There's a zit on the front bumper of the 2009 Nissan 370Z. Fortunately, and totally unlike real acne, it can only be seen in the near dark, with low-level light striking it at just the right angle.
In fact I've never seen it in daylight, including the time I shot this front 3/4 image not two days earlier. Heck, it's hard to see now, in the parking garage.
And I can find no misalignment, scuffs, paint scratches or other evidence to suggest this bump was the result of a bump on the bumper. Maybe someone sat on it while it was parked somewhere. I wish I knew how the parts fit together in there.
Dan Edmunds, Director of Vehicle Testing @ 9,865 miles
wobbly_ears says:
09:20 AM, 08/ 3/09
I am assuming it had something to do with the plastic surgery it underwent recently.
Maybe the butchers (oops, mechanics) at your local Nissan dealership should offer an explanation.
jeepsrt says:
09:27 AM, 08/ 3/09
Can you push it down or does it feel like metal pushing out on it? I was thinking it may have been from being in the shop as well but who knows what happens when your car is in there.
billt9 says:
04:06 PM, 08/ 3/09
they drop your bumper on the ground, then oops an electric wrench slipped out of someone's hand and landed on the upside down bumper. ya. dust it off. keep walking.
altimadude00 says:
04:56 PM, 08/ 3/09
if you heat it with a hair dryer, it may pop back into form without hurting the paint.
actualsize says:
10:00 PM, 08/ 3/09
There's something firm under there. I found this out by poking it, and that just made it worse -- just like a real zit. Some disassembly may be required.
indy_mistert says:
10:58 AM, 08/ 5/09
call me a conspiracy theorist...
but your technician's barbs about the clutch are echoing in my mind