Crack on Lower Fascia (PIC)

[garolittle]

Blame it on a steep driveway and my failure to do something about it sooner. As you can see from the photo, I now have a small crack on the lower part of my fascia (directly in front of the driver's side front wheel. What is the best way to have something like this repaired? Thanks.

 

[ViperJohn]

There are products out there especially for these repairs. Any reputable body shop should be able to repair that easily. Make sure you have them glue it from the inside.

 

[jimandela]

ouch!
bummer Gar!..
some yellow spray paint.. STAT!

as mentioned above.. minor body work .. no biggie.
but agravating...time to rip out the old driveway..

 

[garolittle]

ouch!
...time to rip out the old driveway..

Yes Sir, my yellow brother. Looking for my sledge hammer as we speak. Thanks for the good advice regarding the body repair.

 

[ViperJoe]

Yeeeeeouch!

Hard to find a snake without some kind of front end facia damage these days!

 

[Hisserman]

There's a GTS owner around here who installed front and rear video cameras that hook up to his in-dash dvd/navigation player. He can toggle from one camera to another. He toggles to the front camera mounted in the facia for parking -- works great! It's also a blast to view from that camera at about 120 mph! I know it seems expensive, but at the rate we all have to repair our facias it might be cost justified!

 

[Mike Adams]

I had the same thing happen to me. Just took it to a local body shop he had stuff there to fix it up like new can't event tell and just sprayed the lower piece

 

[Casey]

Hey, that's a nice one. I have a small, 1" crack in mine, and plan on repairing it this fall!
Easy fix from what I hear! And the lower facia needs to be painted every so often anyways from being slapped around a bit!!

 

[Matt M PA]

While it probably would not have helped this situation...I placed a length of door edge moulding along the bottom of my GTS and it has taken the brunt of slight scraping..instead of the body paint.

 

[VPRVENM97]

Gary,

My GTS had a crack like that in the exact location. Here's my quick and cheap fix. I went to an automotive paint shop and picked up a 3M Structural Adhesive Kit #08101. I removed the clear tape from the corner using 3M All-Purpose Adhesive Remover. I then bonded the crack from behind the facia using the adhesive and a fiber glass patch. I filled in the crack on the front side with the adhesive and sanded it smooth after it cured. Next I poured a bottle of touch up paint into an air brush and thinned it out with some reducer. I spray painted the area where the tape was. After the paint dried, I applied a new piece of protective tape which I ordered from the Dealer ($35 I think). This fix has lasted me 3 years. I made a template of the tape and have some leftover tape. If you want to do it the cheap way like I did, PM me and I can mail the tape to you. I figured why spend too much loot on something that's gonna happen again. Not perfect but it works and is hardly noticeable.

 

[garolittle]

Gary,

My GTS had a crack like that in the exact location. Here's my quick and cheap fix. I went to an automotive paint shop and picked up a 3M Structural Adhesive Kit #08101. I removed the clear tape from the corner using 3M All-Purpose Adhesive Remover. I then bonded the crack from behind the facia using the adhesive and a fiber glass patch. I filled in the crack on the front side with the adhesive and sanded it smooth after it cured. Next I poured a bottle of touch up paint into an air brush and thinned it out with some reducer. I spray painted the area where the tape was. After the paint dried, I applied a new piece of protective tape which I ordered from the Dealer ($35 I think). This fix has lasted me 3 years. I made a template of the tape and have some leftover tape. If you want to do it the cheap way like I did, PM me and I can mail the tape to you. I figured why spend too much loot on something that's gonna happen again. Not perfect but it works and is hardly noticeable.

Thanks Dave. You have a PM.

Gary