Scrapes...

laperacfo · 04-25-2011, 11:08 AM

How many have scraped the bottom of their front bumper? Even though no one can see it I still know it's there.

GarySL · 04-25-2011, 11:12 AM

Most have, I just have accepted it & concentrate on keeping the rest of the car I can see spotless.

gl

ww007 · 04-25-2011, 11:13 AM

All the freakin time. Living in LA and having the lowered M-sport suspension is not a good combination... But it's mainly on garage / parking lot ramps that I scrape it. Can't people make flat ramps???

The only good thing is it's not noticeable unless u look real up close and underneath the bumper. Anyone know if touch-up paint works ok for this?

FVM3 · 04-25-2011, 11:31 AM

i lowered my car and scratch the crap out of the bumper, replaced it once

psnt1ol · 04-25-2011, 02:36 PM

I did it on my first week of ownership. Got to admit, I am a lot more careful after the first incident.

Professor///M · 04-25-2011, 02:51 PM

I got a flat tire with my snow tires on (non RFT) and when my car was coming off the flat bed they scraped the underside of the front bumper.

It's way too far back to see, but I know it's the only scrape so far.

lightning20 · 04-25-2011, 03:10 PM

girlfriend scraped it to hell about two months into having it she was the dd for me and my friends things happen o well she has offered to buy me front splitters or have it painted so it's all good plus can't really see it unless your trying to look for it

username604 · 04-25-2011, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by lightning20

girlfriend scraped it to hell about two months into having it she was the dd for me and my friends things happen o well she has offered to buy me front splitters or have it painted so it's all good plus can't really see it unless your trying to look for it

don't make her pay for 'em. sounds like she was helping by driving you around and i doubt she scraped them on purpose

Year's_End · 04-25-2011, 03:26 PM

A scraped lip is basically a given for any sort of extended ownership of a car. Nobody's gonna notice or care unless you've busted the lip to hell and back.

arctic330i · 04-25-2011, 05:13 PM

Im on non sport suspension (so basically I am driving in the clouds :P) and I still hit parking blocks or high curbs while parking

crzylildude · 04-25-2011, 05:21 PM

I hate scrapes & scratches... I hate parking lot stoppers, I hate them alot! so now I only park backwards.... I already spent $650 to repaint my front bumper... and I'm going to repaint it again soon becoz of the same reason... I just can't live with scrapes and scratches.... be careful with valet parking guys also, they don't give a shit about how they park your car, you have to watch them and tell them how to park your car.... even the dealers when you bring your car for service..... they will scrape the bottom of your front bumper.... always check your car...

Blubaron79 · 04-25-2011, 07:52 PM

No, cause my xdrive sits a little higher.

lito · 04-26-2011, 08:56 AM

I always use those rubber truck side molding you can buy from any auto parts store underneath my front bumper.

midshrink · 05-12-2011, 08:08 PM

Yep, scraped the bottom of my front bumper a couple of days ago. Not noticeable at all unless you know it's there, but I know it's there. Will probably do a touch-up since it's not a visible blemish.

EngineCo52 · 05-12-2011, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by crzylildude

I hate scrapes & scratches... I hate parking lot stoppers, I hate them alot! so now I only park backwards.... I already spent $650 to repaint my front bumper... and I'm going to repaint it again soon becoz of the same reason... I just can't live with scrapes and scratches.... be careful with valet parking guys also, they don't give a shit about how they park your car, you have to watch them and tell them how to park your car.... even the dealers when you bring your car for service..... they will scrape the bottom of your front bumper.... always check your car...

i dont think i have ever pulled my car in forwards...allllllways back into a parking space

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Originally Posted by lito

I always use those rubber truck side molding you can buy from any auto parts store underneath my front bumper.

damn good idea...never thought of that

ryan970 · 05-12-2011, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lito

I always use those rubber truck side molding you can buy from any auto parts store underneath my front bumper.

hey what wheels are those

Taipei-TT · 05-12-2011, 08:15 PM

Hidden scrapes under the front bumper seem de rigeur for a DD. Not a big deal to me at all if the only time I can see it is when my car is up on a jack.

midshrink · 05-12-2011, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Taipei-TT

Hidden scrapes under the front bumper seem de rigeur for a DD. Not a big deal to me at all if the only time I can see it is when my car is up on a jack.

DD????

Xwahoo · 05-12-2011, 08:23 PM

^^^^^^^^^^Daily driver

Taipei-TT · 05-12-2011, 08:25 PM

midshrink...DD=Daily driver.

Love my car, but it's going to get whacked given the way I use it. And last night it did. Ran into a phone shop to help out my GF's younger brother, came out 1 minute later after GF who was sitting in my car called...the car in front hit me on the way out. Scrape! That one is going to have to get fixed, and the dude who did it was chill, didn't run (even though at the time he thought no one was in my car and no one noticed) So there is a positive way to look at someone hitting your car in a parking lot...time to get the front end fixed...at no extra cost to the guy who hit my car, so nice for me.

lito · 05-12-2011, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ryan970

hey what wheels are those

Volk TE37 SL

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=519794

midshrink · 05-12-2011, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Taipei-TT

midshrink...DD=Daily driver.

Love my car, but it's going to get whacked given the way I use it. And last night it did. Ran into a phone shop to help out my GF's younger brother, came out 1 minute later after GF who was sitting in my car called...the car in front hit me on the way out. Scrape! That one is going to have to get fixed, and the dude who did it was chill, didn't run (even though at the time he thought no one was in my car and no one noticed) So there is a positive way to look at someone hitting your car in a parking lot...time to get the front end fixed...at no extra cost to the guy who hit my car, so nice for me.

Agree 100% Mine is a "daily driver" car. Bummed, but not as bummed as I thought I'd be, about the scrape. Now it's time to relax about the car and realize it's meant to be driven and enjoyed, and will invariably suffer some "wear and tear" as a result. When I first brought it back from Germany wanted to protect it from every blemish and mark, but that's not a realistic goal, and if I want a car without a mark, well, there are better ways to spend $38K.

Thanks for your replies and VERY reasonable perspective!

04-25-2011, 11:08 AM	#1
laperacfo First Lieutenant 48 Rep 372 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NY iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 X5 [0.00]	Scrapes... How many have scraped the bottom of their front bumper? Even though no one can see it I still know it's there.
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GarySL Lieutenant 1480 Rep 409 Posts Drives: 2006 Carrera 4S Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Humboldt Co., CA iTrader: (0)	Most have, I just have accepted it & concentrate on keeping the rest of the car I can see spotless. gl __________________ '08 335xi (E90), 6MT, Arctic/Black, ZPP, ZSP (18"s), ZCW, CA, PDC, i-Pod Ordered-March 7, 2008, Shipped via Graceful Leader-March 21, 2008, Arrived Port Hueneme-April 11, 2008, Delivered-April 21, 2008
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ww007 Second Lieutenant 16 Rep 227 Posts Drives: 2011 e93 335i Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Pasadena, CA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW 335i e93 ' ... [0.00]	All the freakin time. Living in LA and having the lowered M-sport suspension is not a good combination... But it's mainly on garage / parking lot ramps that I scrape it. Can't people make flat ramps??? The only good thing is it's not noticeable unless u look real up close and underneath the bumper. Anyone know if touch-up paint works ok for this? __________________ 2011 335i e93 'vert 6-AT \| Le Mans Blue Metallic \| Coral Red \| Dark Glacier Aluminum trim Premium Package \| Convenience Package \| Cold Weather Package \| M-sport package w/ 18" alloy wheels and paddle shifters \| Navigation \| Harman Kardon \| iPod and USB adapter
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FVM3 Major General 273 Rep 5,751 Posts Drives: e92 m3, f30 328i Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (2)	i lowered my car and scratch the crap out of the bumper, replaced it once
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psnt1ol Lieutenant 31 Rep 547 Posts Drives: e90 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: san francisco iTrader: (0)	I did it on my first week of ownership. Got to admit, I am a lot more careful after the first incident. __________________ What is absolute control???? Having the means and the abilities to exercise it at will but....chooses not to.
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Professor///M Brigadier General 820 Rep 3,341 Posts Drives: 2022 M3, 2022 X5 40i; Join Date: May 2007 Location: Northeast iTrader: (5) Garage List 2022 BMW M3 Comp. [0.00] 2016 BMW X5 35i [10.00]	I got a flat tire with my snow tires on (non RFT) and when my car was coming off the flat bed they scraped the underside of the front bumper. It's way too far back to see, but I know it's the only scrape so far.
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04-25-2011, 03:10 PM	#7
lightning20 First Lieutenant 10 Rep 343 Posts Drives: 07 335i sedan Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Oregon iTrader: (3)	girlfriend scraped it to hell about two months into having it she was the dd for me and my friends things happen o well she has offered to buy me front splitters or have it painted so it's all good plus can't really see it unless your trying to look for it
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04-25-2011, 03:26 PM	#9
Year's_End Lieutenant General 1149 Rep 12,445 Posts Drives: 2020 Shelby GT350 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: FL iTrader: (0)	A scraped lip is basically a given for any sort of extended ownership of a car. Nobody's gonna notice or care unless you've busted the lip to hell and back. __________________ Past: '08 E92 335i\|ZPP\|ZSP\|6AT Past: '15 Mustang GT\|401A\|PP\|6MT Current: '20 Shelby GT350\|6MT
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arctic330i Lieutenant Colonel 126 Rep 1,984 Posts Drives: F15 35i Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Gainesville, Fl iTrader: (8) Garage List 2014 BMW X5 [0.00] 2006 BMW 330i E90 [8.08] 2013 BMW 335is [10.00]	Im on non sport suspension (so basically I am driving in the clouds :P) and I still hit parking blocks or high curbs while parking __________________ See my full mod list in my garage
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04-25-2011, 05:21 PM	#11
crzylildude Colonel 183 Rep 2,063 Posts Drives: 2007 335i Coupe Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (16) Garage List 1991 BMW E30 325i s ... [8.50] 1995 BMW 318Ti [0.00] 2007 BMW 335i Coupe [10.00] 1962 VW KarmanGhia [10.00] 2007 BMW Mini Cooper [9.00]	I hate scrapes & scratches... I hate parking lot stoppers, I hate them alot! so now I only park backwards.... I already spent $650 to repaint my front bumper... and I'm going to repaint it again soon becoz of the same reason... I just can't live with scrapes and scratches.... be careful with valet parking guys also, they don't give a shit about how they park your car, you have to watch them and tell them how to park your car.... even the dealers when you bring your car for service..... they will scrape the bottom of your front bumper.... always check your car...
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04-25-2011, 07:52 PM	#12
Blubaron79 Brigadier General 1435 Rep 4,724 Posts Drives: 2021 M340i xDrive Join Date: May 2009 Location: PA iTrader: (0)	No, cause my xdrive sits a little higher. __________________ Current: 2021 M340i xDrive Previous: '18 340i xDrive; '15 335 xDrive; '14 435i xDrive; '09 335 E92 xDrive
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lito Colonel 167 Rep 2,174 Posts Drives: E92, F30 Join Date: May 2009 Location: DC metro iTrader: (11)	I always use those rubber truck side molding you can buy from any auto parts store underneath my front bumper.
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05-12-2011, 08:08 PM	#14
midshrink Bimmer Newbie 0 Rep 41 Posts Drives: 2010 E90 328i Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: North Carolina iTrader: (0) Garage List 2010 328i [0.00]	Yep, scraped the bottom of my front bumper a couple of days ago. Not noticeable at all unless you know it's there, but I know it's there. Will probably do a touch-up since it's not a visible blemish.
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Taipei-TT Captain 25 Rep 642 Posts Drives: 2014 X3 2.0D Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Canadian in Taipei iTrader: (0)	Hidden scrapes under the front bumper seem de rigeur for a DD. Not a big deal to me at all if the only time I can see it is when my car is up on a jack.
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05-12-2011, 08:23 PM	#19
Xwahoo Uncool Old Guy 1 Rep 93 Posts Drives: 2008 335i Coupe Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Southport, NC (former ATL) iTrader: (0)	^^^^^^^^^^Daily driver __________________ Bruce B.
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05-12-2011, 08:25 PM	#20
Taipei-TT Captain 25 Rep 642 Posts Drives: 2014 X3 2.0D Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Canadian in Taipei iTrader: (0)	midshrink...DD=Daily driver. Love my car, but it's going to get whacked given the way I use it. And last night it did. Ran into a phone shop to help out my GF's younger brother, came out 1 minute later after GF who was sitting in my car called...the car in front hit me on the way out. Scrape! That one is going to have to get fixed, and the dude who did it was chill, didn't run (even though at the time he thought no one was in my car and no one noticed) So there is a positive way to look at someone hitting your car in a parking lot...time to get the front end fixed...at no extra cost to the guy who hit my car, so nice for me.
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