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Well as most of you know the Contour SVT's have some WICKED bumper sag, i was sick of mine looking stupid and ghetto so i decided to make something up.

Basically all i did was take some 2"x1 1/2" Wood, Cut it to an appropriet length, wrap it with some Carpet foam and then shove it inbewteen the bumper and the body.

If you look up bewteen the bumper and the bodywork you'll notice that there is nothing in the way to push the bumper sag out, my mod pushes it out so it looks nice.

I've had these on my car for over 5 months, they have not ever fallen out, and i've been to the track and on open track days and nothing, they have not even moved.

Here are some pics:
Before:





After:

Gonna have to try this out

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I'd say good job, but that didn't really fix the bumper sag. That gap isn't any smaller than the original picture.

If you looked around, there is a how-to for this. Where the bumper bolts on, there is enough room in the bolt holes, to thread a 2nd bolt in, from the other side. This lifts the bumper to its original position, and leaves no room for the bumper to slide/sag.

Mark

It looks to have closed the gap some. What I can't figure out is the need for rubber gloves to handle wood and foam. Are we mysophobic or something?

I see. By the thread title, and the way your pics were taken, I was under the impression that you were fixing the bumper sag. Sag = down. What is making the bumper cave in? The weight of the back bumper, and the crappy design of the bolt holes is what makes it sag downward, but I'm not sure what would make it cave in like yours is.

Mark

My Brother has a SVT contour, my buddy has one, and i know a girl who has another one and they ALL do it.

Go otuside to yours and feel from the body to the bumper, if there is a dip then that is what im eliminating.

Mine does both sag, and sinks in. The sinking in is from flaring the fenders a bit tho.