Bumper damage prevention measures!!???? Tired of this sh*%t!
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Bumper damage prevention measures!!???? Tired of this sh*%t!
So most of you who cruse the body section know that I just got my car back from the shop.
Well guess what? some $@#$! asswipe backs into me in front of my work and of course does not leave a note.
So my nice front bumper which has been debadged and repainted has two cracks in the paint right below where the emblem used to be!
motherf%$#% !!! Why does this continue to happen???
I work in a nice little town where parking is scarce and there are alot of old people, and some come from a time when all cars had big metal bumpers, but still, unless you are a totally oblivious moron, you know that bumpers are now painted and if you make contact with another bumper you should get out and check for damage!
I have had it with these moronic and inconsiderate jerks and I am going to do something about it! This has happened 10 or so times with the Z and these peole need to learn a lesson.
I am telling you what I am thinking of and I want everyones input...
When I had my prelude I had no front plate but there were two screw holes. I opted to fill them with these little screw in metal cones that looked kinda cool.
One night after I installed them I watched a customer repeatedly back into my lude (in front of my restaurant) as he tried to park. Not hard but hard enough for me to worry about my paint! I was pissed but before I would confront a customer, I wanted to see if there was any damage.
I went out and to my joy and inherent sense of justice, the little screw in metal cones had not only protected my paint but they punched neat little holes into the cadillacs rear bumper that had backed into me.
What I am getting at is I would like to install something on my front bumper that will not only look cool and protect the front of my Z but also make people think twice about using other peoples rides as bump stops!
MAybe we can all come up with some ideas that will look cool on the Z and do slight damage to anyone who decides to bump and run our Zs!
I was thinking about a couple of half inch tall aluminum blades positioned about 3 inches apart running vertically in the center of the Zs front bumper. THe piece would run about 6 to 7 inches top to bottom and if designed right would look like more of an aerodynamic aid.
I know it sounds a little crazy, but I am tired of these inconsiderate ASSH0LES and I want payback!!
What do you all think??
Edit here is my pretty fron bumper just back from the shop (prior to incident)
[IMG]http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/6062/zkit33eu.jpg[/IMG]
Well guess what? some $@#$! asswipe backs into me in front of my work and of course does not leave a note.
So my nice front bumper which has been debadged and repainted has two cracks in the paint right below where the emblem used to be!
motherf%$#% !!! Why does this continue to happen???
I work in a nice little town where parking is scarce and there are alot of old people, and some come from a time when all cars had big metal bumpers, but still, unless you are a totally oblivious moron, you know that bumpers are now painted and if you make contact with another bumper you should get out and check for damage!
I have had it with these moronic and inconsiderate jerks and I am going to do something about it! This has happened 10 or so times with the Z and these peole need to learn a lesson.
I am telling you what I am thinking of and I want everyones input...
When I had my prelude I had no front plate but there were two screw holes. I opted to fill them with these little screw in metal cones that looked kinda cool.
One night after I installed them I watched a customer repeatedly back into my lude (in front of my restaurant) as he tried to park. Not hard but hard enough for me to worry about my paint! I was pissed but before I would confront a customer, I wanted to see if there was any damage.
I went out and to my joy and inherent sense of justice, the little screw in metal cones had not only protected my paint but they punched neat little holes into the cadillacs rear bumper that had backed into me.
What I am getting at is I would like to install something on my front bumper that will not only look cool and protect the front of my Z but also make people think twice about using other peoples rides as bump stops!
MAybe we can all come up with some ideas that will look cool on the Z and do slight damage to anyone who decides to bump and run our Zs!
I was thinking about a couple of half inch tall aluminum blades positioned about 3 inches apart running vertically in the center of the Zs front bumper. THe piece would run about 6 to 7 inches top to bottom and if designed right would look like more of an aerodynamic aid.
I know it sounds a little crazy, but I am tired of these inconsiderate ASSH0LES and I want payback!!
What do you all think??
Edit here is my pretty fron bumper just back from the shop (prior to incident)
[IMG]http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/6062/zkit33eu.jpg[/IMG]
Last edited by joust75; Aug 27, 2005 at 03:05 PM.
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yup , people think its okay. man, i was sitting in my car one night, ( i had just parked) and hadnt gotten out yet, when this nutball parks in front of me and bumps me. man, i felt it too. i got out nicely and said, hey, you just bumped me. he was like "sorry", half-a$$ed i might say, and walked away!. wow, i was piping hot, luckily there was no damage, but man, i wanted to kick his car or something. self-restraint man, you gotta have it. people are...well, you know. btw....just a venting here, i was outside working on the car today, when some idiots drove by and sprayed me with a water gun. immatrure punk kids. i wish they wouldve stopped so i could have beat them with my wrench.
Man that sucks. 
Did your Ings replica lip make it through ok? When I saw the title I thought it was going to be about the lip.
Mike - I would have trashed that guy's car. At very least I would have dropkicked his side mirrors off.
Claymore on the front.... PERFECT!
Did your Ings replica lip make it through ok? When I saw the title I thought it was going to be about the lip.Mike - I would have trashed that guy's car. At very least I would have dropkicked his side mirrors off.
Claymore on the front.... PERFECT!
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Originally Posted by mikewagon
yup , people think its okay. man, i was sitting in my car one night, ( i had just parked) and hadnt gotten out yet, when this nutball parks in front of me and bumps me. man, i felt it too. i got out nicely and said, hey, you just bumped me. he was like "sorry", half-a$$ed i might say, and walked away!. wow, i was piping hot, luckily there was no damage, but man, i wanted to kick his car or something. self-restraint man, you gotta have it. people are...well, you know. btw....just a venting here, i was outside working on the car today, when some idiots drove by and sprayed me with a water gun. immatrure punk kids. i wish they wouldve stopped so i could have beat them with my wrench.
pay back is a *****.. if the guy was more cool about it i would have let it slide, but he was just being an a$$. oh well we had the last laugh
You know those big bumpers you get for your boat to keep it from bashing into the dock. I've seen people hang those off the front/back of their cars in parallel spots to prevent damage.
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