Would you bend it towards the inside(oil pan) or outwards (grill)?

 

I don't remember exactly which way I bent it. It was pretty obvious which way it was bent and I just tried to bend it in the opposite direction. I do remember it being difficult to get leverage and I was trying all sorts of ways to brace myself.

 

remove the lower bolts and see if moving the cover at the bolt location allows realignment of the gap. if so then you can remove and rebend it,or potentially install spacers depending on the bend angle.
whatever caused that bend might have worn the clip that holds that part under the headlight. or depending on the year it might just have worn from vibration. in this case you can replace that small clip adapter. this is what has caused this gap for most people.
another option is in one of the threads using some wire or cable ties