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What was stolen?
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RayK
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Just guessing but from the area that it's in, I'd say it's something to do with the hitch. I believe that there should be a covering on the underside of the bumper. The wire would probably be for the brake lights for the trailer. Why someone would scuff up the bumper to remove the cover (two quarter-turn screws with a screwdriver), I don't know.
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Wow, rough neighborhood. Seeing the bumper all scratched up and the cut wire doesn't make sense. It's as if its vandalism.
Does the rear camera still work? It's hard to make out how many conductors are on that wire. Any errors on the screen?
Does the rear camera still work? It's hard to make out how many conductors are on that wire. Any errors on the screen?
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Maybe they were trying to steal the catalytic converter and when they took the trouble to get under the car and realized there wasn't one, they just went off on your car kicking the back and cutting what they could find. Just horrible. Sorry.
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PianoAl
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Brainstorming ...
A key might be to figure out what would make those marks. A vandal would probably just scratch the paint. It doesn't suggest kicking to me. How deep are the scuffs?
One idea would be that the perp's head or hand scraped there while he was reaching under the car. Doesn't fit unless he was wearing a helmet.
I'd like to know where that wire normally sits and how it could be pulled out without leaving things disassembled.
Could it be caused by an animal??
A key might be to figure out what would make those marks. A vandal would probably just scratch the paint. It doesn't suggest kicking to me. How deep are the scuffs?
One idea would be that the perp's head or hand scraped there while he was reaching under the car. Doesn't fit unless he was wearing a helmet.
I'd like to know where that wire normally sits and how it could be pulled out without leaving things disassembled.
Could it be caused by an animal??
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Weird scratches... Could whatever was attached to that wire have come loose, then bounced around behind the car as you drove along, hitting the bumper and making the scratches, before it finally came off? Is the wire definitely cleanly cut rather than pulled out of something?
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This sounds way more plausible than anything being stolen. Especially since the camera didn't pick up anything. Also note the location of the exposed wire, it's on the side of the bumper closest to the random scratches.
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Do you happen to have one of those aftermarket powered trunks? Agree with the above that it kind of looks like there used to be more attached that was banging against the bumper. Hansshow kick sensor perhaps?
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Watts_Up
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It would be interesting to remove the rear bumper cover to see where this wire is connected?
I installed my Tow Hich and I only noticed a harness for the bumper sensors
and an empty plug designed for the European Model 3 Tow Hitch option (see circle on the picture).
I installed my Tow Hich and I only noticed a harness for the bumper sensors
and an empty plug designed for the European Model 3 Tow Hitch option (see circle on the picture).
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