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Valance Issue

Old 09-25-14, 11:50 AM
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Please excuse how dirty the car is, I had never noticed this before perhaps because the car already sits low and is on the lower portion of the car, but there definitely a upward curve to the left exhaust. I'm not sure how it got there as I don't recall backing into anything and upon close examination does not seem significantly deformed/missing paint/scratched etc. Is this just something that pops back out?


Old 09-25-14, 12:04 PM
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Either you backed up into something our someone hit you with their car.
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I just checked mine and it is definitely not shaped like that.
Old 09-25-14, 06:02 PM
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Just FYI, the part you are referring to is the not a valance, it's the rear diffuser.
Old 09-25-14, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by IS1911
Just FYI, the part you are referring to is the not a valance, it's the rear diffuser.
No. It's a valance panel.
Old 09-26-14, 09:54 PM
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Still looking for feedback on if this is an easy fix, is this part easily removed and bent back to normal shape?
Old 09-28-14, 03:37 PM
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Take it to a body shop. It looks like your left exhaust is bent out of shape too.
Old 09-29-14, 05:25 AM
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Someone must have hit your left exhaust along with the panel.
Old 09-29-14, 09:17 AM
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did you park somewhere you were not supposed to recently? think really hard. it looks like someone put a tow truck chain to your tow hook and when they tried to pull your car, due to the degree/angle it messed up your panel.
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