Lobrook
Junior Member
Hi, I am hoping you guys can help me. I have 2016 ram 1500 sports with hemi and short box. Last winter, I wrecked it damaging the bumper grills, front fenders and hood. I dropped it off to be repaired and two weeks later I got it back and no longer liked my truck or what it look like. Everything looked the same but the front fenders looked longer, the bumper stuck out more.,the front end now looked as long as the box, where it used to be shorter than the box, knowledge, the bumper seem to have more sharp edges after, so it was pretty rounded all over before, The tires now rub on the wheel wells when I turn even a little bit, which has tore up the wheel and my tires, the bumper does not stay hooked to the grill, there is a gap around the headlights that wasn’t there before. The auto repair guy claimed he simply ordered the parts that went to that vehicle online and did not bother checking the wrecked parts to see if they were the same. I can tell just by looking at it that the front end is longer than it used to be.
I went to my local ram dealer and the parts man said he thought the bumper looked bigger but he could not tell me anything more. I wrote ram customer service and got no where there either. I read something about a sports bumper and sports parts for the Rams sport I believe the auto repair guy put regular Parts from a full size ram on my sport ram. It all looks the same, just longer.
I have noticed that the limited edition ram such as the bumblebee and the neon green one have the same short front end that I used to have on mine. The front bumper is more flush with the front grill, the fenders are shorter , and my tires never ever scraped before. I know that these parts are wrong I just don’t know exactly what the difference is I am hoping that someone knows what parts go on a 1500 sport or what parts are on the limited edition, bumblebee, which matches what I should have on my vehicle.
I am attaching , the estimate including the parts that were put on my vehicle that are not correct and also a before and after picture. Images have blue sky and white clouds , collage is before. After images are at the gas pump and the bumper Close up. If you look at the length of the front end compared to the length of the bed, in the before, and in the after photo, you should be able to see the difference. Also, I drew a line from the center of the tire, does not connect at the same place on the fender in the before, and after photo. I drew a line measurement, across the rear window and moved that line to the center line on the front tire. This showed that the new front end is in fact longer. I am hoping someone can tell me the difference in these parts so I can get this fixed. I had to pa this out of pocket so insurance cannot handle this for me. I I really appreciate any info and thank you for your time
I went to my local ram dealer and the parts man said he thought the bumper looked bigger but he could not tell me anything more. I wrote ram customer service and got no where there either. I read something about a sports bumper and sports parts for the Rams sport I believe the auto repair guy put regular Parts from a full size ram on my sport ram. It all looks the same, just longer.
I have noticed that the limited edition ram such as the bumblebee and the neon green one have the same short front end that I used to have on mine. The front bumper is more flush with the front grill, the fenders are shorter , and my tires never ever scraped before. I know that these parts are wrong I just don’t know exactly what the difference is I am hoping that someone knows what parts go on a 1500 sport or what parts are on the limited edition, bumblebee, which matches what I should have on my vehicle.
I am attaching , the estimate including the parts that were put on my vehicle that are not correct and also a before and after picture. Images have blue sky and white clouds , collage is before. After images are at the gas pump and the bumper Close up. If you look at the length of the front end compared to the length of the bed, in the before, and in the after photo, you should be able to see the difference. Also, I drew a line from the center of the tire, does not connect at the same place on the fender in the before, and after photo. I drew a line measurement, across the rear window and moved that line to the center line on the front tire. This showed that the new front end is in fact longer. I am hoping someone can tell me the difference in these parts so I can get this fixed. I had to pa this out of pocket so insurance cannot handle this for me. I I really appreciate any info and thank you for your time
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