Need some reassurance
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Need some reassurance
I was cruising around the other night and thus far I have been very careful not bottom out on anything and have only scraped the plastic undercarriage.
The other night i was turning around and I scraped more than the plastic
I was horrified at the scrapage I heard... What kind of damage could I have done and what is most likely done???
The other night i was turning around and I scraped more than the plastic
I was horrified at the scrapage I heard... What kind of damage could I have done and what is most likely done???
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Only answer to the question is, get underneath and see what was scraped. Suspension, springs or anything could have bottomed out. If you don't see any fluid leaks, that's a good thing.
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Originally Posted by Luv My Vette
I was cruising around the other night and thus far I have been very careful not bottom out on anything and have only scraped the plastic undercarriage.
The other night i was turning around and I scraped more than the plastic
I was horrified at the scrapage I heard... What kind of damage could I have done and what is most likely done???
The other night i was turning around and I scraped more than the plastic
I was horrified at the scrapage I heard... What kind of damage could I have done and what is most likely done???
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I have scraped the plastic on a few occasions but this was a definite metalic scrape... I hated to hear it and am hoping it is nothing. I will be checking tomorrow for leaks, I don't think it was that bad but I am kinda paranoid after all it is my baby... I guess we all can relate
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Hard to tell without just looking under the car. Could have been the rocker panels or the air dam. It's hard to imagine scraping anything else unless you ran over an object or just have really poor suspension pieces. Hope it was nothing serious.
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Originally Posted by Luv My Vette
I have scraped the plastic on a few occasions but this was a definite metalic scrape... I hated to hear it and am hoping it is nothing. I will be checking tomorrow for leaks, I don't think it was that bad but I am kinda paranoid after all it is my baby... I guess we all can relate
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Originally Posted by wallemon
SO????? The suspense is killing me!!! Was it anything to be concerned about? I hope not.
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Where did it scrape?
If on the front, the noise you heard was your lower radiator support frame....commonly called the skidrails. If you look under the front of the car, you'll see the 2 rails poking out from under the front bumper just in front of the airdam.
You can get little wheels (framesavers) that bolt to those 2 rails to prevent scraping them further. A good investment if you find you scrape the rails often. Bottom item on this page:
https://www.aandacorvette.com/cart/s...sp?MainCatID=5
If on the front, the noise you heard was your lower radiator support frame....commonly called the skidrails. If you look under the front of the car, you'll see the 2 rails poking out from under the front bumper just in front of the airdam.
You can get little wheels (framesavers) that bolt to those 2 rails to prevent scraping them further. A good investment if you find you scrape the rails often. Bottom item on this page:
https://www.aandacorvette.com/cart/s...sp?MainCatID=5
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Originally Posted by Y2Kvert4me
Where did it scrape?
If on the front, the noise you heard was your lower radiator support frame....commonly called the skidrails. If you look under the front of the car, you'll see the 2 rails poking out from under the front bumper just in front of the airdam.
You can get little wheels (framesavers) that bolt to those 2 rails to prevent scraping them further. A good investment if you find you scrape the rails often. Bottom item on this page:
https://www.aandacorvette.com/cart/s...sp?MainCatID=5
If on the front, the noise you heard was your lower radiator support frame....commonly called the skidrails. If you look under the front of the car, you'll see the 2 rails poking out from under the front bumper just in front of the airdam.
You can get little wheels (framesavers) that bolt to those 2 rails to prevent scraping them further. A good investment if you find you scrape the rails often. Bottom item on this page:
https://www.aandacorvette.com/cart/s...sp?MainCatID=5
Thanks for the info