front Bumpers get hit by pebbles a lot while driving?
07-02-2005, 01:11 AM
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front Bumpers get hit by pebbles a lot while driving?
im just wonderin does a lot of your guys cars get hit by pebble n shiet on the road a lot?! does your guys front bumper get lil chippings with the marks from where it got hit by the pebbles? my front bumper gets new pebble marks all the damn time!! -_- how can u prevent the marks from showin on ur front bumper with the lil paint missin off the bumper n **** 
. what can i do to get my car feelin smooth on the paint all the timee?
. what can i do to get my car feelin smooth on the paint all the timee?
07-02-2005, 05:22 AM
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Re: (pdiggitydogg)
It is a car, it is supposed to be driven. you will get these chips. But I guess you can always just use painters tape whenever you drive to keep your bumper from getting chips.
07-02-2005, 06:05 AM
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Re: front Bumpers get hit by pebbles a lot while driving? (slikz714)
I have a lot on mine too...It was repainted a few months ago and I already have about a dozen small chips on the bumper and hood...What I did was when the car was repainted, I took home the extra paint from the body shop so whenever I get a chip I touch it up with a brush and it blends in pretty nicely. There are also companies who make a clear "bra" for your car, which is basically just a layer of clear tape that you trim to fit over the hood and bumper. I would imagine getting that back off might become a problem though...As Ej1_coupe said, it is a car and it is supposed to be driven, so sometimes you just have to deal with them, but good luck 
07-02-2005, 07:51 AM
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Re: front Bumpers get hit by pebbles a lot while driving? (93allmotorcoupe)
man, you guys would cry after seeing the rocks they use on the roads up here in the winter.
07-02-2005, 07:58 AM
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Re: front Bumpers get hit by pebbles a lot while driving? (ZC88CRX)
Yea my front bumper is pretty beat up also. I have hundreds of small rock chips. Also my paint is chipping off from all the rocks hitting it. My bumper looks like *** 
But I drive my car everyday so i have to live with it.
But I drive my car everyday so i have to live with it.
07-02-2005, 08:05 AM
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Re: front Bumpers get hit by pebbles a lot while driving? (R_star)
I used to have a couple spare bumpers lying around, so I didn't care about rock chips. I usually rock an unpainted bumper in the winter because Idaho roads lick ***** with all the sand and **** on the roads.
I really thought about getting the clear bra ****, but it was really expensive to have it custom molded to my kit.
I really thought about getting the clear bra ****, but it was really expensive to have it custom molded to my kit.
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07-02-2005, 09:22 AM
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Re: front Bumpers get hit by pebbles a lot while driving? (slikz714)
the only way to avoid it is not to drive your car, but come on you need your car, it happened all the time w/ my old eg hatch... theres really nothing you can do....
07-02-2005, 11:42 AM
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only thing you can REALLY do is, NOT drive your car.
Now don't take that the wrong way,
I mean, if you really love your car, and want to keep it mint. Then get yourself a beater for a daily driver, and only use that to drive to/from work, or any highway/long driving.
Then you can just drive ur fav car on the weekends or whatever. And be careful on the freeways, give ppl in front of u plenty of space,
avoid big trucks, cuz they're the ones that throw up the most rocks.
Just my 2cents on it.
personally I think cars are meant to be driven
Now don't take that the wrong way,
I mean, if you really love your car, and want to keep it mint. Then get yourself a beater for a daily driver, and only use that to drive to/from work, or any highway/long driving.
Then you can just drive ur fav car on the weekends or whatever. And be careful on the freeways, give ppl in front of u plenty of space,
avoid big trucks, cuz they're the ones that throw up the most rocks.
Just my 2cents on it.
personally I think cars are meant to be driven
07-02-2005, 01:09 PM
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Re: (Phi)
i think if you have a nice, well done car with chips on teh bumper... you're bad ***. you have a sick car... but you drive it, theres not much cooler than that. i have little bug and rock marks on my bumper but i wear them like a badge of pride, thats right, i drive my car and i love every second of it.
07-02-2005, 01:10 PM
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Re: (kevpotts)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kevpotts »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i think if you have a nice, well done car with chips on teh bumper... you're bad ***. you have a sick car... but you drive it, theres not much cooler than that. i have little bug and rock marks on my bumper but i wear them like a badge of pride, thats right, i drive my car and i love every second of it.</TD></TR></TABLE>
well said
well said
07-02-2005, 01:24 PM
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they lay down a **** ton of cinders during the winter which helps when its icy out, but after the snow is gone the cinders are everywhere. no matter how far back you stay from the person in front of you cinders will still own your bumper and lip. i was thinking about getting one of those "invisible bras" for the front of my car, but i dont know if it'd be worth it.
07-02-2005, 10:08 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TRE_ »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">they lay down a **** ton of cinders during the winter which helps when its icy out, but after the snow is gone the cinders are everywhere. no matter how far back you stay from the person in front of you cinders will still own your bumper and lip. i was thinking about getting one of those "invisible bras" for the front of my car, but i dont know if it'd be worth it.</TD></TR></TABLE>
**** the invisible bra. If I have to drive my car again this winter I am just going to buy the factory civic bra!
**** the invisible bra. If I have to drive my car again this winter I am just going to buy the factory civic bra!
07-02-2005, 10:20 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by R_star »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
**** the invisible bra. If I have to drive my car again this winter I am just going to buy the factory civic bra! </TD></TR></TABLE>
**** factory civic bras...they trap water, dirt and all sorts of **** under the part that goes across the hood and developes rust wicked quick.
Just deal with the chips and scratches...they are battle scars.
**** the invisible bra. If I have to drive my car again this winter I am just going to buy the factory civic bra!
</TD></TR></TABLE>**** factory civic bras...they trap water, dirt and all sorts of **** under the part that goes across the hood and developes rust wicked quick.
Just deal with the chips and scratches...they are battle scars.