Mk2 bumper alignment

[Flea]

My bumper doesn't seem to sit straight on the front right hand side. It seems to be bolted in solid. Do I need to use washers on the bolts to space it up a little?

This is how it looks.

[Surfpig]

check the side clips, bolts in the frame and make sure the brackets are tight against the bumper

[Flea]

Thanks for the tip. The old bumper sat like this too. I'll take it off and check the bracket
that's in the quarter panel.

[ausgolfer]

I think this is not the side bracket, but where the bumper cover is attached to the metal bumper frame, needs to be adjusted. Not sure how, but I need to do this to mine too, hasn't been right since I backed over some high grass and ripped the bumper cover off.

[GOLFBALLS]

That's odd.

You say its solid and doesnt wobble like that? And the old one was the same?

[GTi Bhoy]

broken clips on the inside of the plastic skin or a bent bracket.

[GOLFBALLS]

or a bent bracket.

+1

I dont think the mk2 bumpers are adjustable, and if its solid like you say, then the plastic skin cant just be loose.

I would say its a bent bracket on the bumper iron, or youve got some wonky old damage in the chassis leg where the bumper bolts into...