It's just something you have to get used to. You have to park further back from the curb in a car than in an SUV as ground clearance just isn't there. Wife already put a scratch in hers because she was used to driving a Ford Explorer.
It’s already at the end of the space line when I do that. 😳😮It's just something you have to get used to. You have to park further back from the curb in a car than in an SUV as ground clearance just isn't there. Wife already put a scratch in hers because she was used to driving a Ford Explorer.
lol!or you can back the car in
Ouch! Sorry about the damage Andrew. Looks like something dug into the plastic underside of your front fender and marked it up like a cat claw taking down prey. I think that is just the plastic part of the fender, so you shouldn't have to worry about rust if I am not mistaken should you decide not to repair it. I have been very cautious when parking so as not to go over the concrete blocks at the end of parking spaces, but given how low the Insight rides, it is just a matter of time before we all experience something similar to what you have (even running over road debris at highway speeds is likely to do this).I had this happen to my car recently(see attached pics). Discovered it(Monday) when I was drying my car with a towel after exiting out of a car wash. I thought it was the car wash that caused it but after reviewing video footage and walking through the car wash with the manager. I can't definitively say it was the car wash and I'm not even sure where I could had scraped it where it could had made 3 deep cuts like that. As of right now I'm waiting for an estimate from a Honda certified collision center. Pains me to see this happen to my car after only 1 month of ownership. The only thing positive about this right now is that I can't see it when standing, only when kneeling down towards the car, so I might leave it as-is depending on the estimate. The rest of the car has no damage including the front bottom, just the front right, and left bottom side.
Yeah, I was told by the employee at the collision center that it is just cosmetic. No rust will happen due to that part being plastic. I can't really see it when standing but just knowing that it is there is bugging me. It just depends on if it is bugging me enough and the chance that I would scrape it in the future vs the estimate cost of the repair. I have experience driving my previous Civic(made so many mistakes on that car) so I have been really careful when parking with the Insight(I don't pull all the way in, will park car, and move it again if I'm too far out. Park away from other cars and shopping carts when possible. Always use the right passenger mirror when parking near a curb on the right. Open driver door to check curb when parking on the left side.). Not a single scratch on my wheels or the front bottom bumper. Just the far left and right bottom side of the bumper... The only thing I could think of is when I went up an uneven entry way into a shopping plaza slightly faster than I should have 2 weeks ago. I'm still confused as to what could had made that cat claw like scratch even if that was the case. :sad:Ouch! Sorry about the damage Andrew. Looks like something dug into the plastic underside of your front fender and marked it up like a cat claw taking down prey. I think that is just the plastic part of the fender, so you shouldn't have to worry about rust if I am not mistaken should you decide not to repair it. I have been very cautious when parking so as not to go over the concrete blocks at the end of parking spaces, but given how low the Insight rides, it is just a matter of time before we all experience something similar to what you have (even running over road debris at highway speeds is likely to do this).
Wow, that's pretty gnarly... and so unfortunate given the lengths you took to protect the finish. I can't even begin to guess what causes those 'claw' scratches, but I'd think there would be a pretty wrenching sound that accompanied those marks which you would have noticed. Maybe something happened while digging out of the snow/plowing, while you weren't around -?Yeah, I was told by the employee at the collision center that it is just cosmetic. No rust will happen due to that part being plastic. I can't really see it when standing but just knowing that it is there is bugging me. It just depends on if it is bugging me enough and the chance that I would scrape it in the future vs the estimate cost of the repair... The only thing I could think of is when I went up an uneven entry way into a shopping plaza slightly faster than I should have 2 weeks ago. I'm still confused as to what could had made that cat claw like scratch even if that was the case. :sad:
I normally have music playing at volume of 10 when driving but nothing loud comes to mind that would had made me pull over immediately to check it out. The only time where I heard a scrape sound was when I entered that shopping plaza with the uneven/bump pedestrian sidewalk. I underestimated that bump cause snow/ice was covering some of it. I did do a walk around(without kneeling down) right after parking but didn't see any damage. I'm just thankful whatever scraped that area didn't damage my tire or the rest of the car.Wow, that's pretty gnarly... and so unfortunate given the lengths you took to protect the finish. I can't even begin to guess what causes those 'claw' scratches, but I'd think there would be a pretty wrenching sound that accompanied those marks which you would have noticed. Maybe something happened while digging out of the snow/plowing, while you weren't around -?
Sorry to hear! It's times like this I wish there was an "un-like" button, for the $700 amount. The dealer replaced my front and rear bumpers to complete the parking sensor accessory a few months ago. Too bad the spare bumpers aren't still around to offer you the spares...I just got the estimate for the repair. It will be around $700... I'm leaning towards leaving it as-is cause I can't see it when standing and there's a good chance I will scrape it again in the future.![]()
That's interesting... I thought they just drill holes in a few places on the bumpers to install the parking sensors.Sorry to hear! It's times like this I wish there was an "un-like" button, for the $700 amount. The dealer replaced my front and rear bumpers to complete the parking sensor accessory a few months ago. Too bad the spare bumpers aren't still around to offer you the spares...
I, too, thought they just drilled the holes for the sensors. Are you saying they replaced the bumpers with ones already having the sensors installed? (I've been wanting to add the parking sensors.) So if you don't mind, how much did it end up costing? The sensor package seems to be about $500, then if they add ~ $700 for bumpers, then add labor?Sorry to hear! It's times like this I wish there was an "un-like" button, for the $700 amount. The dealer replaced my front and rear bumpers to complete the parking sensor accessory a few months ago. Too bad the spare bumpers aren't still around to offer you the spares...
The installation process is pretty involved - check out a video at this link for time lapse perspective of self-install by AMCooper63, comments from a parallel forum, and the 45-page installation instructions:I, too, thought they just drilled the holes for the sensors. Are you saying they replaced the bumpers with ones already having the sensors installed? (I've been wanting to add the parking sensors.) So if you don't mind, how much did it end up costing? The sensor package seems to be about $500, then if they add ~ $700 for bumpers, then add labor?