200sx bumper clips????

IXLR8se-r · Apr 13th, 2003, 08:52 PM

Hey guys new here, i have a question, i did some searching first, i know how reposts are annoying, but i didn't really find anything. the rear bumper of my 97 200sx se-r is falling off its clips on the sides of the car. and the bumper sort of bows out, is there any easy fix for this? from what i've heard its a common problem. does the bumper just pop back on, or do the clips need replaced? thanks

green se-r · Apr 14th, 2003, 09:31 PM

my 95 is starting to do the same thing

IXLR8se-r · Apr 14th, 2003, 10:49 PM

yeah, i'll probably just replace it sooner or later, also the hinge pins on my drivers side door are also going bad, causing the door to crook at a bit of an angle, and it doesn't close straight

SXSENIS · Apr 16th, 2003, 11:02 AM

You can bang it back on the clips with a rubber mallet, or the heel of your hand. I got bumped in traffic look and it seemed fine then I washed my car a couple days later and I noticed the small gap. should of waited for the cops and filed a report but she was a cutie.

I'm not sure on how to adjust the door. Never done it on a sentra before but have done it on my work turck. I just used a trailer jack and took loose the bolts and shimed it with a couple washers
The jack was to hold the door up while I did the work. Just dont ask how it got that way to begin with.

IXLR8se-r · Apr 16th, 2003, 11:28 AM

it looks like they can be tapped back into place, i'll have to try that today. well the doors on the 200's are pretty big, b/c the vehicle CAN sit 5 (really 4 comfortably). so the doors have a good size and some good weight on them, so a car being 6 years old i can see how they are bad, i'm just going to have the hinge pins replaced