lawguy

It finally happened today...I was pulling into the office parking lot a little too quickly, where there is a slight uphill entrance, and I didnt slow down enough and heard the underside of the front bumper/spoiler/chin scrape the ground. CRAP. Sure enough, I got out and looked under and had some very subtle scrapes in the painted plastic. Not visible unless you're on your hands and knees, but still....a mental downer.

Just curious...do most of you have a few scrapes underneath the front chinny chin chin from angled entrances, etc., and have any of you been **** retentive enough to have them repainted at some point?

I am guessing I was just lucky to find a 3 year old car without a scrape underneath, as I did. But still....i was pissed (at myself).

WayneE

Now that you got it out of the way, you can relax and enjoy the car.

grantwoodtx

Don't feel bad I repalced my CF front lip in Decemeber with a new lip and cracked it a few weeks ago

AMGfan

Been there and done that...on both MB's. As a matter fact, I have a back up front lip spoiler sitting in my office for the SL when I F up again...It'll be my 3rd spoiler lip for the SL and I'm on my second one on the E.

I'd repaint them if they weren't CF...if they weren't CF I'd be repainting them at least once a year. Just goes with the territory...what is worse is running into the those concrete parking stops...that is a much worse feeling than the scrapes!

03'55AMG

I've done the EXACT same thing, except it cracked the bumper in half and took the grill out

grantwoodtx

OUCH!

03'55AMG

Yea, you shoulda heard it

AMGfan

+1...Invariably, I've always done it in front of a store with windows (my barbershop) and I have to do the walk of shame out of my car to inspect the damage with all the people in the barbershop looking at my idiot ****.

E55Bullet

At least you have yours! Mine flew off one night to never be found again..

AMGfan

How the heck did that happen?

grantwoodtx

Ahh being human for those fews seconds sucks though...

03'55AMG

I've lost a grill while driving too, I think it loosened on a damn curb brick parking block thing, and then popped out on a bump

E55Bullet

I have no idea?! I did a few high speed runs, came home, parked it and the next morning I was like "Man my car looks funny" I had about 8 screws hanging from the bumper and no lip.

AMGfan

You must have got jacked for the spoiler lip...I can't see you not feeling the lip flying off.

03'55AMG

True

E55Bullet

Thats what I was thinking! Until I saw the screws still in tack and I'm the only one that has an E55 in a 70 mile radius


*VERY Fast runs

gp500e

Mine has a few light ones as well and one deeper gouge right into the yellow polyurethane bumper. I still recall when it happened.
Thinking about doing the E63 front bumper/grill conversion and just wondering if the clearance is identical to the E55 bumper?

lawguy

Fantastic advice, truly. Wound out third gear all along the windy road home. Feeling much better....

bmontalban

got a bunch of scrapes dead center on the chin of mine. im lowered. i deal with it. pay to play driving a dropped car.

Faast

Looking into purchasing a CF lip spoiler so i have started practicing parking in reverse

God i love this car

randallaguirre

+1. Wow, what a great way to put it. WELL SAID.

geraltay

Mine was a pre owned with the AMG body kit, aparently the Orignial owner loved to use the AMG front lip as a stopping point for parking spots!....

03'55AMG

Lol I'm surprised he didn't hear it

BenzoBoi

+1

I was always cautious about scraping my front lip, but after the first one, I just let it go and drove the car. I still watch out but not as much. I have another spare front lip sitting in the garage for later.

turb0

You fellas are lucky already....I must've hit a dam pothole or something but I really don't recall hitting anything, and initially thought, whatever it's just the front lip thats scratched if anything I'll just get another one....Next thing you know I wondering why one side of my bumper is lower than the other lol.....Of course I find out that it literally ripped/split my actual bumper with the lip....fcking ny roads!!