How bad does this scratch look? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

zonda · 01-31-2015, 09:54 PM

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, 09:56 PM

aznatama · 01-31-2015, 10:09 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, 10:17 PM

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

Tcoat · 01-31-2015, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Burrcold

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, 09:24 PM

That's nothing just forget about it .

Choco · 02-01-2015, 09:38 PM

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

N1rve · 02-02-2015, 12:25 AM

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

zonda · 02-02-2015, 12:44 AM

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 · 02-02-2015, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by zonda

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, 01:40 AM

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

Drewfellas · 02-08-2015, 04:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zonda

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.

01-31-2015, 09:54 PM	#1
zonda Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2014 WRB BRZ Location: Torrance Posts: 57 Thanks: 17 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	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

01-31-2015, 10:09 PM	#3
aznatama Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Drives: 2014 BRZ MT (Sold); 2006 V70R Location: Fairfax Posts: 873 Thanks: 10 Thanked 186 Times in 150 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	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. __________________ '14 BRZ LTD MT DGM

01-31-2015, 10:17 PM	#4
Burrcold Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Drives: Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,624 Thanks: 763 Thanked 1,586 Times in 776 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It's so low on the bumper I would just do a tidy touch up job and forget it. __________________

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zonda Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2014 WRB BRZ Location: Torrance Posts: 57 Thanks: 17 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	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!

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