Scrapping!

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Oct 20, 2011 | 09:07 PM

ROD BROWN

Thread Starter

Drifting

Joined: Apr 2001

Posts: 1,779

Likes: 6

From: LOS ANGELES CA.

Scrapping!

Hey,guys I am having a problem with the bottom of the front of my Vette scrapping the tire stops in the praking lots.I try to be careful,but periodiclly I scrap the bottom side. My car is in perfect shape except those scrape marks.The car scrapes going out of my under ground parking garage and there isn't anything I can do about that.Any suggestions? ThanksRod

Last edited by ROD BROWN; Oct 20, 2011 at 09:09 PM.

Oct 20, 2011 | 09:10 PM

KenHorse

Team Owner

Joined: Aug 2007

Posts: 136,140

Likes: 2,432

From: I live my life by 2 rules. 1) Never share everything you know. 2)

St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13, '16-'17-'18

Prolly just your air damn. Very common in a Vette (even more so if it's lowered).

Now you know why they're so cheap and easy to replace

Oct 20, 2011 | 09:13 PM

JLargo

Burning Brakes

Joined: Apr 2006

Posts: 1,174

Likes: 53

From: Largo Florida

The only thing you can do is get used to it. Mine scrapes everywhere I go no matter how hard I try not to, so I just go slow and deal with it.

Oct 20, 2011 | 09:15 PM

C6ToGo

Safety Car

Joined: Dec 2006

Posts: 4,587

Likes: 1,667

From: Pearland / Houston Tx

If you have enough room, sometimes going at an angle helps.

Oct 20, 2011 | 09:40 PM

Gearhead Jim

Team Owner

Joined: Sep 2000

Posts: 25,015

Likes: 2,709

From: Far NW 'burbs of Chicago

St. Jude Donor '13

Quote:

Originally Posted by ROD BROWN

Hey,guys I am having a problem with the bottom of the front of my Vette scrapping the tire stops in the praking lots.I try to be careful,but periodiclly I scrap the bottom side. My car is in perfect shape except those scrape marks.The car scrapes going out of my under ground parking garage and there isn't anything I can do about that.Any suggestions? ThanksRod

Do you mean those little curbs that keep you from pulling in too far?
If so, you just need to learn where to stop. It's easy, my wife gets out and signals me how far to pull in.

Seriously, it takes practice and some concentration. If your car has HUD, the display is set to "appear" like it's even with your front bumper. That helps a little, but I'd be lost without the wife.

Oct 20, 2011 | 09:46 PM

Turbo6TA

Race Director

Joined: Mar 2011

Posts: 13,262

Likes: 3,151

From: SW Florida

2021 C6 of the Year Finalist - Modified

Or you can buy a "Curb Alert" ... Unfortunatly the one I bought didn't work and I sent it back to the supplier for a refund.

I still would like to have one ... It's really neat how it works (gives 3 "beeps" when you get close to one of those cement parking stops), but I am a little gun-shy of buying another one.