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8th August 2013, 22:26
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travelodge pillars, beware!
i was a bell and rolled up a ramp , 1,too late and 2, in third and 3, steered insufficiently...
dick of the week award for doing this to my beloved.
its about 1mm deep, sheering away at my paint and plastic. now, is this worth saving or is it cheaper to go find a new one AND NOT CRASH IT?
cyber abuse is deserved and welcome 
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Haha 'CorsaDestroyer' what a shit name.
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8th August 2013, 22:38
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What do you mean "beware" lol. Watch what you're doing lol.
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8th August 2013, 22:44
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O`h dear not even the infamous t-cut will fix that lol,good 2nd hand bumper mate of ebay or here.
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9th August 2013, 00:01
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I guess you could save it as a track bumper if the car has any track work - obviously the front bumper and the bonnet will get hammered if you use it on track. Apart from that, I'd just keep it as a spare in case it happens again, or if you don't have the space, bin it - it's not worth trying to repair for sure.
Have a look on here and eBay matey and take another bite at the cherry in car parks if needs be next time! 
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9th August 2013, 00:56
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Originally Posted by Prickle
What do you mean "beware" lol. Watch what you're doing lol.
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yeh, moment of dickness. i mean, that pillar just came out of nowhere and cut me up basically!
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Originally Posted by griff_106
I guess you could save it as a track bumper if the car has any track work - obviously the front bumper and the bonnet will get hammered if you use it on track. Apart from that, I'd just keep it as a spare in case it happens again, or if you don't have the space, bin it - it's not worth trying to repair for sure.
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thanks for the tip, but are the bumpers just subject to stones from other cars or is there another element to the bumpers going crappy?
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9th August 2013, 12:11
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The bumpers are plastic & i`m pretty sure that when you paint plastic its more likely to suffer from stone chips/cracks etc(maybe wrong)as plastic flexes more than metal.
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9th August 2013, 14:54
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Clearly in too much of a rush to get inside the hotel. Seeing your friend Sebastian was it...
As for the bumper, sling it and replace it when your feeling flush.
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9th August 2013, 15:14
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Originally Posted by kmak577
Clearly in too much of a rush to get inside the hotel. Seeing your friend Sebastian was it...
As for the bumper, sling it and replace it when your feeling flush.
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Learoy!
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9th August 2013, 15:29
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bought that bumper of me like what, 5 days ago?
haha.
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9th August 2013, 20:15
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Repair it, simple and easy. Flatten it down primer it and paint it. its hardly deep you probably wouldn't even need filler.
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10th August 2013, 03:14
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Originally Posted by m4tt274
bought that bumper of me like what, 5 days ago?
haha.
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Originally Posted by akuakabucy
Repair it, simple and easy. Flatten it down primer it and paint it. its hardly deep you probably wouldn't even need filler.
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what's the cost of this repair job, considering i have none of the gear?
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10th August 2013, 09:25
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Well if you have none of the gear its out the question. Unless you can get a good finish with spray cans?
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10th August 2013, 21:05
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what's the cost of this repair job, considering i have none of the gear?
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Cheaper to buy another bumper in the same colour. 
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10th August 2013, 21:07
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Depends really.
I've ended up paying to get my scrape sorted as i cant get hold of a mint EZRC bumper.
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10th August 2013, 23:17
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thanks for the tip, but are the bumpers just subject to stones from other cars or is there another element to the bumpers going crappy?
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No worries! The bumpers obviously get a fair old beating if you're a regular tracker from when people have been off and brought the kitty litter back on etc. - that'll just happen tbh. My front bumper has picked up a few stone chips over the years - she does get driven fairly hard but I'm intending to do some track work towards the end of the year so there's simply no point.
Track cars do pick up a fair bit of tar from the track surface itself but that's nothing a bit of IronX and detailing clay can't sort 
We use smart repairers at work and they've got the textured paint that goes over the scuff but how durable it is, I don't know. Just go for a new bumper IMO
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11th August 2013, 00:49
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thanks for the help guys, much appreciated :')
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