Dean Cole

as i drive ever so slowly down into my garage, the bracket and tube (part of muffler) section thing underneath scrapes on the ground as i drive in , what can i do ? should i get the car raised 1cm ? thats all i need for total clearance .. any ideas would be great hear thanks

xiaobingan

u may try some easier way, put some stuff (like wood board) on the "low" section of the ground, hope that helps

Edi-no-son

i did it the way xiaobingan suggested.

My dad's c63 was scraping on the driveway too, and now we've plated 2 fat pieces of metal to raise the driveway and now its fine.
looks a bit ugly, but its better than a scratched c63....

Dean Cole

thanks Ed

any chance you can post a pic of your set up ?

Edi-no-son

Heres my driveway...







From my understanding, your scraping should be the same as what my dad's c63 is, scratching on the bottom in the middle of the exhaust right??

If so, this will clear it.
Previously, it scraped every time going in and out, but with this setup, it clears it by a whole 1-2cm.

Hope that helped

AMGC60-3

You might want to check your tire pressure and add some air.

Edi-no-son

I don't think increasing your tire pressure will increase the height by 1cm or more unless its really low or flat!!
Talking about tire pressure, what is it meant to be at approximately anyway??

SebringSilver

Move to a different house.

ygfamily21

tyanger

are you driving up a slope or down (like in the pictures) as you pull into your garage?

Sincity

Enter and exit at an angle.

mrtesting

Hahahahahahahahahaha! True say..

tyanger

This should work. used to drive a 93 300Z that was pretty low and never had problems with monster speed bumps and curbs by approaching at angles so one wheel contacts/leaves the elevated surface at a time. Applies to front/back and forward/reverse.

norb

Go in backwards.

AMGC60-3

One centimeter is very minimal, you would be surprised if your tires were under serviced and brought your pressure back to limitations what it will bring.

nychokeyplaya35

i have had the same problem with my m3, just go in almost sideways at a very big angle and you should be fine.....

matt55

GRIOTS Garage has a heavy rubber strip for this exact application. IT spans the entire width of the curb Check it out it may be what you need.

TA-9FF

Best solution here yet.

That or you keep those 2 ugly construction metal plates at the foot of your driveway forever.

dlbello

Get a contractor and just Fix the area with cement...

Jae Duk

Raise the car higher with hydrolics or something

Edi-no-son

the angle method works if the driveway is wide enough.

If u look at my 1st photo, its not quite wide enough so can't do that
Tried that and failed... badly ><

Dean Cole

thanks for your help, cause i only took delivery the other day , tire pressure was 30 , should be 40 or a bit more... so i changed that and i took some of your advise above and entered and exited at an angle and it worked ! thanks again

mzporto

Had an M3 and had the same issue. Works fine going with an angle. Just mind that the sides of the front bumper are also low, so don't go too fast or they will scratch.

tangofoxtrot

I had the same problem with my M3. When I entered my driveway from the strret I kept bottoming out my car. I called my township to complain and they came and patched the asphalt (raised it up) and my problem was solved all free of cost. I would try calling your local Public Works department.

SE7ENC55

wow are these cars that low??
i have a b7 s4 and it never scratches.
is the c63 much lower?