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zonda 01-31-2015 08:54 PM

How bad does this scratch look?
 
Just picked up a 2014 BRZ. Let my mom park the car and she hit the curb. Theres a 1 inch scratch at the very bottom of the front right bumper. Does this look like an expensive fix?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzJ...5vMi05U00/view
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzJ...gyQnZCXzg/view

zonda 01-31-2015 08:56 PM

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzJ...gyQnZCXzg/view
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzJ...5vMi05U00/view

aznatama 01-31-2015 09:09 PM

looks too large for simple touch up paint, but it may be possible? not sure. I hever used touch up for more than a tiny spot or scratch. Looks like a lot more involved than a simple touch up.

Stop by a body shop and ask them. Alternative is to get a lip that covers that part.

Burrcold 01-31-2015 09:17 PM

It's so low on the bumper I would just do a tidy touch up job and forget it.

Tcoat 01-31-2015 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burrcold (Post 2113435)
It's so low on the bumper I would just do a tidy touch up job and forget it.

Yep! It may be the first but probably not the last. Touch it up and even though you will know it is there nobody else will likely ever notice.

el-92 02-01-2015 08:24 PM

That's nothing just forget about it .

Choco 02-01-2015 08:38 PM

If you plan to drive it daily, you will eventually get worse marks than that...

N1rve 02-01-2015 11:25 PM

Just use touch up paint. It's in a very low area that most people will miss anyways.

zonda 02-01-2015 11:44 PM

ah i guess you guys are right. was pretty depressed, but i felt better after i read the responses. off to touch up paint i go!

Ultramaroon 02-01-2015 11:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zonda (Post 2114491)
ah i guess you guys are right. was pretty depressed, but i felt better after i read the responses. off to touch up paint i go!

That's the spirit! Fugettaboutit.

WesleyG 02-02-2015 12:40 AM

thats not so bad, Its a car...these things happen. get on with life

Drewfellas 02-08-2015 03:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zonda (Post 2113416)
Just picked up a 2014 BRZ. Let my mom park the car and she hit the curb. Theres a 1 inch scratch at the very bottom of the front right bumper. Does this look like an expensive fix?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzJ...5vMi05U00/view
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzJ...gyQnZCXzg/view

Don't repair it just yet. Accumulate more and than fix it. As of now I wouldn't, I have a lot of chips and scrapes. Wait until it is necessary, if it was metal I'd say touch it up, but front bumper and rear are meant to hit or take beating.


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