How Often You Scrape Your Front Air Dam?

[Tom and Vipers]

I do it once per 1000 miles.

Unfortunately, since I am getting better "reading" road surfaces, the latter scrapes were more bizarre and some could not have been avoided!

 

[JonB]

All the time. Sounds worse than it ever is. Buy Turtle Wax "Color back" or Color Guard or some such.

The 2" dam scrapes....the facis is VERY flexible.

Add a 3-fingered aluminum chin-guard and LOSE 1/8" clearance but gain peace of mind. About $140 from FasRack...not PartsRack !

 

[GTS Bruce]

I scrape the bugs off of it every time I wash it. Bruce

 

[Richard K]

With Eibach springs and the Autoform chinsplitter, the tip of my GTS is 3-1/4" inches off the road... lots of scraping! I used to use the colored wax, This Summer I started using an airbrush with the original base paint and clear urethane... buff it out 48 hours later.. Looks like new after I'm done. Don't be afraid to try this, it not brain surgery and it doesn't take a lot of time. I've even re-cleared some areas on the hood that had some deeper swirls.

 

[slaughterj]

Almost daily

The roads around here ****!

 

[Vreracing]

I usually scrape mine coming through the alley way leaving my house and then I scrape it leaving my office. It have not seen after about 2200 scrapes any appreciable change in the fascia.

 

[Matt M PA]

I am careful.. REALLY careful, and have a few instances with that..but have been able to touch it up so that if looks perfect. However...I was wondering about using one of the cheap clear plastic door edge guards...the ones about 36" long..along the straight part of the air dam. ( you know the ones---they come in gold too, and kids cover every edge of the Hyundais with it) It should just slide on and may be the new layer that scratches....instead of your paint.

 

[SoCal Rebell]

Every time I pull out of my driveway (not enough room to get the angle).

 

[Chuck 98 RT/10]

All the time. I gave up trying to save it long ago. Think of it like loosing virginity.

 

[VIPERESS]

Just every once and a while. You need to know the exact angle to take things at...practice makes perfect

Laura
I actually had my entire 3 car driveway redone to change the steepness of the pitch, so I wouldn't scrape going into my own garage, the original angle was just way too steep, my house is on a private road, so my driveway now extends right into the street

 

[Viper Wizard]

If it's not scratched your not DRIVING IT!!

Only you know it's there.

 

[Vreracing]

I was just curious after scraping so many times that I was doing some serious damage to the underside of the car. There was almost nothing of note after thousands of scrapes.

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