Scraped The Underside Of My Front Bumper - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Therightmike · 08-19-2013, 02:58 PM

I was exiting a gas station into traffic. I never thought for a second that the car might bottom out on the road, not even that much of an incline. Heard a Scraping sound and pulled over.

There is a 1.5 inch square scrape on the underside of my front bumper by the "fang" part that sticks out. You can't see it, its completely underneath.

My question is, what should I do to prevent it from getting worse? Take it to the dealership to get it touched up? Plasti dip the underside of the front bumper? Just Leave it?

Thanks for the help!

Kimsey47 · 08-19-2013, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Therightmike

I was exiting a gas station into traffic. I never thought for a second that the car might bottom out on the road, not even that much of an incline. Heard a Scraping sound and pulled over.

There is a 1.5 inch square scrape on the underside of my front bumper by the "fang" part that sticks out. You can't see it, its completely underneath.

My question is, what should I do to prevent it from getting worse? Take it to the dealership to get it touched up? Plasti dip the underside of the front bumper? Just Leave it?

Thanks for the help!

Did the same thing but decided to just leave it as it is impossible to see. The plastidip idea doesn't sound bad though!

ayau · 08-19-2013, 03:02 PM

I'd just leave it. Even if you get it touched up, you're bound to scrape it again.

Plastic dip won't be thick enough to protect the bumper. Your only option is to add an aftermarket front lip.

The good thing is that the bumper is plastic, which means you won't have to worry about rust forming.

Therightmike · 08-19-2013, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ayau

I'd just leave it. Even if you get it touched up, you're bound to scrape it again.

Plastic dip won't be thick enough to protect the bumper. Your only option is to add an aftermarket front lip.

The good thing is that the bumper is plastic, which means you won't have to worry about rust forming.

Will more paint flake off over time? Will it get worse or stay the same with Canadian winters?

SliverBrz · 08-19-2013, 04:59 PM

I did this too not to long ago, was sad about it for a week then decided to throw on a lip lol.

To be honest, you can't see it, it won't rust so i'd just leave it.

xXDeathMaliCeXx · 08-19-2013, 05:27 PM

About a week or two ago I scraped coming out of my buddy's driveway. I hate those driveways that have the same curb as the side of the road...scraped the crap out of the front bumper. I don't really care, even though I'm not lowered scraping is just part of the game

I just have to be more careful next time and take it at a heavy angle.

Just throw a front lip on there or leave it. It won't get any worse than it is right now without scraping more.

rcm47 · 08-19-2013, 05:52 PM

#lowcarproblems

You learn to live with it.

Wes · 08-19-2013, 06:02 PM

You should be fine, or just throw on a lip like everyone says. No point in touching up since its bound to happen again esp if you can't even see it.

Acree · 08-19-2013, 06:38 PM

Just an option here, but I've always had the idea to take the front bumper off and sand the entire underside. Rough it up really really well and then take it to a place that does trunk bed liners. Apply a healthy layer and it should protect the bumper pretty well.

FRiSson · 08-19-2013, 09:17 PM

Got the same thing hitting some debris in the road at night. Cover it up with some industrial rubber adhesive.

Slash · 08-19-2013, 09:22 PM

So sand all of the paint off, rough it up, and bed liner it. To protect it? You just destroyed it to make it look worse.

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GTB/ZR-1 · 08-19-2013, 09:22 PM

The good news is that only roadkill will see it--I wouldn't sweat it.

My wife (unbeknownst to me--until much later) rode it up on a curb the first night I got it.

ghoti · 08-19-2013, 09:44 PM

2013 people still care about small unnoticeable underbody scrapings?

Acree · 08-19-2013, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slash

So sand all of the paint off, rough it up, and bed liner it. To protect it? You just destroyed it to make it look worse.

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You're an idiot. Try actually reading the post.

08-19-2013, 02:58 PM	#1
Therightmike Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Drives: BRZ Gertrude Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Scraped The Underside Of My Front Bumper I was exiting a gas station into traffic. I never thought for a second that the car might bottom out on the road, not even that much of an incline. Heard a Scraping sound and pulled over. There is a 1.5 inch square scrape on the underside of my front bumper by the "fang" part that sticks out. You can't see it, its completely underneath. My question is, what should I do to prevent it from getting worse? Take it to the dealership to get it touched up? Plasti dip the underside of the front bumper? Just Leave it? Thanks for the help!

08-19-2013, 09:22 PM	#12
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ayau Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: Some rust bucket Location: Polar ice cap Posts: 3,058 Thanks: 312 Thanked 1,046 Times in 556 Posts Mentioned: 37 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'd just leave it. Even if you get it touched up, you're bound to scrape it again. Plastic dip won't be thick enough to protect the bumper. Your only option is to add an aftermarket front lip. The good thing is that the bumper is plastic, which means you won't have to worry about rust forming.

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Wes Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: JRSC'd Asphalt FR-S Location: SoCal Posts: 1,317 Thanks: 868 Thanked 436 Times in 260 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	You should be fine, or just throw on a lip like everyone says. No point in touching up since its bound to happen again esp if you can't even see it.

08-19-2013, 06:38 PM	#9
Acree Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 13 CSB BRZ Ltd Location: United States Posts: 1,035 Thanks: 147 Thanked 530 Times in 286 Posts Mentioned: 39 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Just an option here, but I've always had the idea to take the front bumper off and sand the entire underside. Rough it up really really well and then take it to a place that does trunk bed liners. Apply a healthy layer and it should protect the bumper pretty well.

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FRiSson Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: FR-S MT Location: New England Posts: 1,081 Thanks: 118 Thanked 483 Times in 241 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Got the same thing hitting some debris in the road at night. Cover it up with some industrial rubber adhesive.

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Slash Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: 2013 FRS Location: Northeast ohio Posts: 131 Thanks: 6 Thanked 90 Times in 43 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	So sand all of the paint off, rough it up, and bed liner it. To protect it? You just destroyed it to make it look worse. Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 2

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ghoti Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: orange BRZ Location: SoCal Posts: 19 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	2013 people still care about small unnoticeable underbody scrapings?

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