C5 Underside Bumper Scratches
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From: Export Pa.
C5 Underside Bumper Scratches
I noticed a lot of scratches on the forwrd side of my Y2K front urethane bumper. I have installed the Elite Engineering roller kit in the front support bars that will protect the bars. I'm also careful not to pull over low parking butments. Maybe this is an inherent problem with the low front of the C5s?
The scratches are in the clear coat but deep. I used a buffer withsome mild compound to clean these up a little.
Regards,
Dave K.
The scratches are in the clear coat but deep. I used a buffer withsome mild compound to clean these up a little.
Regards,
Dave K.
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The roller bumpers help, but there will be some things that are just going to scratch the fascia if you are unlucky enough to run into them. With the C5 sitting so low, it's hard not to occasionally run into something.
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I too have the rollers........and deep scratches under the nose. However, since only drunks crawling around on their hands and knees actually see them, I just painted them in with the proper touch up paint.
No one ever notices them now, even me! I like!!
No one ever notices them now, even me! I like!!
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Originally Posted by fixvet
I too have the rollers........and deep scratches under the nose. However, since only drunks crawling around on their hands and knees actually see them, I just painted them in with the proper touch up paint.
No one ever notices them now, even me! I like!!
No one ever notices them now, even me! I like!!
good one about the drunks,, I agree just some touch up paint will do fine..!
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