rich644

Any suggestions for DIY repairs on cracked air dams?

I cracked it the first day of ownership, and about twice a month I'll clear and pull over a curb , and it will drop on top of the curb when I shut off the engine, making that sickening crunching /tearing sound when I pull away.

Its not a major expense to repair, (about $400) but since I can't seem to figure out how not to park near curbs, it would be in the body shop 365 days/ year.

Any one else habitual destroyers of their lower bodywork?

mprsev

This is why I always reverse into the stalls

rich644

Duh! (to myself) , actually thats not a bad suggestion. Somtimes I miss the obvious - Thanks

I was just looking for a good source for epoxy

MARK CUMMINS

I Had a customer with the same problem...

Made him a set of HD casters welded to a plate that bolted to the car
It would lift the car on drive ways..rather than take the bumper out

gonzjed

do the 63's have the "raise" function? I raise my car when uncertain.

Mr Kram

you can raise the 63's, but really i've never had to use it much. just back off the parking stop or back it in.

rich644

In a way , its the "raise" function thats causing the damage.

I raise the car clearing the curb, go inside, then I forget that the car lowers itself when parked. then in a rush / argument with the kid/wife I forget to re-raise the car, and I tear the airdam when backing out.

I asked the dealer if there was anyway to prevent the car from lowering when parked and he said "nope, thats the way is it." I would be interested if there was a way to disable this "feature" or something we could re-program in STAR

NXtremeJeep

Not sure if there's a diff with the 63's, but when I raise my car it doesn't lower once parked. The longest I've left it raised was about 4-5 hours.