My Front-Lip Scrape Guard from Home Depot, Using Industrial Strength Velcro

ThePerfectExposure · 03-25-2011, 01:56 AM

One of the things that makes any lowered car owner cringe the most is getting their expensive front lip and/or freshly painted bumper scrape while traversing up and down driveways. The best way to mitigate that mitigate that is to make a lip guard using a material that is cheap, has adhesive, be durable enough to resist against abrasion, and be easily replaceable.

So, thinking out of the box, the only material that I could think of with those qualities is industrial strength velcro from the local Home Depot

What I did was cutting it into foot long pieces and do some minor trimming around the curves of the bumper/lip. Here is a picture of it after a few weeks of use, and a few scrapes.

Best $8 Spent Ever

L3O710 · 03-25-2011, 08:05 AM

damn thats a pretty good idea! haha

Craig@SupremePower · 03-25-2011, 10:04 AM

like a fuzzy lil beard!!!

StLMO · 03-25-2011, 11:46 AM

great idea. thanks for sharing.

JayKay335i · 03-25-2011, 12:20 PM

I'd probably just use some PPF or vinyl.

drvai · 03-25-2011, 04:17 PM

Can you take more pics? How did you install it? Adhesive?

49ER ROLL · 05-11-2011, 11:53 AM

good call sort of even feels like the oem stuff.

XDEEDUBBX · 05-11-2011, 12:12 PM

chin pubes..innovation...nice...

dday · 05-11-2011, 01:09 PM

I think you can buy felt with similar adhesive, might look even cleaner than the velcro.

ceb · 05-11-2011, 08:03 PM

Probably good for aerodynamics too

digital01 · 05-16-2011, 04:17 PM

innovative. I like it!

SMOKE EM IF U GOT EM!! · 05-16-2011, 04:52 PM

thats a good idea man! props. but did you double the strips up or is it only 2 in wide?

chrisE92 · 05-16-2011, 07:32 PM

Wish I had thought of doing this sooner. My lip is effed up beneath.. haha

Craig@SupremePower · 05-20-2011, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XDEEDUBBX

chin pubes..innovation...nice...

McMuffin · 05-23-2011, 04:13 AM

Great idea, but need more pics.

catch · 05-23-2011, 10:27 PM

great idea!

03-25-2011, 01:56 AM	#1
ThePerfectExposure Private First Class 330 Rep 155 Posts Drives: Lexus Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Orange County iTrader: (0)	My Front-Lip Scrape Guard from Home Depot, Using Industrial Strength Velcro One of the things that makes any lowered car owner cringe the most is getting their expensive front lip and/or freshly painted bumper scrape while traversing up and down driveways. The best way to mitigate that mitigate that is to make a lip guard using a material that is cheap, has adhesive, be durable enough to resist against abrasion, and be easily replaceable. So, thinking out of the box, the only material that I could think of with those qualities is industrial strength velcro from the local Home Depot What I did was cutting it into foot long pieces and do some minor trimming around the curves of the bumper/lip. Here is a picture of it after a few weeks of use, and a few scrapes. Best $8 Spent Ever __________________ www.the-perfect-exposure.blogspot.com www.myspace.com/TPEphotography www.facebook.com/ThePerfectExposure
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drvai Major 151 Rep 1,274 Posts Drives: E92 M3 AW Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: FL iTrader: (0)	Can you take more pics? How did you install it? Adhesive?
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dday Captain 35 Rep 856 Posts Drives: 2014 Alpine White 335 M-Sport Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: MA iTrader: (1)	I think you can buy felt with similar adhesive, might look even cleaner than the velcro.
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ceb NHTSA Nazi 32 Rep 1,983 Posts Drives: 335ix Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: MD iTrader: (1)	Probably good for aerodynamics too
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