First scratch stories

[enboe]

O.K., I feel a little foolish, but at least my first scratch was my fault. The parking structure at work has electrical conduit pipes that protrude from the wall 3-4". They are at just the right height to slide below the license plate bracket. When I pulled in too close, I put a 1" scratch on either side next to the black front air splitter. I guess I will have to keep the car now as it has been personalized. :-(

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[david1pro]

I always found I could relax more after that first scratch. It's already "ruined" so I don't need to stress it.
Chipper up. We're all human.

 

[bhorn]

Been waiting to use that smiley for a while now...

 

[Soma]

Just got my first dent this past weekend. Someone slammed their door against my rear door while I was having a few beers with the family at restaurant. I'll see if I can post a pic soon.

 

[Aetheric Continua]

Bought my Civic 14 November. 3 December this happened.

Not entirely sure how, but I noticed this one morning after I parked at work. Maybe some other vehicle had something low and sharp hanging from its side or something.

I've since gotten it repaired, but damn, didn't even have it for a month.

 

[david1pro]

Am I correct in saying that's the front bumper? How much did that repair cost? I'd imagine they had to replace it, correct?

 

[Aetheric Continua]

Am I correct in saying that's the front bumper? How much did that repair cost? I'd imagine they had to replace it, correct?

Yep, front bumper. Had to pay my full insurance deductible. Yeah, they had to replace the whole bit because of the hole. If it wasn't there, they said they'd probably be able to buff and/or repaint the scratches.

 

[Ikabob]

O.K., I feel a little foolish, but at least my first scratch was my fault. The parking structure at work has electrical conduit pipes that protrude from the wall 3-4". They are at just the right height to slide below the license plate bracket. When I pulled in too close, I put a 1" scratch on either side next to the black front air splitter. I guess I will have to keep the car now as it has been personalized. :-(

I dread that day. I guess it's like obstacles in life.... Pick ourselves up and move on and try not to let it happen again. Minimize the dings and scratches.

 

[EADGBE]

We don't have our Civic yet, but I've been wondering about it's vulnerability to door dings - well, most cars are now, especially given the trend away from door side molding, which I admit I prefer.

Does anyone have experience with that pointless dent repair thing? Someone told me about it once and apparently it can be pretty effective if the dent is in the right place.

 

[hellothere]

The curb where I live is pretty high & since the car is pretty low, I ended up giving the civic a 2 inch scratch from parallel parking. :/

 

[hondafan]

Not as bad as it looks in the picture but come on I barely had the car for less than a month

 

[Aetheric Continua]

What are y'all planning to do about your scratches and dings? Get professionals to get them our or do something yourselves?

 

[crea78]

After owning my Civic a few days, I noticed a scratch on the underneath the front bumper near the driver side. Have NO IDEA how I did it. It's hard to spot in the picture but its near the foglight housing.

 

[Aetheric Continua]

After owning my Civic a few days, I noticed a scratch on the underneath the front bumper near the driver side. Have NO IDEA how I did it. It's hard to spot in the picture but its near the foglight housing.
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Speed bump perhaps?

 

[crea78]

I'm figuring it was going up/down my driveway or like you said a speedbump. I have been very careful now going over both.

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