Sagging Bumper?

[Mattsmerc]

I made a bracket out of 1/8" aluminum 1.5" wide and attached it to the frame much like the ones on either side near the exhaust outlets!! Not wishing to drill any holes I contoured The bracket to the inner shape of the fascia and used double sided body moulding tape....So far it is fine and no sagging!!!

BTW...That sag was the first blemish I saw when I picked the car up.....Couldn't believe the engineers let that one get by!!!

If anyone is interested I will take photos and attempt to post??

The fix cost me all of $2.00!!!!

Marauderjack

yep i just fixed mine with the same idea. I used a strip of stainless steel 1" wide with a 1/8" lip and double sided tape. so far so good

[jabo731]

this sight is great, but I must with all the good news you learn you also learn the bad like sagging rear bumpers.

[warren]

I had the same problem at 680 miles in 9/02 --- Ford has a fix for it.
Took it to dealer and they installed a special bracket in the middle
and that solved the problem. No Charge.

WarrenB

[jgc61sr2002]

Warren - Thanks for the heads up.

[Fourth Horseman]

Is there any TSB number or anything we can reference when we take ours in?

[MARAUDER S/C]

My bumper does not sag at the bottom/center. The WHOLE bumper sags. I have a gap about .5 inch to .75 inch between the taillites and the top of the bumper.

Anyone else?????????

[Cobra25]

I have the same problem with the center saging also the rest of the bumper sags at parts also.

[Mattsmerc]

Anyone else?????????

YES I have the same deal

[rookie1]

Anyone else?????????

yup, I have the same thing. not sure if it's sag or horrible fit/finish

[MM03]

1 more here. My cover also lacks support.

[Smokie]

I created a support for the center sag, my support point is the 1/2" lip instead of from the bottom, invisible unless you go under the car.

The differences are subtle, I did not have a huge sag.
First picture is before.
Next is after.
The support bracket.

[Bluerauder]

I was just wondering if anyone has noticed a sagg in the middle of their rear bumper cover down at the most bottom edge toward the ground. I have an '04 that has this condition and was wondering if it is normal for the Marauder's to have this. I've looked at some Crown Vic's that don't exhibit this condition. Is it just my Marauder or do they all look this way?

Yep, I've got the droopy drawers effect also. Never even noticed it until this thread was posted. It looks to be a couple inches off center to the low point. Did someone say that Mercury has a fix for this under a TSB??

The wide lip on the under side of the fascia must act like an air pocket or air dam at highway speeds and pull it down distorting the shape permanently without extra mid support.

[Black 04]

I created a support for the center sag, my support point is the 1/2" lip instead of from the bottom, invisible unless you go under the car.

The differences are subtle, I did not have a huge sag.
First picture is before.
Next is after.
The support bracket.

Smokie...that was a great idea...Mine also had a slight sag...I did mine the same way accept I used plastic ties.

[nexstar7]

ditto, i just noticed mine sagging too.

[MarauderMark]

I created a support for the center sag, my support point is the 1/2" lip instead of from the bottom, invisible unless you go under the car.

The differences are subtle, I did not have a huge sag.
First picture is before.
Next is after.
The support bracket.

absolutely ingenious
Problem cured!!!