GedaBlaq

Really? REALLY?!? How much extra time would it have taken to make those rebar flush with the parking block? Wasn't paying too much attention to the parking block. Have overestimated stopping distance a hundred times. This time (unbeknownst to me), the bumper rides up & over rebar that's sticking up about 4" on the driver's side out of the parking block. As I gingerly reverse over the block (while talking to my brother), I hear this God awful wrenching noise and "POP!" Oh well, live and learn.
Found a new bumper on ebay. Having the new bumper & DCTMotorsports lip, HID Kit ( hi lo beams & fogs), aux headlight & side marker led's AND PERFORMANCE ECU TUNE done tomorrow by none other than
those bada$$es at Elite Performance Ltd.
Hopefully, we'll be able to get it all done tomorrow so's I can post pics of all my new mods and give you guys some real time butt dyno comparisons before & after the tune. Stay tuned ladies & gents.

tgoss

Oh good god!!! Hopefully as is well and back to normal tomorrow!

Let us know how the tune and bumper come out.

If it makes you feel any better it's snowing a ****ing blizzard here in colorado

mekantor

Ouch, sorry! I once drove over one of those by accident, thankfully no rebar and it was all OK.

On the driver side, take the screw out of the metal clip which connects the bumper cover and fender and take that clip out. When you re-align them you should be able to slide the clip back on and replace the screw.

bnzuovr

That sucks i my self put a front carbon lip on and now catch my self parking about 2 feet from any parking spot lol. Hope it all works out for you, i c your in chicago but i never heard of Elite perfermance ltd were are they located?

LZH

Sorry this happened to you but would it really have been so hard to NOT pull forward those extra 5 inches to get right up on the parking block ???? Sorry, but I see people doing this all the time tearing up their bumper...for what ????? A couple extra inches ??? Not worth it and obviously you learned your lesson...I don't get anywhere NEAR those damn things.

GedaBlaq

I'm glad you were OK as well. Wouldn't wish this on anyone. And thank you for the tech advice, will do.

I will definitely be doing the same from now on. The guys @ Elite Performance Ltd. would really like to keep things like location and identities secret squirrel for now. They're working on a few really high profile cars right now and would like to get a few more concrete horses in their stable, so to speak, before going full fledged public. I was just really blessed to happen to run into these guys while I was getting my car STAR lowered. We did a little politicking, traded numbers and BAM! I was chosen to be one of their performance tunes/ testimonials. BELIEVE ME, THEY KNOW THEIR S**T! They will probably be ready to go public by the summer. Until then,.........we wait.

Normally, I would come back with a snappy retort to a comment like this one, especially after admitting my idiocy in my original post. However, when you're, you're right. And you sir, are correct.

Thank you for the sympathetic nod and well wishes. I'm sure all will be right with the Beast soon. Be careful in all that snow. Make sure the Beast is sure footed.

bnzuovr

Cool man good luck with everything. I c all these chicago guys on here but yet we all havent even meet up for like a meet or anything. We need to do something like that once the weather gets decent?

MB_Forever

Sorry to hear that bro, but no worries, looks like you're on route for a fast recovery

mikey33

Damn dude, sorry. Parking close to the curb is an art, and I certainly am not good at art. Anyways, if you are buying a new cover might as well do the 63 conversion!

930chas

That just hurts to look at. Sorry brotha. But you will be back in business in no time. Interested to hear how your tune turns out.

RRnelcheeze

that hurts me! sucks man

pearlpower

Very sorry to see, but am SO RELIEVED I am not the only one that goes through this %^&*( from time to time. As much as I strive or perfection, there are still times I park the bumper over them.

BenzoBoi

Sorry to hear. When I was gone to Poland for 2 weeks with the Marine Corps. my mom took my car out to get groceries and that is how she DESTROYED my front bumper along with the WALD lip at the time. Ended up movin back to the AMG bumper and soon after bought the Euroteck CF lip to go along with it.

I hope everything werks out for you!

MB_Forever

I wish Mercedes upgraded their parktronic option to include sensing very low objects like this or a camera maybe to display lower than bumper level view on the nav screen or any other way to help avoid this in the future. You would think many people have damaged their bumpers before

NORCAL///AMG

+1 ....this sucks...but it is the perfect time to do a 63 bumper conversion if you're into that...

GL

CharlyE500

Oh man.... sorry to see your car like this. I bought the CF front lip and one of the reason havent install it yet because of afraid of parking. Even with Parking sensor, got to be careful.....

Yuille36

I know exactly where you coming from, I had this happen to me a few years ago, when I had my C230. It happened at work, and I was ******* pissed. I had the building maintenance guys pound that POS rebar into the concrete parking block. So this wouldn't happen to someone else. Now I avoid these things, I check first before pulling in.

Marcus Frost

Sorry to hear about this my friend...

-m

grantwoodtx

OUCH!

I try and park next to shiney cars so I can see my refelction and gauge how far I'm from the concrete block.

benz_addict

Damn sorry to hear about that. Take the bumper off and just reattach it. As for the crack can't you just fill it and touch it up? Anyway all the best GL
LOL same!

GedaBlaq

I agree. Me & the Wifey will be @ SuperCar Saturday May 1st 8-10 am. You comin'? If not, name the time, date & place my man!

Thank you very much. I'm all repaired and back online thanks to those Wild & Craaazy guys @ Elite Performance Ltd! THANKS A BILLION, INCLUDING TED & MOM!!!!! Next time, less work & more Espiritu!!!

Thanks my man! I almost did get a slightly modified version of the E63 conversion, but got screwed by the manufacturer of the bumper I ordered. Found a brand new E55 bumper on ebay for $900 painted & local. Couldn't pass it up.

Thanks brotha! I'm back up & in business. As far as my tune, and you can quote me on this;

Consider us both healed!
NEVER AGAIN! I'll be so far away from those f***in' blocks, I'll need binoculars to see em!

Thanks Sun. But you are so the man, that your Beast probably repaired itself so as not to embarrass you when you got back I still strive to be worthy.

I agree wholeheartedly and await your prototype.

That definitely sucked, but all is just about well with the world now.

Thanks a million my man. I had my lip installed and am just gonna be anus puckering careful from now on!

If I could have found a maintenance guy, I probably would've pounded him.
Marcus My Man!!! What's happenin'? Comin' out this weekend? I heard your next mod is gonna be a set of ailerons!

Excellent advice going forward!
Thanks for the advice but the damage was a little more significant that the pics were able to show. Was blessed to find a brand new bumper, painted for
$400 less than MB wanted for unprepped.

Well guys, the Beast is back up on all fours and with some aerodynamic armor mods, bionic eyes and no leash, almost ready to do battle. One of my HID fog bulbs arrived damaged so waiting on the replacement to arrive and still need to set the proper ride height (STAR). Prayerfully all of this will be accomplished this weekend. Hoping to get a quick, impromptu photo-shoot done this weekend as well. If this all happens, I'll post pics by Sunday evening. Thank you all very much for your concerns, comments, well wishes and advice while the beast was recovering.
And to Elite Performance Ltd.....,

bnzuovr

Sounds like a plan i was all set to go but im getting my headers done on my car so i wont get it back till sometime next week atleast thats what there telling me. So i won't make it, i don't know if you know that there is a benz meet in woodfield area on saturday as well at like 10:30. But ill keep you up on that off my friend enjoy SuperCar saturday i hope i can catch it next time around.

tgoss

Sick! Can't wait to see the update!

SoCalFade

My daughter popped the bumper out once, then I turned around and did it in the parking lot where I work. The rebar was no more than 1/4" up. I had maintenance hammer it flush, but seriously, over half the bumpers showed some length of rebar. I took a good look at the bumper and it has scars all over it. I know the bumper design is an aerodynamic plus, but geez, MB. For the majority of us that simply love driving the car to and from work, would it have hurt to raise it an inch and be done with this issue?
Granted, I drove an SUV for years before downsizing, but I shouldn't have to get out and inspect a parking bumper before pulling in. Sorry to vent. But two repair charges in as many months is irritating.

mikekuriger

i did that in my audi. sucks!