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Old Nov 30, 2011 | 10:22 PM
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Railroad crossing vs my front spoiler

Somehow I knew this would happen sooner or later...I've cross these tracks everyday with caution but not this time...my stubborn assss forgot to slow down & next thing I heard was a loud scrape & a crunch...It's bad enough that I scraped the lip everyday pulling out of the driveway & now this happens...Arggggggghhh...maybe I should invest in another bumper that doesn't sit too low or gets some KW..
 
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Ouch! Can you just take the lower splitter off? I did with mine and thought it looks alright without it. Although mine is not oem.
 

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Old Dec 1, 2011 | 07:28 AM
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Looks like most of the damage is on the lip. Luckily you can just buy the lip through ebay for a couple bucks. Maybe get a bulk discount and have a surplus of these in your garage? imho, just won't look right without that lip.
 
Old Dec 1, 2011 | 08:00 AM
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you scrape the lip every day?
can't you angle out of the driveway???
 
Old Dec 1, 2011 | 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Arerrac911
Ouch! Can you just take the lower splitter off? I did with mine and thought it looks alright without it. Although mine is not oem.
I could, but I think it look better with it on

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Looks like most of the damage is on the lip. Luckily you can just buy the lip through ebay for a couple bucks. Maybe get a bulk discount and have a surplus of these in your garage? imho, just won't look right without that lip.
there's a spider crack on the lower center grill...hope it doesn't get worst or I'll end up respraying the entire bumper.....yeah, I may have to get some extras...

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you scrape the lip every day?
can't you angle out of the driveway???
yes, everyday..pulling in & out even at an angle...I don't want to angle it too much cause there's a curb on both sides & the the driveway is narrow..
 
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Oh dude that sucks!!!
Have you looked into getting an OEM GT3 997 lip?
I had the same experience as you on my previous P. and will never run with a fiberglass lip EVER again!

Have the OEM poly lip on my GT2 997 Frankenstein bumper and man can that take a liking and keep on ticking!!!

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I am thinking about getting the oem lip & extras if they're cheap enough..the one I have now is poly...there was a double dip on the tracks...the second dip I drove thru was when I heard a snap or crunch...
 
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Just get another LIP, the car will never look as good if you take the lip off
 
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Originally Posted by MkC2
yes, everyday..pulling in & out even at an angle...I don't want to angle it too much cause there's a curb on both sides & the the driveway is narrow..
Been there, done that. If you have a private driveway, then something like this should work. Or else, I use to carry a couple pieces of wood in the trunk since my garage used to be situated off a public alley. It's really a shame that I can't drop my car more even though if I have the GT3 suspension.





Edit: Real "Sports Car" examples:



 

Last edited by alpine003; Dec 2, 2011 at 08:50 AM. Reason: Sorry, should've included "real" sports car examples. Honda Accord is hardly a Sports car, lol.
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