can rear bumper clips get damaged with normal driving

[marvo]

hey guys,
am looking at a dc5s to buy, but noted that the left side of the rear bumper is hanging down a bit, and does not clip back when pushed

apparently the car has not been in any accidents before, can this be true?
or will only a hard bump damage the clips?

thanks for your help guys

[niiCk]

what wheels does it have? maybe its scrubbing against the bumper and it moved it?
happened to my car

[vinnY]

aren't they usually held in by screws in the corners?

[marvo]

he has 17" aftermarket wheels, not sure the sizing and such
car is stock height as well

so if its screws, they can loosen up after a while?

[vinnY]

they can but shouldn't
just check if the screws are there
if they are you can probably tighten it up
if they aren't ask why aren't there any :)

[marvo]

hmm the car is too far for me to go have a 2nd look, but he did offer to get it sorted..
guess main question is whether the car had accident history

[bennjamin]

generally....No. Normal driving it is impossible to unhinge or break clips.

Ofcourse it has been in a accident or impact of some sort. Its up to you to investigate it further

[xntrik]

It can sag. If people keep fcking sitting on it.