Broke my front bumper clip today
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Broke my front bumper clip today
So I'm on vacation with the family this weekend. I park the car and most have pulled up to far to the parking curb. One of those temporary ones not concrete. Anyway, after we finish eating, I back up and can here the front lip scratch on it. Stop right away, but the damage was done!! the lip must have caugt on the bottom. The force pulling on it broke the two clips on the driver side between the bumper and fender right where the headlight is and the one right at the wheel well is. I think I can fix it without too much trouble, but the car looks like crap!! Oh well guess it could be worse
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Gotta watch out for them parking curbs
Ive never seen a temp one but somtimes on the concrete one the rebar peices stick out the top and thats what catches the bumper.
I alway look in the reflection of the car next to me or try and park backwards if i can
Ive never seen a temp one but somtimes on the concrete one the rebar peices stick out the top and thats what catches the bumper.
I alway look in the reflection of the car next to me or try and park backwards if i can
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Words of advice; I too have been a victim of the carbon front lip/curb altercation. What I always do just in case, is raise my car whenever I'm approaching a parking curb. It just makes it that much safer/easier to avoid because you have more clearance, especially if your car is lowered. I've never messed it up since 
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Got home from vacation and was able to fix the hanging bumper. Just had to drill a new hole through the bumper lip and the small bracket that holds the fender and bumper together. Put in a new screw in and it looks good as new!! Glad it wasn't too big of a deal
