Stupid Mistake today

[X2sandman]

3 weeks and the MP5 is already hurting..

I went into work today and in the parking lot we have these rock pieces infront of each parking space, so as usual i park about 8" from it. I pull up the e-brake, shut off the radio, and then, for some reason, take my foot off the clutch before i shut off the car (I usually keep it in 1st gear when parked). Bad Move.... The car stalls, but while doing so bucks about 1 foot foward and up onto this rock ledge. I back away slowly and look at the damage.

The rock sliced a piece of the bottom front off and made a few scuff marks on the lower spoiler.

This sucks a lot since I have no money to get it fixxed, i was thinking a lip might cover up the damage, but im not sure if it's too high.

 

[KYMP5]

any pics. i had some similar damage from what it sounds like and my lip covered it up

 

[mp3girly]

Sucks dude, you P5s need to have the little black plastic catch-all-the-scratches lip like the MP3s got. It's saved me before in a similar situation.

 

[KYMP5]

i have one, its called the dg c/f front lip

 

[X2sandman]

kymp5- I just tried to take pics but it is almost on the lower part of the bumper, so it's really hard to get a shot of it. Let me try and find a picture of bumper and i'll use paint to point out the damage.

 

[mp3girly]

i have one, its called the dg c/f front lip

No, bad! You're not allowed to scratch that! *beats with a rolled up newspaper*

 

[KYMP5]

cool, the lip that i have covers almost all the paint up the the bottom of the lower grill and fog lights.

 

[KYMP5]

ive only scratched the bottom a bit. its impossible to have as a daily driver and never scratch it. i have it off right now for repairs and fresh paint but will put it back on in march or april

 

[X2sandman]

here is like what the damage is

The line on the right is the crack and the mark in the middle is where it is scuffed. I think a body shop would be able to fix it possibly.

 

[X2sandman]

If anyone knows someone around the MA area who has a sunlight silver bumper that has maybe upgraded to a body kit or something, please let me know.

 

[KYMP5]

my lip would cover that

 

[X2sandman]

do you have a pic from the front of the car, or measuremrents of how much space it takes up

 

[fkmp5]

the dgm/autoexe lip would definately cover that.. see attached pic.. the blue area is what would be covered..

of course, it would also be 1-2 inches lower with the lip and the dgm is fiberglass.. so if you pulled a stunt like that again with the lip on, you will completely destroy the lip

good luck.. i rubbed my front bumper on a curb backing out of a parking spot and covered it up with a dgm front lip.. and now i love the look with the lip anyway..

 

[KYMP5]

not right now, i dont have the lip on the car to take another pic either. ill look through what i have and see if i can find a closer pic

 

[X2sandman]

Hrm....Interesting.

How much would one of these DGM lips run?

I think i could get a whole new aftermarket bumper for around 3xx, so im not sure which would be better. I think if i can find someone with a stock bumper ill buy that and throw that on.

 

[KYMP5]

there are several lips out there and some can be had for good prices. the dg one is around 400 i think, but its carbon fiber. there is a gb for a f/g lip and exe replica grill for 275

 

[X2sandman]

Would this totally replace the broken area, or just snap ontop of it with double sided tape or something?

 

[Brian MP5T]

Just looking at where it's busted, I don't know how much a lip would fix the problem man. It's more expensive but my solution will definitely fix the problem. Save a bit and get a front clip. I have seen that they start at around $300 - $500. I know that answer is s***, sorry man.

 

[X2sandman]

I know exactly what you're saying. I was thinking that maybe i could find someone around here that has gotten a full body kit and has the front clip lying around and i could buy it off them. I think it would be a much better solution.

 

[KYMP5]

the lip would only hide the problem so to fix it correctly i would have to agree with brian