Scratched the car already!

[VIPER1996]

Like an idiot I managed to scratch the lower front facia last night on a parking block 100% sober. Can't really see the scratches but I can't live with it. How hard is it to get the bumper cover off? I took one off on my gen 1 years ago and remember struggling a little to get it back on. I think I had a hard time stretching it back over the car??? Anyway, anyone have instructions for the Gen 3?

Thanks Brett

 

[GRANGER73]

Get used to it. Almost impossible to avoid. Like you said, "can't really see it......"

 

[VIPER1996]

I remember on one of my Gen 1 cars 13 or 14 years ago I bought some skids that you taped under the bumper cover to help prevent what I just did. I know it's hard to avoid but my buddy has a body shop so I may do a quick fix this time and if it happens again I'll just live with it. I don't live in the city so I hardly ever have to park the car in an unfamiliar place.

 

[AZTVR]

I would hurry up and fix it before you do it again. That way, you will have prior experience at fixing it.

 

[cfiiman]

Yep, good advice to learn to live with it, I scratch mine all the time. My paint is show winning everywhere except under that facia, it is scratched all to hell. If I was to repaint it would just get scratched again really quick unfortunately.

 

[02rt10]

If it's original paint on the bumper and scratches are not visible - live with it; once you respray it, it's not original... besides it will scratch again on something else.

But to answer your question bumper removal/install is not that difficult, from reading other posts. I've never done it but haven't heard any horror stories on them.

 

[ViperJohn]

Scrapping/scratching the fascia is a right of passage all Viper owners experience.

 

[sssikvipe]

depends on the color, some match well, others dont. i made the mistake with the color silver.... is too hard to match perfectly and you can tell its been repainted

 

[HARDVIPER]

I got some touch up paint and used a sponge to dab at it no one could tell the difference down there...