I'm a consultant, so I drive around a lot. This one day I pulled out of a spot where it had those wheel stoppers (a 3-34 ft long piece of gravel), and it literally almost torn half my stock lip off, omfg.

I didn't hear or feel anything going into the spot, but when I pulled out and got out to take a look, I realized there was a freakin' steal support beam sticking out of the stopper. Gawd. It totally mauled my lip. I had to punch the lip back into place, but it tore up a bit of it. sigh...now i'm compelled to buy a real front lip.

 

Can't you go and get the place that owns the complex to pay for your damages? There should be no steel beam sticking out of any wheel stoppers.

 

things like this happen. cant put full blame on the complex. its not their fault.

just deal with it and go get a gfx kit(400-500?), or just the front lip (120?)

 

one time for me too, and now i will try to rear parking if possible, then you won't hit anything

 

unless you've got a rear lip&^^^^^

 

but your front is a lot lower, so the rear should be ok. unless you are slammed

 

Been there....done that...

 

this is why i never, NEVER pull up to those curb parking lot stopper things, i always stop about 1ft away, AND never back up to them either cuz you might hit your mufflers.

 

Reverse parking ftw anytime I see a wheel stopper

 

That's why I always park far from the wheel stoppers.

 

Maybe a new mod would be to install a front camera like our rear lic....it could save lip lives....hymmm....got me thinking...I hate guessing how close I am to the stoppers before impact....

 

they have those, BUT i wouldnt use it for 'protecting' the front lip, it would be for making videos flying on the twisties

 

yeah, this is one of the prices you pay for having a car that's low and sporty... one time I was in front of this restaurant where instead of wheel stoppers they had a big tree trunk or log lying horizontally in front of the building. As I watched this woman in a 3 series pulled up and crunched the front bumper right into the log. I watched that bumper fold right up it was painful.

this is a trick that I sometimes use when pulling up and I'm not sure if I'm too close to the curb or wheel stopper. If there's another car parked in the spot next to you and it's relatively clean/shiny, you can see the reflection of your car in it and see how much space you have left. If it's dirty or not helpful then I look to see where their side mirror is positioned and if that car's too close or over the stopper I don't pull up as far up. But usually when in doubt, I've learned to stay back a foot or two.

If you're really paranoid, you're already parking all the way in the back of the lot, backed in and taking up 2 spaces.

 

Thats a great idea!

They sell those aftermarket wireless backup camera kits.... just mount it in the upper/lower grille.... then upload your driving vids to youtube

 

When I had my RSX w/ a full bodykit on, I used to park a distance away from the wheel stoppers. But the IS is much longer and for some odd reason, I can't seem to gauge how far I am from the stoppers. I should use the cars I'm pulling into as a gauge to see how far I am from those God forbidden stoppers.