2019-2021 GMC 1500 front bumper adjusting

[Ckhris]

My front bumper is not aligned right. I have larger gaps on the passenger than the driver side. Has anyone tried to align a bumper themselves?  Ive seen a video on how to remove one so I assume just loosen the bolts and start moving it around?

[tomthetrex]

Do you have a picture that shows the discrepancy?

 

I took my bumper off this weekend to replace it with an aftermarket bumper. It is a pain in the ass to remove the factory bumper. There are a lot of hidden brackets in hard to reach areas. I dont recall seeing any slotted connections that would allow for much movement in the alignment of the bumper. At most maybe 1/4 of an inch? 

[Ckhris]

Well that sucks

[willsep]

I had the same issue and just took it to the dealership and had them fix it (under warranty)

 

[Zack Christianson]

On 12/23/2021 at 9:30 AM, tomthetrex said:

Do you have a picture that shows the discrepancy?

 

I took my bumper off this weekend to replace it with an aftermarket bumper. It is a pain in the ass to remove the factory bumper. There are a lot of hidden brackets in hard to reach areas. I dont recall seeing any slotted connections that would allow for much movement in the alignment of the bumper. At most maybe 1/4 of an inch? 

There's significant adjustment room. With the grille and upper bumper off you can access the 4 18mm bolts that mount it in the middle and then a 15mm bolt on each side bracket. Otherwise if you don't want to fully remove it each side has 4 15mm where it mounts to the frame and loosening those along with the side brackets will allow some adjustment in height. 

 

 

[Ckhris]

5 hours ago, Zack Christianson said:

There's significant adjustment room. With the grille and upper bumper off you can access the 4 18mm bolts that mount it in the middle and then a 15mm bolt on each side bracket. Otherwise if you don't want to fully remove it each side has 4 15mm where it mounts to the frame and loosening those along with the side brackets will allow some adjustment in height. 

 

Ill get some photos tomorrow thanks 

[Ckhris]

[Ckhris]

[andrewb24]

I would let dealer adjust it if its under warranty.

[Ocorona]

Were you able to get the bumper aligned? I have the same issue with my 2020 GMC Sierra 1500 Elevation