Weird. My white bumper shows black under chips.

You might be thinking of the metal parts rather than the bumper?

Thank you?

WTF! Did that person not have anywhere else to puke besides the side of your car? lol

Maybe his "driving" made his passenger sick ....... :iono:


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2015? Id cry lol wax it helps!

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Why should I care? It's a cheap car, that isn't special. It will never be worth any real money. I'm going to enjoy it, and not waste my time fucking around with wax or touch up paint for it to get ruined the next time I take a drive. I drive this car all year round. Shit is going to happen to it, and it's not worth worrying about it

I was thinking about a clear bra but looking at prices for a full cover has turned me away. That money is going toward an exhaust... or to pay the car off lol

I got a quote earlier this year... 350 for half hood and fenders, and then 780 with bumper. Fuck that. I'll just get everything touched up, then get a vinyl wrap every 7 years haha

When I was getting the slit in the side of mine fixed I asked about the bumper. They said about $800 with receipt or $500 cash. I declined as I knew in a month or so it would probably look the same anyway. I just touch up the spots that get to metal and live with the bumper. I know the chips are there but not one single other person has ever said anything about them and I have had to point them out to some.

Not true. Maybe wax. Clean it.

Funny, I've owned black cars and it's by far the worse. Ever scratch the paint and it shows up white? Like that.

Its more meaningful to me. Mine is at least. Id take care of it because itd take care of me... hopefully i dont end up sleeping with the fishes. To me its not a cheap car because i worked hard for it.



Word. Worst for black imo are the swirls. They show clear as day.

Lol, if you had to work hard to afford this car, you probably don't make enough to own one

Edit: also just because I don't fix rock chips doesn't mean I don't take care of things that matter. You sound like a baby

Last I checked, a vinyl wrap is way more expensive than a PPF and doesn't last nearly as long.

2k for 6-7 years of worth is good for me. That's only 4 times more than what I was quoted for the ppf. But whatever, you're the expert, not me.

Nothing wrong with those bumpers.

Well those were the FRS version. I understand the BRZ's are flatter and have less curves.

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Ouch.

I'm definitely not an expert. I was just shopping around for the same thing. For winter driving, it doesn't sound like vinyl will last the 6 years as paint protection. I was being given an estimated life of up to 4 years if driven in the winter. They could be conservative estimates though.

:lol: Actually there are a bunch of bars within two blocks of where I work and right across the street is a methadone clinic (and the car was parked right in front of it that day) so there are constantly lots of f'ed up people around.

Touch it up.
Wash it well.
Get a clear bra.
You can either put it on yourself with ebay vinyl wrap for about $30 or have someone do it for around 300. Rock chips are a pain especially with semi who have rocks stock to their wheels etc. You can ask @Tcoat how much it would be to get your car repainted in a small area. I myself had to get my whitout front bumper and hood repainted but insurance said nope due to it costing around 8k for painting alone.

Simply put:
Put a bra before it sags

Have seen bumper repaint prices stated on here from around $300 all the way to $2000. Obviously the prices fluctuate greatly based on region and quality.
$8k for a bumper and hood repaint would be highway robbery no matter where you are.

Funny thing is that this was quoted from Joseph toyota collision center.

AHHH so there is the problem. Dealers are always the most expensive.

Thanks to a Winter of commuting on I-80 in Pennsylvania, my FR-S has thousands of chips on the bumper and chips the length of the hood, tiny nicks all over the windshield and even more chips along the front edge of the roof. It's still a hoot to drive. Now i'm in Northern California and people are forever rolling down their windows at stop lights to say how much they like my car.

The paint on these cars is my biggest gripe with it.

That being said, you have a few options. Your best bet would be to get a clear bra; I was really adverse to this, but after having mine for over a year now - and several big scares with larger objects (thick sticks, empty milk jug, hard plastic cup, etc) being kicked up at my bumper - I don't ever regret it.

I got the Xpel Ultimate ("self healing") shield, and Suntek makes a similar version as well (they both look the same). These are ultra thin, and high strength. I think when it comes to being a perfectionist I am just about as picky as they come, and I did have a few issues with mine initially, but it is extremely difficult to see, it hasn't changed the look or sheen of the paint at all, and it has protected it all the while.

Your other options are to repaint your bumper in 2 - 5 years, and tell yourself you're not going to worry about it in the mean time, or you could get one of the Colgan Custom car bras made for your car (a legitimate black leather-like bra). That way, you can put it on when you go on longer trips, or know you'll be doing a lot of commuting on the highway, and still have the ability to remove it whenever you don't want it on the car.

Those boobs cast more than the car.