scratched my front lip..fix it or leave it be?

CivicPinoy · 08-17-2008, 02:14 PM

So I was going down a ramp onto the street then suddenly I hear a loud grating noise in front. Turns out that the underside of my front HFP lip has a really big scratch/gash(5 inches by 3 inches maybe) on one side and a small scratch on the other so I can see the black part showing.

You can only see it if you actually look under the car. Now what do you guys think, should i fix it myself of just leave it be since it cant be seen anyway? I'm just worried that the paint at the scratch will start peeling and spreading after a while.

The HFP lips are made of what? fiberglass? sheet metal?

melomood · 08-17-2008, 04:28 PM

leave it, mine is all ****** up too dont worry about it happens to every low car. its not made of fiber glass or metal. Honda made the bumpers and lips out of a very flexible plastic.

MFDOOM44 · 08-17-2008, 04:54 PM

yeah i have the same problem. i just don't care anymore so i ignore/leave it haha

08-17-2008, 02:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
CivicPinoy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Eagan, MN Posts: 163 iTrader: 0 / 0%	scratched my front lip..fix it or leave it be? So I was going down a ramp onto the street then suddenly I hear a loud grating noise in front. Turns out that the underside of my front HFP lip has a really big scratch/gash(5 inches by 3 inches maybe) on one side and a small scratch on the other so I can see the black part showing. You can only see it if you actually look under the car. Now what do you guys think, should i fix it myself of just leave it be since it cant be seen anyway? I'm just worried that the paint at the scratch will start peeling and spreading after a while. The HFP lips are made of what? fiberglass? sheet metal?

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08-17-2008, 04:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
melomood Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: red bank, nj Posts: 573 Melo iTrader: 0 / 0%	leave it, mine is all ****** up too dont worry about it happens to every low car. its not made of fiber glass or metal. Honda made the bumpers and lips out of a very flexible plastic.

08-17-2008, 04:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
MFDOOM44 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lynn, MA Age: 21 Posts: 964 iTrader: 0 / 0%	yeah i have the same problem. i just don't care anymore so i ignore/leave it haha