gutters vs lowered cars, pics within

kyro_02 · 21-08-2006, 12:46 PM

well........ the other day i reversed off my driveway... and off the gutter... broke a clip (but fixed it a day later) ... then yesterday i went to epping maccas... and went to park .. heard scrape sound then i reversed and it ripped my %#$WFG front bumper right off.. yes... it was laying right in front of my eyes i was like ... did that really happen!!!

all bumper mounts ripped off....

i think it's time for a new bumer bar.... can't drive far damn risky "OMGZ bro it turns a lotta heads" sik haha
i have pics for proof!!

**Polyal** · 21-08-2006, 12:47 PM

Ah man that sucks. Im not really to sure how you can over come that? Perhaps some rubber bits somewhere to take some of the shock?

Sick EB · 21-08-2006, 12:51 PM

yeah i know, i work there. the car park is crap. yeah u should get a new bumper

kyro_02 · 21-08-2006, 12:51 PM

yeah i dunno... i'm gonna buy a new bumper bar next week hopefully one that is the right colour... i was laughing cause i couldn't believe what had just happend... i'm not ****ed off i don't care anymore. the money all goes to petrol :P

klawsterfobik · 21-08-2006, 01:04 PM

what did it get caught on exactly. If there were bolts coming out of those concrete blocks you can take it to management and they'll pay for it

kyro_02 · 21-08-2006, 01:11 PM

yeah i dunno the only thing i can think of is that there was a gap and it just hooked onto it. I don't care anyway, was half my fault as i went off on the wrong angle out of my drive way and almost ripped it off, but i did fix it a day later ;)

second time not lucky, all mounts are ripped from the bumper .

CaRtZ · 21-08-2006, 02:07 PM

that sucks... and u dont even have an intercooler to show off! i think that a new bumper is the way to go...

Kryton · 21-08-2006, 03:00 PM

id be sending Maccas the bill for the repairs if it happened in their car park.
its worth a shot.

DOC · 21-08-2006, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by kyro_02

yeah i dunno the only thing i can think of is that there was a gap and it just hooked onto it. I don't care anyway, was half my fault as i went off on the wrong angle out of my drive way and almost ripped it off, but i did fix it a day later ;)
second time not lucky, all mounts are ripped from the bumper .

Not good news champ, but you do get better at driving parking lower cars with time, not the first or last time i have seen this happen, heads up if you hear your spoiler scrape when parking, never throw it in reverse ( as you have found out ) as 9/10 times it 1. wedges on to top of the concrete stop or 2. a lip falls over and grabs.

when if it happens it is best to check and if ok back of, and if not get 2 bodies 1 each side to lift the front while backing off,

when wedged or caught as soon as you hit reverse it is natural for the spoiler to grip and will do exactly what has happened.

I seen a brand new camry wedge it self not long ago, tried to tell the owner not to reverse and that i would help lift the car, he politley told me i was a tozzer and he would be right.

Hmmm after he ripped the full front off, i just smiled and walked away.

Rollin · 21-08-2006, 03:37 PM

I tore off my bumper a while back - was driving into a park and wasnt sure if the bar would clear the concrete block at the end, so I got my passenger to get out and have a look - cleared it by like 5mm.

went shopping, came back, hopped in the car and started to reverse out. Of course, the passenger was sitting in the car now instead of watching the front bar, which made the car a little lower than when i drove in...it hooked up on the way back...bugger :S didn't think of that!

4.9 EF Futura · 21-08-2006, 03:45 PM

Wow, tore that sucker clean off!

Living with lowered cars kinda like living with women. Just accept whatever happens

With some falcons... for example, an EF... you see people in stockers catching the things on car park bump stops, gutters, driveways etc.

What chance does a lowered one have lol.

5L · 21-08-2006, 03:49 PM

i tore my front bumper off late last year, if you peel back the strip in the grey part of the bumper there are screws there, you just use bigger screws than what was in there before and it should work.

kyro_02 · 21-08-2006, 03:52 PM

well i think i'm gonna leave it in the backyard and buy my step mums EA wagon to drive around whilst i get the ED fixed... at the moment i'm just driving the ED in to the ground unfortunently :(.

i could buy a new bar instead of buying an EA wagon... but... i have way more other stuff that needs fixing on the ED.... you name it i'll definately have a problem with...

power steering
brake booster & master cylinder
brake pads
wheel alignment
all bushes dried and cracked
uni joints are nackered
front bumper
thermastate

the list goes on.... but yeah i think it needs a rest, all this has happend since winton... oh well

EFFANATIC · 21-08-2006, 04:36 PM

Sorry to hear that mate as it looked so nice too. I think when **** happens just improve it !

Kil4Collingwood · 21-08-2006, 05:57 PM

My girlfriend tore the front bumper off her VL at Epping maccas too lol!

lv619 · 21-08-2006, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DOC

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I seen a brand new camry wedge it self not long ago, tried to tell the owner not to reverse and that i would help lift the car, he politley told me i was a tozzer and he would be right.

Hmmm after he ripped the full front off, i just smiled and walked away.

Ahhahahaha, awsome...

And yeah, having a low car and parking etc is a pain in the ***... you'll just have to learn to avoid parking at some places and being extra cautious with those damn cement parking blocks or whatever they are.

svo347 · 21-08-2006, 06:06 PM

After awhile you get good at parking with a lowered car

LUXO_8 · 21-08-2006, 06:07 PM

ouch......

i dont park fully into parks for that reason......damn mate

**Professor Farnsworth** · 21-08-2006, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Sick EB

yeah i know, i work there. the car park is crap. yeah u should get a new bumper

haha i've been waiting for this opportunity... every time i go to epping maccas they screw up my order.. twice they even forgot.. was sitting in the waiting bay and came back in , 'oh sorry what did you want again' ?! haha. The front counter staff always screw up our orders.. what's the DEAL!!

back on topic, yeah i scraped a wheel on the BF at the end car park on the epping plaza side. The far left one, it has a raised pavement immediately to the left, and you sometimes forget it's there when you back out.... screeeeeeeeech. Just don't park fully into the spot, or creeep veryyyy slowly, and if you hear a scrape, stop straight away, and reverse back a couple of cm.

EDXR6T · 21-08-2006, 06:23 PM

My bro JJM riped my XR front lip off at hallum hungry jacks:P

I Wanted to go drive thru but no he wanted to park it. Happen to slide over the concret slap didnt even hear it scrape over. bk in car in to revers and this old ladie was yelling out you droped somthing lol

NC_GHIA · 21-08-2006, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by MADNC_8

ouch......

i dont park fully into parks for that reason......damn mate

Same here.. And it is only going to get worse for my when I get my Kit..

santoitaliano · 21-08-2006, 10:07 PM

ive torn my front off twice

and my back off three times, with the last time crackng it right in the middle..

all in the comfort of my own driveway.. the pleasure of cars with fibreglass body kits and lowering....

snypereb · 21-08-2006, 10:09 PM

Ouch that sucks!

falcon351 · 21-08-2006, 10:38 PM

my dad ripped his VX clubsport front end off and then when they fixed it they forgot sum of the fixings but charged him for them. so he took it back (as u do) and inconvenienced another work day), and the holden guy wanted to charge him again, the total of about 63 cents for 3 bolt dealies or woteva the **** they were. bahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaa i love my car with its monster truck ride height cos i can take shortcuts across reserves and traffic islands!!!!! bahahahahahahahaha

starkersEB · 21-08-2006, 10:49 PM

I spent a day or two re glassing and resining my GT bar fixing cracks etc... only to catch it on a kurb at bloody marion shopping centre a few weeks later, and all of my good work went straight down the drain in a second. luckilly it just cracked again and i didint loose it.

sven · 22-08-2006, 03:45 PM

ahh bad luck there. my bro has done it on his 4X4 spec EA wagon (2 days after i did it on mine)!!

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Originally Posted by klawsterfobik

what did it get caught on exactly. If there were bolts coming out of those concrete blocks you can take it to management and they'll pay for it

good luck with that i've worked at shopping centres in maintenance and other area's and they just push you away. unless you can prove (with video evidence) thats where it happened you get NOTHING.. i "didnt" see a woman rip a whole in her exhaust on a brand new BA XR6 on a speedbump and she couldn't prove it wasn't like that so she got nothing.

goodluck with it mate.
Steve

tickford_ghia · 22-08-2006, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by davway

id be sending Maccas the bill for the repairs if it happened in their car park.
its worth a shot.

Dont think u will get very far with the mate. Im pretty sure maccas would messure there little concrete things and if they are higher than the legal height for a car (which im pretty sure they would be) then you'd end up with egg on your face. No point trying, just get a new bar, simple as that.

Rollin · 22-08-2006, 06:00 PM

I reckon most of the concrete blocks in most shopping centers are over 10cm high...Im going to measure them if I ever think to :P

My car is over 10cm the whole way through, the front bar is actually quite high IMHO, and it still caught :S

Would rather scrape the guts of the car on speed bumps than drive a stocker though

tickford_ghia · 22-08-2006, 06:38 PM

there is a reason for them being the height they are. It would be a safety concern. At the end of that you park your car at your own risk and if you inflict damage on your car by reversing and getting caught its your own fault. Dont think im being harsh this has happened to me before and believe me i was fuming but the best thing you can do is just bite the dust and get over it.

kyro_02 · 22-08-2006, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by tickford_ghia

believe me i was fuming but the best thing you can do is just bite the dust and get over it.

I was laughing... i don't no why... but i still laugh when i think 'bout it.

if anyone ever wants airflow to your 'cooler's .... or in general... come see me, my business is open 24/7. My house gutter is perfect for my application, and won't disappoint.