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Despite there being no visible damage to any part of the left front corner of my '89 Custom Cruiser this little cover-up panel bulges out:








And here's a view of the front corner itself:



Any ideas as to why and if it's (easily) fixable?...

Thanks in advance,

Drew

Oldsguy

It looks like original material and not fiberglass replica. Is is possible age is the culprit. I purchased some rear fender extensions for my '77 Cutlass from a guy on ebay. Perhaps the solution is just replacing it. Everything else looks to be in alignment from the pictures.

rocketraider

Odds are the bumper has taken enough of a hit at some point to compress the bumper filler. Bumping up against a parking lot bollard could have done it.

There's also a metal reinforcement behind this filler. Make sure it's straight and not bent.