how do you protect that damn lip
 

hey legend family i am just going alittle crazy because of this damn front bumper lip i cant stop scratching it . do you guys have any secrets like stiffer suspension or something. i wanna get the plastic moldings and the lip painted but i dont want it to all get scratched up and look crazy. any info would help

1)Don't lower your car. 2)Don't run over parking blocks. Heres a tip: when you look through your driver window, what you can see just under the driver side mirror is about where your front end is.

Wouldn't your height and driving position change where that point is? I guess it would be a little different for everyone?

Its a guide. As long as you can see still see parking blocks under the mirror you should be ok. Admittedly, it might not be the best guide if you're one of the people to drive with the seat all the way back and reclined. I sit so that my wrist can just barely touch the top of the steering wheel when my arm is completely straight and my shoulder blades are against the seat.

Simple solution, park backwards.:fut:

Reverse into ALL PARKING SPOTS.. I don't care where I am. That's how I park. My lip is scratched up from when I first bought my Legend but never will I ever pull into a parking spot unless there is no Concrete block. End of story...

if you got cars parked next to you...use the reflection as a guide..thats what i do all the time as long as theres a car next to me.

know your car. after a few times of embarrasement of pulling off the bumper when it gets caught reversing, you should know how close you can get when parking front in..

this happened to me a few times, coincidentally in front of two different kids preschools while they were at recess and they ran up to the gate like hey, somebody hit your car! who hit your car?! try explaining that one to four year olds...

what I did was also tighten up the bumper screw/slide thingamabobs on the sides where the corner lights are where the bumper meets the body. if it is loose it will cause the bumper to hang extra low and catch unwanted curbs, but when its tight and flush with no gaps, you should be fine at MOST parkings, but still make a habit to park before you go over

oh yea, also there was a recall on that little splashguard of mischief...acura says unbolt it and put it back on upside down, that way the downward angled parts are away from those dreaded parking blocks.

I just know when to stop inching forward when I park. Some people used to make jokes like hey, you always park with the back sticking out a little, and I used to say, thats so I can see my car better when I'm looking for it in the parking lot...especially at the walmart sea of cars parking lot

parking backwards is always better, never know when you gotta shoot up the place and peel off very fast!

my lip scrapes just backing out of my driveway. i'm stock height. nothing you can do but go slow