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11-20-2012, 03:25 PM | #1 |
Drives: 2008 Toyota Yaris 4D Sedan Join Date: Apr 2011
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What are my options for SERIOUSLY protecting by front grille and real bumper?
Have an '09 Yaris 4 door sedan and moved to a neighborhood that is putting a severe beating on my car.
Rear bumper is covered in scratches and scrapes and the front grill is already cracked which also caused hairline cracks in the paint surrounding it. Virtually all of this is coming from other drivers when parking. This is a densely populated area where the only spots are parallel parking and people are constantly bashing their way in and out of spaces. No matter how careful I am, it is absolutely inevitable that both the front and rear are going to continue getting hammered. Moving or renting garage space is completely out of the question. So before I get the repairs and repainting done I need to have a protection plan or I'm just going to have to do it all over again in 6 months. Can anyone recommend products that offer serious front and rear protection? I'm open to anything from things that adhere to or replace the bumpers to a full on nudge/bull bar type solution. Just not those dumb bumper bully things for the back please. :) |
11-20-2012, 03:42 PM | #2 |
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That's a tough one. The Yaris bumpers and grill are relatively fragile, where frequent flexing from contact will lead to cracking, so anything that sticks onto the surface will exacerbate the issue.
There is nothing off-the-shelf that I am aware of, but the best solution would probably be rubber pads which mount to the metal support, under the bumper skin, and protrude through holes in the bumper skin, so that they take the impact, rather than the bumper skin.
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11-20-2012, 03:46 PM | #3 |
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11-20-2012, 05:04 PM | #4 |
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For the rear, I would install a trailer hitch with the biggest, greasiest, scratched/nicked up towing ball or install a trailer hitch bike rack (even if you don't use it for bicycles). On the front, a similar tow hook perhaps?
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01-02-2013, 08:11 PM | #5 |
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i have been thinking of making a small rally bar on the front of my car for protection and another set of lights....
I have been looking for a cheap used one from a truck as a base line to start on and make it fit kinda like these, i like the truck style better and saw one recently like this on a subaru and it looked great
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01-12-2013, 12:04 PM | #6 | |
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I want to make one of those for my Yaris so badly. Out where I live not only do I contend with nutty drivers, wildlife collisions are relatively common. Even something like a coyote or dog could mess up my front end unpleasantly. Plus those things look dang cool. |
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02-04-2013, 05:39 PM | #7 | |
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02-04-2013, 05:53 PM | #8 |
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for the sedan im not 100% sure but what i was planning on my HB is to remove or cut out the lower grill and mount it onto either the bumper support bar or bottom rad.
Keep in mind you would need to make it removeable in the even you need to remove your bumper
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02-04-2013, 06:07 PM | #9 |
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Just to Clarify..... Kinda...
Behind the front bumper, you can mount either where the I/C is mounted to on the bumper support or on the bottom rad support on the outside of the bumper it will look something like this if you choose the rad support. PIAA Lights go where the blue dots are. Red dots would represent holes or soemthing
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02-05-2013, 04:30 PM | #10 | |
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I like the idea, from another post on this thread, of putting on a trailer hitch with a ball as covered with grease and dirt, etc. as possible (and both front and rear if possible) . |
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02-05-2013, 04:39 PM | #11 |
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02-05-2013, 04:52 PM | #12 |
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You know what was worse was that the residents felt it is perfectly normal and acceptable to "park by feel". I had an uncle who lived in one of those hilly areas and he would just back up until, "clunk" and then move forward until, "clunk". When my dad said something, my uncle just said, "This is how you park here. Everyone does it." This was back in the 60s tho, so I hope things are different now...
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I remember going to the Hard Rock Cafe on Hollywood Blvd. in late 2010 and trying to find a place to park on a nearby side street, before giving up and parking in the huge garage that is part of that complex. Somehow that wasn't as frustrating --- partially because the cost to park in that big garage wasn't outrageous (it might have even been validated?) and partially because if you get frustrated driving on those streets you can just head farther up into the hills (less congestion!) for a few minutes or more and then try again. I remember what that area looked like before that gargantuan complex was built around the year 2000. |
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02-05-2013, 05:56 PM | #14 |
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02-05-2013, 09:12 PM | #15 | |
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I had an Expedition with a hitch and ball. It lined up perfectly with the average Honda Civic grill!!
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