Rear Bumper Question

[Tom Nas]

JAYTRES at aol.com wrote:

>This past weekend i was involved i a accident in which the person from behind
>me slammed into the rear bumper of my car, while i was stopped. Luckily
>nobody was hurt but the car behind me.

(snip)

>I'm gonna take off the bumper cover today and look to see if that metal
>bumper inside the cover was harmed.

Check the exhaust, too- along the length. Bright metal on any part of it 
would indicate that it was hit. Also pull the carpets in the trunk to see 
if there's any buckling of the panels behind it.

They may not be pretty, but those 5mph bumpers are very useful.
Chances are that you car's unharmed.

HTH, Tom

Tom Nas
Zeist, The Netherlands

1987 Audi 90 quattro 10v, NG engine, 170k km, Tizian red metallic
1987 Audi 80, RU engine, 253k km, Sapphire blue metallic
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