[apbaphil]

kimpe - 2/19/2006 9:33 AM

Can you really see the scratches? I have actually taken a chunk out of the bumper. I can't see it but I know it is there. If it really bothers you, you can get the whole bumper replaced. It would cost you about $1000 ($500 for the bumper itself and the rest for labor and paint).

I also learned my lesson by ripping up under the front bumper by backing out of a spot where I have ridden up over a barrier. It is about a 3/4" triagle of bumper. I actually went back to the spot the day after I noticed it while washing my SLK, and found the @#$@#% piece.

It bothered me for awhile, but I got over it. I can only see it if I lie down on the driveway and look under the car. That hasn't happened much.

I will replace the bumper if some other untoward event causes other damage in the area.

Funny (but not so funny) is that I never even knew I had pulled in far enough to override the barrier. I didn't know until I pulled out, but even that seemed to be mild. I would not have noticed at all, but when I washed the car I thought about the incident and decided to look at the underside. The next day I went back to the scene of the crime, and found the remaining piece of my poor bumper.