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Okay.... I was at a friends house last night and he has a really steep driveway. I had had a little to drink but I had to go move my car so somebody could get out. Anyways, I backed up but the driveway was too steep in the spot that I backed up and all I could hear was loud scratching. I pulled back forward really quick and got out to look at what I did and the bottom of the back bumper was scratched to crap. I wanted to cry.[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif[/IMG]

 
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that really sucks!!!

 
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edit: i show no remorse for people that lower and already too low honda civic. you do the mod, you take responsibility for what might happen in a situation.

 
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going sideways like its a speedbump helps a bit... also go slow and dont have anyone in the car... at my friends house, my car scrapes if i have 4 people in the car...

 

i have never once scraped my car....i scraped my exhaust wheni first got it, but no more.....i agree with LIKE....however it sucks to hear that cars have been injured.....

 
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Must be a pain to have your car lowered. I really don't look foward to lowering my car but I have to so it looks cool and better suspension!

 
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At least it's the bottom of the bumper. Nobody is gonna see it.

 
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[IMG]i/expressions/beer_yum.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/beer_yum.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/beer_yum.gif[/IMG]she already told us she was under the effect of watever she was drinkin,friend dont let friend drive when they been drinkin(hard to do in real life).live with the mistake and be a better driver.

 
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Oh man, you think that's bad...

about a week after I got my Civic I was trying to get out of my friend's curvy driveway and I somehow managed to drive into a rock with the front left side of the bumper...you can see the dent in this pic:



I wasn't even drunk so I don't have an excuse [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/IMG]

I tried to use the dent as an excuse to get a cool bodykit but my dad wouldn't let me (he owns it)

And it's plastic so there's no way to hammer it out or anything

Any suggestions?

 
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i hate them too.. mine is so steep that when i drive down mine i scrape if i go down and cut it at the end.. and this is stock.. sucks for me cause if i want to get a kit ill have to park it the road.

 
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what dent? i dont see any!! try to go over those driveways in a diagonal angle if space allows and do that slowly.make sure u have enough space.

 
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Bay area driveways are narrow and steep. I scratch the bottom quite frequently ...and I gotta bone stock car.

-Aki

 
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Quoted by: JohnnyLee
"Lowering" your car doesn't necessarily mean you have better suspension. Idealy what you want is the car to hold the road much better. Having lowering springs which are hard will make you bounce more and actually not stick to the road as well. Idealy what you want is soft springs, REALLY good shocks and you'll hold the road a lot better. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/IMG]

 
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Ideally if you daily drive and auto X sometimes then adjustable coilover system is what you really need, to set your coilovers at soft for daily use and set the suspension to hard for track days. Contrary to what Mr. Mazda thinks a hard suspension handles better, its just that roads have dips and are not meant for a hard setup.

If you lower your car for looks only but daily drive, and do not participate in race events then go with a moderate drop, and a soft damper.

And if you want all show then pay the extra money and go with an airbag setup.

Oh and BTW if You call Goldline they can put together a full coilover package for you for a decent price. I'm still waiting for my Tokicos.

 
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My bro did the same thing going to the Hot Imports night show in A/C. He cracked and scraped his front and rear bumper

 
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NOW can you see it?

 
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ouch.. just pop it back out and you wont have that dent, but you will have those mean scratches tho...

 
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will it just "pop" out? I thought since it was plastic it was deformed? It's worth a try...

And the scratches I can clean up and touch up I guess. It's not a big deal anyway, it's been like that for about 2 months and no one has noticed...I could do the same to the other side and say it's "styling"

 
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ya it should pop out... heat it up with a blow dryer to soften it a bit, get to the other side of the bumper through the fender well and just push it out.