My car has a pimple ------------- CAUSE FOUND

[philip_pc]

I walked back to the car today after work and spoted this, can anyone tell me what this is? ive never seen it before. Car was parked in a outdoor carpark today. It wasnt there before, its just suddenly appeared. Its not a paint bubble cause when you press/poke it its hard, paint is not cracked either, what is it? how did it happen?

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[02gzm]

rust bubble. Don't push it too hard cos you'll probably push through it.

[philip_pc]

rust bubble??
isnt the bumper made of plastic?

[Midnight_motors]

under the paint

[philip_pc]

i dont get it though, if theres absolutely no metal in the bumper, how can it be rust related? doesnt rust only occur on metal??

[02gzm]

You posted the pic up after I replied :p

Could be a fault in the ABS plastic and it's bubbling under the paint. Since it's a newish car take it to Honda and complain

[VTi_b0i]

just leave it, gives the car character. lol

[Chriskoss]

Never seen that happen on plastic before, I have one on my bootlid. Could of formed due to high heat exposure perhaps on hot days
nothing to worry about tho

[philip_pc]

Never seen that happen on plastic before, I have one on my bootlid. Could of formed due to high heat exposure perhaps on hot days
nothing to worry about tho

im kinda leaning towards this too, cause ive had the car for a good year now, no paint problems whatsoever, so im inclined to think that its some kind of weather related thing. i'll see how it is in a few days, if not better i might take it into the dealers, dont want paint peeling off or cracking :(

[ek4-guy]

check if there is anything behind that area that the bar could have been pushed onto

[Zilli]

there would be no rust as there is no steel or metal to create rust on a plastic bumper fellas.

If you havent actually had any sort of impact, and it's under warranty, i'd take it back to Honda and ask them to take a look at it

[philip_pc]

UPDATE: CAUSE FOUND

i have found the cause of this unusual bulge in the front bumper. I was taking advice from others and decided to check behind the bumper to see if there was anything. to my surprise, the spot where the pimple is bulging out is actually in front of a metal corner (mu best guess would be the front bumper support bar)....
seeing i have two retrievers at home (fairly large dogs), my best assumption would be that they somehow were wrestling and bumped into the bumper with enough force to push the spot out from the inside on the corner of the metal bar.

so its not a paint defect after all, guess no need to head back to dealers, i did find it unusually odd that having no paint troubles all this time a spot decides to suddenly appear, i guess this one is a physical wear and tear issue, not covered by warranty.

[curtis265]

you shouldn't have things bumping... still take warranty.

[philip_pc]

it was my dogs that pushed the bumper inwards which caused the dot to be created by pushing against the bar....i can still get warranty for that? i though warranty was for manufacturer problems or faults and not problems caused intentionally by the owner

[WATAJK]

I'd still try go for warranty man...
Paint bubbling regardless is a manufactorer fault, paint shouldnt bubble lol

[philip_pc]

the paints not bubbling.
the dot is solid, if you push it its solid....its definately not a bubble.
but ill pay the dealers a visit and see what they say, if their willing to fix it for me that would be excellent, if not then im not too worried about it

[WATAJK]

the paints not bubbling.
the dot is solid, if you push it its solid....its definately not a bubble.
but ill pay the dealers a visit and see what they say, if their willing to fix it for me that would be excellent, if not then im not too worried about it

best of luck

[ek4-guy]

UPDATE: CAUSE FOUND

i have found the cause of this unusual bulge in the front bumper. I was taking advice from others and decided to check behind the bumper to see if there was anything. to my surprise, the spot where the pimple is bulging out is actually in front of a metal corner (mu best guess would be the front bumper support bar)....
seeing i have two retrievers at home (fairly large dogs), my best assumption would be that they somehow were wrestling and bumped into the bumper with enough force to push the spot out from the inside on the corner of the metal bar.

so its not a paint defect after all, guess no need to head back to dealers, i did find it unusually odd that having no paint troubles all this time a spot decides to suddenly appear, i guess this one is a physical wear and tear issue, not covered by warranty.

:thumbsup: yep i knew thats what it had to be

the dog must have hit it with decent force, you sure nobody bumped you in parking

[philip_pc]

im not too certain if it was bumped by anyone while i was parked. But if it hadnt been bumped outside of home then it must be my dogs. My dogs do get pretty nasty when they play, they like to growl and push each other around and stuff, and cause their big dogs yeah they would be pretty strong. Even when their tail whacks you it occasionally hurts

[Giraffe]

should put some clearosil on that hahaha

[beeza]

looooooooooool

[curtis265]

oh wait, dogs, probs no warranty then :(