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Need a reality check - scraped underside of bumper on parking block
Combination of recovering from baking in the sun and just afternoon tiredness but was careless and pulled over a parking stop. Not the first time ever, but this time it was way careless. Usually never have issues with gauging the distance but not sure why I was so out of it mentally this time, almost like I knew it was going to happen in slow motion.
Anyway, given all the unmatched paint stories circulating on the forum, I was wondering what people's long term plans are for their front ends on SWP/whiteout and WRB, which are typically hard to match.
It's visible when on your knees, looking straight at car from around headlight level, and I've touched up a bit to remove the black scrapes that catch the eye (the part that starts to slope upward in the middle of bumper, between the two fangs). Fangs themselves are pretty scraped on the underside, rides up to 1" below tip of fang.
I'm thinking of a few options.
1) just leave it forever, car has been to the track and will be back. It's my DD, it's going to happen (in the lead)
2) replace with OEM down the line after more chips and dents and have it painted (good option, but not super keen on having non-factory paint
3) body kit front bumper after same conditions in #2, Chargespeed front end looks great but that comes with the headache of fitting aftermarket parts, and paint as well.
Any sage advice from owners farther down the lifecycle would be greatly appreciated.
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