CoolBDPhenom03

Driving on the 101 back to SF this evening, I was changing lanes and clobbered something white about the size of a soccer ball right on the dotted line. I have no idea what it was, but it cracked the hell out of my Vorsteiner CF front lip.

Faris63

Sorry to hear that man

I had a big crack on my carbon fiber side skirt and I thought that won't be fixed
After a year I found a good bodyshop last month he did really good job fixing the part it look as it came new
Take it to a bodyshop with knowledge in carbon fiber and it should be easy it to fix.GL

CoolBDPhenom03

What did it cost, if you don't mind me asking?

Faris63

$150-$200

CoolBDPhenom03

Damn, that's it? Well, I was going to ask around tomorrow anyway, but it would be awesome if I could get it repaired for around that amount. Do you have any shots of your CF damage?

Thanks!

jvanbrecht

I feel your pain.. I was between two cars when I hit a desk drawer.. yes.. a big *** wooden drawer from a desk that some douche dropped (which I saw later re-tieing down the desk on his pickup truck about a mile down the road but I was already exiting and there was a barrier in between me and him). I had no where to go but straight.

Luckily, no damage to the lip or bumper other than a few scratches.. the drawer probably exploded when I hit it.. however, the drawers metal slide rail.. that got jammed up into the buttom of my car and destroyed 2 of the skid plates.

On the bright side, no damage to anything under the plates, so I cannot really complain too much as it could have been worse.

Roswell

Dang, sorry to hear about ur accident! Hope they can fix it as the replacement lip is expensive! U can always paint it red at the worst.

rufferto

just remember if you are gonna claim it on insurance say it was moving on the freeway, and it hit you, they'll try to get you to say that you hit it, but don't. otherwise they will deem it your fault.

and sorry to hear that, cuz I know the feeling.

b16

Talk to DetailAddict http://detailaddict.com/. They were able to re-clear my Evo wing, might be able to help with this also?

CoolBDPhenom03

Already called a guy who worked on my car before. He said it's not repairable. It would look tacky or I'd have to paint it, which I'd rather not. Sigh.

VividRacing

I was going to say that it's not going to look pretty once repaired. You'll probably always be able to see that crack, even after the work is done.

You can either paint it, or replace it. You might be able to come up with some sort of paint scheme that will allow you to leave some carbon fiber exposed.

If you want to just replace it, I'd be happy to help with that.

lyyca

damn that sucks! You can always repair it but it wont be perfect unless you paint over it or something.

CoolBDPhenom03

Thanks, I emailed Rob last night.

VividRacing

No problem, it's a real bummer. I feel your pain, I shattered my CF Front lip going through a tunnel. Right when I changed lanes too. There was nothing left to repair of mine though almost all of it was gone haha

CoolBDPhenom03

Yeah, California roads seem to out to get this car.

02S430

why dont you have it repaired then have it vinyl wrapped in carbon fiber?

CoolBDPhenom03

I did ask the shop that and he said it would look bad...bubbles etc. He was adamant that it wouldn't look good.

02S430

have it repaired then have it hydro dipped, a forum member works there

http://www.eastcoasthydrografix.com/gallery.html

CoolBDPhenom03

What does that do?

VividRacing

Looks to me like it's a way to print on 3D objects. Problem is printed carbon will never have the depth and look of real carbon, closest you're gonna get is that 3M vinyl stuff

CoolBDPhenom03

Yeah, that stuff is easy to spot.

GrnLantern

Ouch.

That hurts.

DuaneC63

I've had more tire and wheel damage due to all the junk left on Cali freeways. Sorry to hear of your loss, glad you didn't get hurt.

CoolBDPhenom03

Actually, I think my front bumper above the crack is slightly chipped and there's a decent sized scrape on my passenger sideskirt before the rear wheel. I honestly have no idea wtf I could've hit. I should probably check my rims for balance issues/dents, too.

jvanbrecht

Try driving around DC..

Pot holes that eat construction vehicle sized tires...
Every single road in the area at some point has been milled to be resurfaced.. the hood of my car has around 50+ little chips, and the white primer shows very clearly through steel grey...
There is always crap in the road (see my previous post in this thread about a drawer..) that I seem to be dodging.. most time successful, sometimes not..

I do not think it is necessarily DC, or even CA roads out to get our cars, it is the method that we use in the US to build the roads and inconsiderate people leaving **** all over the place.

I have driven in South Africa and in a few places in Europe (not in Germany sadly ), while I cannot talk to EU roads, the ones I was on where in great condition. In South Africa however (I lived there for 16 years), the road gets build and surfaced, and that is it, it is in mostly good condition and does not need to be resurfaced again for years... Unlike the freaking DC beltway which seems to be under permanent construction.. every 2 years I see the same spots being redone...