SCRAPES!!! I hate driveways!!! :(

eNCore · 07-19-2011, 09:45 PM

Today is the second time I scraped my brand new M3! First time was so bad I had to get the cover behind the front bumper replaced.

Is it possible to never scrape or you will scrape sooner or later? I was wondering if there's someone on this forum that never scraped?

Does changing the EDC from normal to sport really make a difference, or when you will scrape then you will scrape?

Sean@PYSpeed.com · 07-19-2011, 09:46 PM

45 degree angle! and slow... That's the key!

1sikbmr · 07-19-2011, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Sean@PYSpeed.com

45 degree angle! and slow... That's the key!

this

tlp · 07-19-2011, 10:04 PM

45 degree + slow + (EDC sport if really steep/deep - Optional) + no fat chicks.

Sean@PYSpeed.com · 07-19-2011, 10:06 PM

I didn't know edc sport would make a difference!

tlp · 07-19-2011, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Sean@PYSpeed.com

I didn't know edc sport would make a difference!

EDC is the last line of defense. It minimizes the movement of the car as the weight shifts from front to back, side to side or back to front.

chris s · 07-19-2011, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Sean@PYSpeed.com

I didn't know edc sport would make a difference!

I think that's more of an educated guess. Stands to reason that a stiffer suspension setting will allow for less change in ride height and clearance.

chris s · 07-19-2011, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by tlp

EDC is the last line of defense. It minimizes the movement of the car as the weight shifts from front to back, side to side or back to front.

///V\3Dude · 07-19-2011, 10:13 PM

No fat chicks

haha I once had 2 really big friends lift the front of my car up by the front fender as i went up a drive way. <<< im joking

positiveions · 07-19-2011, 10:22 PM

this will help:
http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/...curb+bridge.do
Provided that is your own driveway

DragonNeo · 07-19-2011, 10:22 PM

I don't go to places that will scrape my car.

Krozi · 07-19-2011, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Sean@PYSpeed.com

45 degree angle! and slow... That's the key!

This.

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Originally Posted by 1sikbmr

this

That.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sean@PYSpeed.com

I didn't know edc sport would make a difference!

Even says so in the manual.

1MOREMOD · 07-19-2011, 10:54 PM

I never have in almost 3 years until a couple days ago. I was so pissed cause I'm careful and I just made a misjudgement on the proximity of the curb. Got the underside of the front bumper skin a little bit.

Straight Dave · 07-19-2011, 10:58 PM

I have been super careful everywhere I go so I don't scrape, but I am putting on eibach springs and arkym lip so I'm sure it's gonna happen eventually just pray that it doesn't.

Chachi112 · 07-20-2011, 08:03 PM

45 degree and roll it slow my man.....in the last 10 years i've had 3 M3's, 4 corvette Z06's, a Corvette ZR-1, a lowered honda S2000 , and a Audi S5 as my sports cars and never ever scraped any bumpers and i live in NJ and drive in NY on the regular...just take it easy and keep an eye out for pot holes and high curbs.....

Gkap · 07-20-2011, 08:16 PM

If your not dropped and your scraping then your not going down/up
the incline correctly unless its on an isane angle lol. Go slowly
like people above have mentioned and on an angle.

PhillyNate · 07-20-2011, 08:29 PM

Had to start backing into my driveway almost immediately after delivery. It's a pain but worth it to save the front of the car. I've scraped about an inch of felt off each corner of the underside of my car.

ES_TRADER · 07-20-2011, 08:36 PM

Don't worry, after the 6th time, u won't care anymore....or after 6 months, whichever comes first

weip98 · 07-20-2011, 09:18 PM

This is precisely the reason I don't want to lower my car....
Unless I slow to a crawl, I already scrap in some areas around my neighborhood.

donovan · 07-20-2011, 09:31 PM

1. Take it slow

2. Its a fiber glass part, its tough but nothing to seriously worry about until you hit a small animal on the road and it goes underneath

spyderco10 · 07-21-2011, 02:05 AM

I got my car in June '08, it's lowered on H&Rs, and I haven't scraped the bumper yet. I've scraped the felt below the front bumper, but not the underside of the bumper itself.

and +1 on the proper angle on driveways, and avoiding places you know are too steep.

CCLSVTM3 · 07-21-2011, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by tlp

45 degree + slow + (EDC sport if really steep/deep - Optional) + no fat chicks.

LMFAO!!!!!

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Straight Dave Lieutenant 27 Rep 444 Posts Drives: 2011.5 e92 m3 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Houston iTrader: (0)	I have been super careful everywhere I go so I don't scrape, but I am putting on eibach springs and arkym lip so I'm sure it's gonna happen eventually just pray that it doesn't.
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Chachi112 Second Lieutenant 28 Rep 204 Posts Drives: 2013 CTS-V Coupe, 2015 M3 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	45 degree and roll it slow my man.....in the last 10 years i've had 3 M3's, 4 corvette Z06's, a Corvette ZR-1, a lowered honda S2000 , and a Audi S5 as my sports cars and never ever scraped any bumpers and i live in NJ and drive in NY on the regular...just take it easy and keep an eye out for pot holes and high curbs.....
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Gkap BMF Movement 51 Rep 3,024 Posts Drives: Women Crazy Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: GTA iTrader: (1)	If your not dropped and your scraping then your not going down/up the incline correctly unless its on an isane angle lol. Go slowly like people above have mentioned and on an angle.
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weip98 Enlisted Member 4 Rep 40 Posts Drives: 2010 E93 M3 LMB Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Redondo Beach, CA iTrader: (0)	This is precisely the reason I don't want to lower my car.... Unless I slow to a crawl, I already scrap in some areas around my neighborhood.
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spyderco10 Colonel 63 Rep 2,426 Posts Drives: AW E92 M3 6MT Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Honolulu, HI iTrader: (0)	I got my car in June '08, it's lowered on H&Rs, and I haven't scraped the bumper yet. I've scraped the felt below the front bumper, but not the underside of the bumper itself. and +1 on the proper angle on driveways, and avoiding places you know are too steep. __________________ “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” - John 3:16
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