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Hicompression · 12-13-2009, 10:15 PM

I was making a 3 point turn on a two way street and pulled into somebody's overly steep driveway and scraaaaaape!

Damn...I was hoping it was just the black airdam underneath the front bumper, but nope, it was directly underneath the point of the chin. Scraped a quarter size area of paint off down to the black plastic underneath. Glad you can't see it without looking underneath the car but... knowing it is there is 90% of the pain.

Sucks...oh well.

Dboy23 · 12-13-2009, 10:27 PM

Ouch I had it happen before, and again tonight. Drives me crazy I think have ADD lol.

tommygun6644 · 12-13-2009, 10:32 PM

Yup. A few A-holes were parked on the street on both sides of my narrow drive-way (which almost never happens on my side-street). I had to pull out at a strange angle and bottomed out. It scuffed up the bottom pretty bad, but as you said you can't see it unless you look for it. Sucks, but I'm not losing any sleep over it.

UCF w00t · 12-13-2009, 10:33 PM

Yes :( My left front went up on a small curb in the middle of a parking lot exit and I guess the angle made the right front scrape. ugh.

Hoss · 12-13-2009, 11:01 PM

Yep, I have been there and gotten a scrape! I might get it fixed someday.

9c1ny · 12-13-2009, 11:12 PM

with my 5th gen no, with my previous 4th gens yes, watch out for those concrete parking blocks!

ravensjeff · 12-13-2009, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by 9c1ny

with my 5th gen no, with my previous 4th gens yes, watch out for those concrete parking blocks!

The one at Chili's got me. Only looks bad when your car is on the lift. Now I end up stopping about 2 feet from the dam cement block!!

9c1ny · 12-14-2009, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by ravensjeff

The one at Chili's got me. Only looks bad when your car is on the lift. Now I end up stopping about 2 feet from the dam cement block!!

they are supposed to be a standard height but usually arent, I have heard stories of people getting the business to pay for a repaint

One at a Media Play got my red 98 Formula a few years back, I was soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo pissed

, now I wont even park near them

Danny5 · 12-14-2009, 12:14 AM

Wife bottoms out most mornings...

Mayhem · 12-14-2009, 12:47 AM

I scraped just the rubber thing underneath.... Scared the crap outta me so bad I haven't number two'd since!

Was making a left turn up a steep hill.... nothing on the ground or anything just a hill.

It didn't sound pretty at all.. I felt like a raisin when I heard it... immediately shrunk and felt ill... I didn't check until the following day. I think I would have tossed my cookies had I found it as mangled as it sounded like it was.

To my relief, it appeared to have just been the rubber stopper under there.. Score one for the rubber stopper designer!!

Matrix · 12-14-2009, 01:20 AM

I did this pulling out of a friends drive way. Dent and scraped. Dang I was pissed cos I even 3M'd the whole fron of the car.

Its all fixed and 3M back on again!!

The stupid thing is I did it in the same place with the MAGNUM too 2 years prior!

Sometimes Im such a dumb ass!

Hicompression · 12-14-2009, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Mayhem

I scraped just the rubber thing underneath....

That's the airdam. That's definitely what you want to scrape if anything is going to scrape! Now...when the underside of the chin scrapes forward of the airdam...then it gets upsetting.

When I first bought my car, I had a buddy drop me off at the dealership. He hadn't seen a new Camaro yet. As soon as he saw the pointed chin on the bumper, he pointed and stated, " ooh, that's going to get scraped up". I guess he was right.

XPUPUSTAINSX · 12-14-2009, 09:50 AM

I think I have a solution for you guys.......

My Brother owns an 09 Z06 and my dad had an 08 C6 Vette......

Whenever I drove either one, and I came up too a driveway for anything I would go up or down at an angle......

What this does is it provides a better aproach angle for the front end........

I highly recomend doing this to everyone who drives a Camaro....especially those with the ground effects......

Blade · 12-14-2009, 10:02 AM

I have gotten the airdam scraped on my TSX twice at my buddies place, right when I back out the driveway. There is no way in hell I will ever put my Camaro in his driveway when the time comes.

12-13-2009, 10:15 PM	#1
Hicompression Rumbly Bumble Bee Drives: 2010 2SS Camaro Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: DFW Posts: 1,469	Anybody Else Scrape the Chin Yet? I was making a 3 point turn on a two way street and pulled into somebody's overly steep driveway and scraaaaaape! Damn...I was hoping it was just the black airdam underneath the front bumper, but nope, it was directly underneath the point of the chin. Scraped a quarter size area of paint off down to the black plastic underneath. Glad you can't see it without looking underneath the car but... knowing it is there is 90% of the pain. Sucks...oh well. __________________ 2010 RALLY YELLOW 2SS 6M -OBX Longtubes FTW!

12-13-2009, 10:27 PM	#2
Dboy23 2G1FB1EV7A9100028 Drives: 2010 Jeep Wrangler Hemi Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 882	Ouch I had it happen before, and again tonight. Drives me crazy I think have ADD lol. __________________ # 28 - Victory Red 1LT/RS (SOLD)

12-13-2009, 11:01 PM	#5
Hoss Drives: 2004GMC Extended Cab Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: North Texas Posts: 623 View My Garage	Yep, I have been there and gotten a scrape! I might get it fixed someday. __________________ 2010 2SS/RS, Black/Black, LS-3, delivered 6/19/09

12-13-2009, 11:12 PM	#6
9c1ny Drives: C6 Zed-oh-six Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buffalo NY Posts: 677	with my 5th gen no, with my previous 4th gens yes, watch out for those concrete parking blocks! __________________

12-14-2009, 12:14 AM	#9
Danny5 Drives: 10 2SS, 08 Sienna, 12 Sonic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 101 View My Garage	Wife bottoms out most mornings... __________________ It could be that the purpose of your life is to only serve as a warning to others. Ashleigh Brilliant

12-13-2009, 10:32 PM	#3
tommygun6644 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS & 2006 Cobalt LT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Schenectady, New York Posts: 292	Yup. A few A-holes were parked on the street on both sides of my narrow drive-way (which almost never happens on my side-street). I had to pull out at a strange angle and bottomed out. It scuffed up the bottom pretty bad, but as you said you can't see it unless you look for it. Sucks, but I'm not losing any sleep over it.

12-13-2009, 10:33 PM	#4
UCF w00t Geek Drives: IOM 2010 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Orlando Posts: 4,452	Yes :( My left front went up on a small curb in the middle of a parking lot exit and I guess the angle made the right front scrape. ugh.

12-14-2009, 12:47 AM	#10
Mayhem Drives: 2010 2SS RS M6 Camaro (Black) Join Date: May 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC (Canada) Posts: 583	I scraped just the rubber thing underneath.... Scared the crap outta me so bad I haven't number two'd since! Was making a left turn up a steep hill.... nothing on the ground or anything just a hill. It didn't sound pretty at all.. I felt like a raisin when I heard it... immediately shrunk and felt ill... I didn't check until the following day. I think I would have tossed my cookies had I found it as mangled as it sounded like it was. To my relief, it appeared to have just been the rubber stopper under there.. Score one for the rubber stopper designer!!

12-14-2009, 01:20 AM	#11
Matrix Drives: '10 Camaro 2SS/RS & Magnum R/T Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 1,520	I did this pulling out of a friends drive way. Dent and scraped. Dang I was pissed cos I even 3M'd the whole fron of the car. Its all fixed and 3M back on again!! The stupid thing is I did it in the same place with the MAGNUM too 2 years prior! Sometimes Im such a dumb ass! __________________ SIM Camaro 2010 V8-2SS/RS-A6!!+

12-14-2009, 09:50 AM	#13
XPUPUSTAINSX Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS Transformer Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Miami, Fl. Posts: 102 View My Garage	I think I have a solution for you guys....... My Brother owns an 09 Z06 and my dad had an 08 C6 Vette...... Whenever I drove either one, and I came up too a driveway for anything I would go up or down at an angle...... What this does is it provides a better aproach angle for the front end........ I highly recomend doing this to everyone who drives a Camaro....especially those with the ground effects...... __________________ Order# NPFGFC Delivered on: 12/15/09 2SS/RS Rally Yellow, Automatic, GFX, Transformers Edition.

12-14-2009, 10:02 AM	#14
Blade Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS BVM Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Charlotte Posts: 4,689 View My Garage	I have gotten the airdam scraped on my TSX twice at my buddies place, right when I back out the driveway. There is no way in hell I will ever put my Camaro in his driveway when the time comes. __________________ Formerly owner of: 2012 2SS/RS Build Thread - Totaled by red light runner 2010 LT/RS Build Thread - Traded in for 2012 2SS 2007 Acura TSX 1992 Oldsmobile Achieva V6 1992 Mercury Sable

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