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Old Nov 22, 2005 | 08:41 PM
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Today i went to bestbuy and was parking the car. didnt realize that i was going too fast and then the bumper touched the curb. damn. what should i do. have this ever happened you. Take a look.
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Old Nov 22, 2005 | 08:44 PM
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Eventhough it's way underneat and you probably cant see it from just standing there, that still sucks. All the more reason to get a lip, or to not get a lip if you run into things often.
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Old Nov 22, 2005 | 08:51 PM
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Wow - That sucks dude! The only downside of driving a Z, or any other sports car.



Hijack/By the way - How does the JL sound in the stock opening, I was thinking about doing the same thing./Hijack
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Old Nov 22, 2005 | 08:54 PM
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damn did that once and learned my lesson
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Old Nov 22, 2005 | 08:54 PM
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Hijack/By the way - How does the JL sound in the stock opening, I was thinking about doing the same thing./Hijack
You talking to me?
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Old Nov 22, 2005 | 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by MyV6IsFaster
You talking to me?

Yes.

Edit: I mean 10" Sony Explode.
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Old Nov 22, 2005 | 09:01 PM
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Ahhhh. It's not too bad, deff. makes the stock crap sound better, but it isn't for "rap" bass. Sounds good with punch bas suck as rock and punk. I didn't seal the inside hole, but I bet if you sealed everything it would sound MUCH better considering the sub isn't an open air sub (not too many places make those anymore).
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Old Nov 22, 2005 | 09:22 PM
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when i installed my freshly painted Nismo lip I went to drop a movie off at a rental store, Pulled up to close and scratched the lip underneath to where you could still see the fresh paint on the curb, Man I was pissed!

By the way the movie was (HARRY TWATTER) Man its a good spank video!
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Old Nov 23, 2005 | 09:34 PM
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I did the same thing pulling into a park space hit island on the right side.
I just got some of that color match crayon with wax and not noticable and I wasn't about to spend the $500.00 to get it fixed.
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Old Nov 23, 2005 | 09:47 PM
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I havnt done it yet with the z, did it in my last car pulling into a spot a little fast and slid on some wet leaves. at least thats what i blamed it on.
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Old Nov 23, 2005 | 10:09 PM
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thats sucks.. but it happens to everyone.. at least once.. haha
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Old Nov 24, 2005 | 06:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Yugo
thats sucks.. but it happens to everyone.. at least once.. haha
+1 - If you can't see it, wait a few weeks... you'll forget all about! The bumper is plastic, so it won't rust or anything.
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Old Nov 24, 2005 | 08:09 AM
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happened to me, 2 times

there are some products that remove plastic scratches and etc, you might want to try those
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Old Nov 24, 2005 | 08:14 AM
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happens to me 24/7
the under side of my bumper is basically done...
but its not visible for a standing point of view so who cares?
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Old Nov 24, 2005 | 08:50 AM
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That happends to me in my G sedan all the time....
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Old Nov 24, 2005 | 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by pchan866
Today i went to bestbuy and was parking the car. didnt realize that i was going too fast and then the bumper touched the curb. damn. what should i do. have this ever happened you. Take a look.
Damn sry to hear that bro. I did that too while doing a damn k turn. I forgot how low the car was and heard the most painful sound. But yea, even though its all the way on the bottom, inside u know there a big *** scratch on it. It kills u everytime u think about it. Get a lip and ull prolly scrape those too from going down driveways and sh*t. Anways, keep ya head up and jus drive more careful.

I Love my Z -=D
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Old Nov 24, 2005 | 11:06 AM
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That's not too bad. But, if you ever plan on lowering the car and doing any kind of body work, start getting used to keeping a 2ft distance between your car and any curb.
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Old Nov 24, 2005 | 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by jvanquish
happens to me 24/7
the under side of my bumper is basically done...
but its not visible for a standing point of view so who cares?

same here, everytime I pull out of my drive way (steep downgrade) I hit the bottom of the bumper. No biggy though, because it is on the underside. I only notice it when I change my oil.
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Old Nov 24, 2005 | 12:09 PM
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Ehh, you should see pics of that area of my car. Let's just say it's no longer blue. Doesn't really bother me since you can't even see it.
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