[Downshift]

So I dunno what to call this really.... it's sort of a rant/question/share thread I guess. So I recently drove to SF for the week to spend time with friends and while driving downtown, I decided to take a turn too sharply and my sideskirt hit the curb.

This is how it is now:

This is the first time I did it:

This would be the second time this has happened and I was pretty frustrated by it. I was literally :banghead: next to my car as my friends got out. I ended up just saying 'screw it' and bought the a-spec side skirts, but I was wondering if others had this "problem."

 

[AndrewCjDuong]

Yup. Turned right on a corner trying to go down a ramp at a mall and scrapped my side skirt. The whole skirt fell off except the end that was screwed onto the rear fender. I had to drive backwards and bolt it back on. Luckily my car is black so it's not too noticeable.

 

[jvillefinest]

Haven't had that problem per say, but I'm fairly sure I have a cursed front bumper. I had it repaired after hitting a opossum doing about 80mph and that lasted all of about 5 months. about a week ago i hit a cat going about 50 and it has now screwed up that fresh paint job. I want to buy a brand new one just to get the bad juju off my car.


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[asselin.jerome]

Stop chasing animals! You are cruel! Really bad lucked I meant... hope you guys get this fixed! J~

 

[Downshift]

Yup. Turned right on a corner trying to go down a ramp at a mall and scrapped my side skirt. The whole skirt fell off except the end that was screwed onto the rear fender. I had to drive backwards and bolt it back on. Luckily my car is black so it's not too noticeable.

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Dang, at first I thought the snow was damage to the paint. You must've hit that curb hard and fast?

Stop chasing animals! You are cruel! Really bad lucked I meant... hope you guys get this fixed! J~

:laugh: Kind of reminds me of my bumper right now after driving up and down from California and all the bugs I killed.

 

[cYn]

I've done this too. You're not the only one. But mine wasn't as bad as yours. I'd say my damage is six inches long. I covered it up a bit with touch up paint.

 

[Downshift]

I wonder if a clear plastic film would help...

 

[zrk808]

I did this at school... Parked next to a ridiculously high curb and forgot it was there, nice scratch on the side skirt and lower rear door

 

[Downshift]

I did this at school... Parked next to a ridiculously high curb and forgot it was there, nice scratch on the side skirt and lower rear door

Oh yea, I did this too only my car was stock height and went right over the curb. Still scratched the bottom though.

 

[SlapyoMomma]

Both of mine have ripped Off. Theyre just barely on. All the bottom tabs are broken. But they've held on since and its been like 20k miles. Lol