The one time I pulled into a parking space nose first, I scraped my plastic OEM splitter on the curb! 99.999999% of the time, I back into a space, but the traffic at the local convenience store prevented that.

So, anyone have any tips or tricks to "buff out", or make the scrapes disappear? This splitter is less than 2 months old!

 

When pulling in I stop way before I think I need to. I'm sure a sanding disc will smooth out the scrapes

 

Curb Alert!

CURB ALERT!

CURB ALERT!!!

Did I mention curb alert?

charles

 

I scraped mine pretty good one day driving up a slight incline. Most of the damage was on the bottom but there was quite a rash. I used a course flat file on it and in 10 minutes you'd never know it had been hurt.

 

I like you usually back in but if I can,t I usually leave a couple of feet when I get out if it looks to silly I just get back in and pull up a couple I,d rather look like a dope than be a dope and hit the splitter not meaning by any means that your a dope sh#t happens just leave extra extra room even if it means getting back in to pull up a foot or 2

 

+1


lisa

 

Same here, I always stop way before I think I need to, then after I park I get and see I'm only about 2 inches from the curb..lol. Lots of close calls with this car, front end is longer than what it seems when parking

 

I just did the same thing earlier today. I didn't notice the concrete curb stop was at an angle. Looks like someone pulled it out of it's original spot. Curb alert may not have picked it up due to the angle. I just wet sanded and am laying down some more paint and clear coat. It will look as good as new.

 

At the end of every truck driving championship is a front line stop. It is scored by how close you get but go past with the front edge of the bumper it's 0. There are several tricks used to know when to stop. One is to sit in different trucks with the front bumper on a line that continues left. Sit in the normal driving position and look at where the line crosses the A pillar. The front stop line is short so you need to find a imperfection in the pavement straight out from it in the pre walk so I don't normally use that method. But in a parking space there is normally something in line with the curb like more curb. If you go to a parking lot and get someone to line up the front of your car with a line, and notice where it crosses some part of your drivers window frame, you will know when you are going to hit. Make sure the car is at a perfect 90 to the line when setting up to find the mark. Then practice driving up to the line and stopping as close as you can. It takes a little practice to learn how to do it. In the old days the line was long but as everyone knew the trick the scores were all about the same. Now the line is shorter than the width of the truck so I use the time count method from when it vanishes over the hood. That how ever won't work as well here as the speed is critical for it to work. I know where that mark is on all my vehicles and can stop 1 or 2 inches from a curb if I want to. I stop back about a foot though. Hope this helps someone here.

 

I GOT MINE!
First mod I did to my Vette. You gotta get one.

 

A few months ago, I miss judged the angle of a concrete apron.

I hit it going forward at about 3 miles an hour, and then slowly backed down, scraping the splitter on the way down as well. Urgggh!

I picked up a package of assorted sandpaper, very course to very fine grit, at Wal-Mart.

I used the coarse grit to remove the ugly ragged edge along the bottom of the splitter, and then increasingly finer grits to finish the job.

After I was done, I gave it a coat of Meguiar's Cleaner Wax, and it looks absolutely perfect, once again. Without a magnifying glass, you'd never be able to tell it was damaged.

Here are a few photos taken afterwards...

 

I have yet to hit my front splitter although im sure I will but my side skirts are taking a beating it seams every time I hit something its with the side skirts

 

My splitter will drag during "Spirited" driving on entry to an uphill turn under braking. Both on my 07 Z and 13 GS. The GS is worse than the Z. Both are stock ride height. (GS has Mag Ride)

I use a 3M sanding block, then hit it with some 303 Protectant.

 

Thanks guys!