So howw many of us has already scratched the bumper?

thai357sig · 03-07-2009, 03:41 PM

I am referring to the bottom of the fron bumper do to high curbs while parking. I tried my damnest to be extra careful but one evening last week I pulled in too far and scratched it. I even thought about it before hand and even thought about placing some king of clear tape or something to prevent it. But too little too late.

ISAR · 03-07-2009, 03:49 PM

I understand your pain and aggravation. I learned this lesson from a previous car. So I am very aware curbs. Fortunately, the M is a short car so it's easier to pull into a parking slot and leave plenty of distance between the bumper and the curb and still be inside the parking slot.

niqui · 03-07-2009, 04:21 PM

you mean the lower part (practically under) of the front bumper, that has a weird soft texture to it, like felt and Styrofoam mixed?
i have heard it scrape a couple of times, from speed bumps.
or do you mean, the physically painted bumper, the low part///then no hits yet.

ooowowizstev · 03-07-2009, 04:28 PM

This has happened to me like twice. The very first time was 20 minutes after I took delivery. I drove up a steep driveway not expecting anything and then I hear a loud scratch. I was unhappy for the rest of the day...lol.

thai357sig · 03-07-2009, 04:33 PM

Niqui,
The actual bumper where the hexagonal screws are.

Rockclimber · 03-07-2009, 04:50 PM

My driveway got it once, hasn't happened again as now I am very cautious.

valeram · 03-07-2009, 05:02 PM

I scraped mine but at the soft felt bottom portion only. From then on, every time I drive on deep/high driveway, I switch the EDC to the hardest level.

rob612 · 03-07-2009, 05:12 PM

im guilty of scratching my front bumper..

gr8000 · 03-07-2009, 05:29 PM

I got mine scratched 2-3 times (in spite of the fact that I am very careful) but its minor scratches as I was going with close to zero speed over the bumps / curbs. But whats the fuss anyway, the scratches arent visible - its all in your mind!

bm_chief · 03-07-2009, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by thai357sig

I am referring to the bottom of the fron bumper do to high curbs while parking. I tried my damnest to be extra careful but one evening last week I pulled in too far and scratched it. I even thought about it before hand and even thought about placing some king of clear tape or something to prevent it. But too little too late.

It's next to impossible NOT to scratch it unless you drive in a desert. Got the bottom of the front scratch on a curb - bad. Also, pulled out that "Styrofoam" material that separates the bumper from the wheel well. Noticed it be hearing it scratch against the front wheels during turns. "Fixed" it with a wooden mallet. Got "kissed" in the rear twice: by a senile old fart in an S550 and by a soccer mom who assured me she was not blind... Oh, well... Unavoidable in real life. The way I see it: although it may be the best in the world, it's still just a car.

NugeMobile · 03-07-2009, 05:55 PM

ALL
THE
TIME!

And living in the LA area I feel it's totally unavoidable. At least you don't see it. I'm still very cautious but even still. I don't what the Ferrari guys do. You hear that scrape and it's like sandpaper in an open wound. I hate it. Oh well ... out of sight out of mind I guess :\

argonboy · 03-07-2009, 05:56 PM

Trying to make yourself sleep better tonight? Don't worry if you can't see it.

NugeMobile · 03-07-2009, 05:59 PM

Exactly....

NugeMobile · 03-07-2009, 06:00 PM

and there I places I flat-out REFUSE to go to because the pitch of the entry is too steep..."nope..sorry babe...pick a different restaurant.." hahah

Heat00 · 03-07-2009, 06:04 PM

im guilty of scraping too

NugeMobile · 03-07-2009, 06:16 PM

It's the small compromise of owning a high performance low profile car -- you can't avoid it. Stiffen-up the suspension if you see it coming and hit it at a slight angle -- I do this on occasion...

RafTheWeasel · 03-07-2009, 06:18 PM

This is why I am getting a knock off lip to protect the bottom of the bumper. Even if I did have scratches that were not visible I wouldn't fuss. Out of sight, out of mind!

Robin_NL · 03-07-2009, 06:35 PM

A few times a week.....scraaaaaatch.

And switching the EDC to 'hard' doesn't help either.

BUT I'm SO happy I didn't buy that black Murcielago because then things would be even worse LOL

FStop7 · 03-07-2009, 06:56 PM

I was really careful with mine but i ended up finally scratching it pretty good about two weeks ago. Doesn't bother me - out of sight, out of mind.

NugeMobile · 03-07-2009, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Robin Hood

A few times a week.....scraaaaaatch.

And switching the EDC to 'hard' doesn't help either.

BUT I'm SO happy I didn't buy that black Murcielago because then things would be even worse LOL

hahahahh! well said!

Jerktown · 03-07-2009, 10:30 PM

First time pulling into my spot at home on the way home from the dealer. Got it out of the way fast. Two or three times since then, too, and I only have ~250 miles on the car

spyderco10 · 03-08-2009, 12:12 AM

the concrete bump stop where i live has gotten mine twice, BUT, luckily I have venturshield on the bumper, and although the film got scraped, the bumper itself was undamaged. I carefully cut out the damaged section of the film, and stuck on a new piece to fit the cut out. good as new!

03-07-2009, 03:41 PM	#1
thai357sig Lieutenant 30 Rep 409 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Amerika iTrader: (0)	So howw many of us has already scratched the bumper? I am referring to the bottom of the fron bumper do to high curbs while parking. I tried my damnest to be extra careful but one evening last week I pulled in too far and scratched it. I even thought about it before hand and even thought about placing some king of clear tape or something to prevent it. But too little too late. __________________ 09'M3 JerezB/Tech/Cold/Prem/PDC/SR/Black Leather/ANTHRACITE Sycamore/IPOD/USB/Rear Sunshade/Premium Sounnd/6MT*Just Hit The Ground! Delivery 02/25/2009*
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ISAR Private First Class 16 Rep 136 Posts Drives: 2008 AW Coupe 6MT Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Lansing Mi iTrader: (0)	I understand your pain and aggravation. I learned this lesson from a previous car. So I am very aware curbs. Fortunately, the M is a short car so it's easier to pull into a parking slot and leave plenty of distance between the bumper and the curb and still be inside the parking slot. __________________
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03-07-2009, 04:21 PM	#3
niqui Brigadier General 127 Rep 3,110 Posts Drives: Jet Black E92 M3 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Canada iTrader: (7)	you mean the lower part (practically under) of the front bumper, that has a weird soft texture to it, like felt and Styrofoam mixed? i have heard it scrape a couple of times, from speed bumps. or do you mean, the physically painted bumper, the low part///then no hits yet.
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03-07-2009, 04:28 PM	#4
ooowowizstev Brigadier General 141 Rep 4,903 Posts Drives: '08 E92 M3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Los Angeles, Irvine iTrader: (4) Garage List 2008 BMW E92 M3 [10.00]	This has happened to me like twice. The very first time was 20 minutes after I took delivery. I drove up a steep driveway not expecting anything and then I hear a loud scratch. I was unhappy for the rest of the day...lol.
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03-07-2009, 04:33 PM	#5
thai357sig Lieutenant 30 Rep 409 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Amerika iTrader: (0)	Niqui, The actual bumper where the hexagonal screws are. __________________ 09'M3 JerezB/Tech/Cold/Prem/PDC/SR/Black Leather/ANTHRACITE Sycamore/IPOD/USB/Rear Sunshade/Premium Sounnd/6MT*Just Hit The Ground! Delivery 02/25/2009*
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03-07-2009, 04:50 PM	#6
Rockclimber Private 4 Rep 52 Posts Drives: E90 M3 2009 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	My driveway got it once, hasn't happened again as now I am very cautious.
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03-07-2009, 05:02 PM	#7
valeram Major 37 Rep 1,413 Posts Drives: 992 TTS, 991.2 GT3 T, F80 M3 C Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dublin, OH iTrader: (0)	I scraped mine but at the soft felt bottom portion only. From then on, every time I drive on deep/high driveway, I switch the EDC to the hardest level.
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03-07-2009, 05:12 PM	#8
rob612 Second Lieutenant 13 Rep 235 Posts Drives: e92 - m3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: California iTrader: (1)	im guilty of scratching my front bumper..
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03-07-2009, 05:29 PM	#9
gr8000 Major 72 Rep 1,171 Posts Drives: E92 M3 - DCT Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Athens, Greece iTrader: (0)	I got mine scratched 2-3 times (in spite of the fact that I am very careful) but its minor scratches as I was going with close to zero speed over the bumps / curbs. But whats the fuss anyway, the scratches arent visible - its all in your mind!
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NugeMobile Private First Class 13 Rep 152 Posts Drives: 2008 M3 (E90) Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	ALL THE TIME! And living in the LA area I feel it's totally unavoidable. At least you don't see it. I'm still very cautious but even still. I don't what the Ferrari guys do. You hear that scrape and it's like sandpaper in an open wound. I hate it. Oh well ... out of sight out of mind I guess :\
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03-07-2009, 05:56 PM	#12
argonboy First Lieutenant 12 Rep 306 Posts Drives: M3 E92 Space Gray Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bucharest, Romania iTrader: (1)	Trying to make yourself sleep better tonight? Don't worry if you can't see it. __________________
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NugeMobile Private First Class 13 Rep 152 Posts Drives: 2008 M3 (E90) Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	Exactly....
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NugeMobile Private First Class 13 Rep 152 Posts Drives: 2008 M3 (E90) Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	and there I places I flat-out REFUSE to go to because the pitch of the entry is too steep..."nope..sorry babe...pick a different restaurant.." hahah
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03-07-2009, 06:04 PM	#15
Heat00 Major 51 Rep 1,027 Posts Drives: 2008 E90 M3 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Weston, Florida iTrader: (0)	im guilty of scraping too __________________ 08 - M3 Sparkling Graphite/blk leather/tech/6 speed 08 - 335i Sport/Prem/Auto White/Terra - AA Exhaust 07 Acura MDX Tech, 07 G35S /Nav
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NugeMobile Private First Class 13 Rep 152 Posts Drives: 2008 M3 (E90) Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	It's the small compromise of owning a high performance low profile car -- you can't avoid it. Stiffen-up the suspension if you see it coming and hit it at a slight angle -- I do this on occasion...
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03-07-2009, 06:18 PM	#17
RafTheWeasel Private 2 Rep 59 Posts Drives: 2008 AW E90 M3 Join Date: May 2008 Location: NW Chicago iTrader: (0)	This is why I am getting a knock off lip to protect the bottom of the bumper. Even if I did have scratches that were not visible I wouldn't fuss. Out of sight, out of mind!
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03-07-2009, 06:35 PM	#18
Robin_NL S0THPAW 8717 Rep 7,846 Posts Drives: HS M2 Competition Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Netherlands iTrader: (0)	A few times a week.....scraaaaaatch. And switching the EDC to 'hard' doesn't help either. BUT I'm SO happy I didn't buy that black Murcielago because then things would be even worse LOL
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03-07-2009, 06:56 PM	#19
FStop7 I like cars 329 Rep 5,052 Posts Drives: M6 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Newbury Park, CA iTrader: (3)	I was really careful with mine but i ended up finally scratching it pretty good about two weeks ago. Doesn't bother me - out of sight, out of mind. __________________ My photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/racelap/
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03-07-2009, 10:30 PM	#21
Jerktown Private First Class 6 Rep 127 Posts Drives: 09 E90 M3-DCT Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bay Area, California iTrader: (0)	First time pulling into my spot at home on the way home from the dealer. Got it out of the way fast. Two or three times since then, too, and I only have ~250 miles on the car
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03-08-2009, 12:12 AM	#22
spyderco10 Colonel 63 Rep 2,426 Posts Drives: AW E92 M3 6MT Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Honolulu, HI iTrader: (0)	the concrete bump stop where i live has gotten mine twice, BUT, luckily I have venturshield on the bumper, and although the film got scraped, the bumper itself was undamaged. I carefully cut out the damaged section of the film, and stuck on a new piece to fit the cut out. good as new! __________________ “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” - John 3:16 Last edited by spyderco10; 03-08-2009 at 03:24 PM..
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