03-18-2013, 04:20 PM | #1 |
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Road Debris vs. M5
Well, at lunch today I had some sort of road debris thrown up on my car.
Clear bra helped, but I think the bumper cover will need replacing, so not much help there. What do you guys think?
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03-18-2013, 04:30 PM | #2 |
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This is why we can't have nice things in America! In Europe every single road is immaculate! I never saw a single piece of debris on the road anywhere, especially in Germany. You could literally eat off the pavement!
Your bumper might need replacing. I had a piece of debris hit my font bumper a week after I got the Clear-Bra on. Luckily my damage isn't that noticable. I'm going to replace my bumper when it gets more beat up.
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03-18-2013, 07:07 PM | #3 |
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You might be able to get it fix, hard to tell just from the pic...but in any case it sucks. Hope it all work out for you.
I agree with RPiM5. I have hit all types of things in US roads, especially pieces of tires. It is like obstacle course out there sometimes and at high speeds sometimes there is just not enough time to react, and other times things just come out flying from cars ahead of you. I came to the conclusion not to use any type of clear bra because in cases like this, it does not help much and sun effect over time. I just get the front bumper respray once it gets really bad, and use touch up if applicable.
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Must be pretty deep (looks like it). I know the Suntek clear bra on my car has a self-healing clear coat. Pretty cool stuff. Of course, with severe cuts you are not going to be protected. Looks like you will be respraying.
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03-19-2013, 11:13 AM | #6 |
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Yeah, it's fairly deep. It is a shame we have to look out for such things on our roadways. I saw a 20/20 special over the weekend and it showed a woman who was almost impaled by a piece of lumber kicked up and thrown into her windshield. Scary stuff...
Maybe I should replace it with the Euro bumper cover that does not include the reflectors (since I'd probably have to hit up IND again for new painted ones with the new bumper)?
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