Poppin' Front Fender Panels

Hi all,

Long time lurker, first time poster. Looking for some advice on how to fix the front fender edges that continually pop out following install of an ARB Summit MkII front bumper - see attached pics. While I am able to pop the edges back in, they unseat as soon as I encounter any bumps whatsoever.

The bumper install was done by a shop with terrible customer service who have thus far failed to respond to my request that they fix this issue - so looks like it's a DIY job for me. My limitations are that I don't have a huge tool selection nor a good space to work at the moment, so taking the full bumper off or anything drastic are not options.

I have considered a few options for how to address this, but wanted to ask around first - I'm hoping that there's a simple solution that I haven't been able to think of.

Thanks in advance!

 

Those pieces are what is left of your front bumper cover. You cut them off to fit around the ARB bumper. They most likely didn't trim them completely and they are hitting something causing them to pop out. You don't need to pull the bumper off...all you need to do is pop the hood and look between the headlights and the grille for the push clip holding those in. You can remove them and trim as necessary.