Front end is sagging...

Behind the front bumper cover there's a support section that holds the whole center section of the bumper cover.
They are notorious for having broken tabs and missing screws. Maybe it's time to go on hunt for a new one or used one in good shape.

AndreasPassat said:

Behind the front bumper cover there's a support section that holds the whole center section of the bumper cover.
They are notorious for having broken tabs and missing screws. Maybe it's time to go on hunt for a new one or used one in good shape.


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Yeah, it's got some damaged areas, plus the lock carrier has some twisted off screws and twisted/ripped out rivet nuts and the bottom is broken up which I doubt helps. I went so far as taking the bumper shocks off to see if I could coax the whole lock carrier mess a little higher. I succeeded halfway. Now I have only one side with a gap...LOL...Worse than before unless one doesn't look too close. I'm just gonna quit looking at it...Ever...

This car was pretty messed up when I bought it, and I got it pretty cheap. But I saw one like it at a gas station that was just mint which makes me want to make mine look that nice. They're really pretty cars when they're clean and straight. And just yesterday I ran over a stick in the road that kicked up and hit my door that left a pretty hefty dent.
Oh geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez!!!.

The headlights are sagging toward the middle and need to be jacked up a bit too. Plus the gears for headlight adjustment are gone because corrosion set up on the metal shafts that go into the headlight housing. Maybe I'll just use a pliers or something, or grind a slot into the end of the shaft.

The car is still a mess and I've been working on it for at least two years...

I'll probably try to get that upper support part like you sent a picture of, and try to find some rivet nuts to put back into the lock carrier and drill holes and stitch it together with wire, or maybe get a new one if I can find it.