Scraping your front bumper on a curb

[Bill Hall]

With the wide variation in curb height, it's easy to scrape your front bumper. I have managed to avoid that on my G80 so far, but the front bumper on my '07 Mustang was a mess. I've tried using the parking assist display to guage how far I am from the curb, but it's hard for me to see. The picture seems to vary a bit. Maybe it's because the camera is looking at an angle. It's also a wide angle camera, which can distort things.

What do you do to keep from bashing your front bumper?

 

[JEBIV]

I have yet to hit one head on but at the exit from the work parking lot it has a high curb and you enter from an angle, I have the exact scrape mark on my 2015 Impala and my 2012 Rspec on the left side, but neither have front camera park assist.

 

[joegr]

I thought that park assist was the ultrasonic range sensors (and display), and that the cameras were surround view?
So far, the surround view has worked very well for me parking.

 

[Bill Hall]

I thought that park assist was the ultrasonic range sensors (and display), and that the cameras were surround view?
So far, the surround view has worked very well for me parking.

Yeah, maybe so. I'm talking about the button on my G80 that turns on the cameras. The untrasonic range sensors do help with some curbs. I'm just looking for a way that I could avoid all curbs.

 

[csu87]

i use the 360 camera and dont drive in to the curb.

 

[surprisinguy]

What do you do to keep from bashing your front bumper?

Dont pull up so close to it - Pay attention to how far up the car next to you parked (front wheel location). I have to be extra careful because of mine being lowered

 

[Genquest]

Yeah, maybe so. I'm talking about the button on my G80 that turns on the cameras. The untrasonic range sensors do help with some curbs. I'm just looking for a way that I could avoid all curbs.

Yeah, maybe so. I'm talking about the button on my G80 that turns on the cameras. The untrasonic range sensors do help with some curbs. I'm just looking for a way that I could avoid all curbs.

Hi Bill - TX for your comment about hitting the front bumper. I haven’t bought a Genesis yet but did notice how low the front bumper is to the ground and even noticed a broken bumper bottom on a Genesis. Do you have a sense how often this happens? And are there front cameras when you’re pulling into a space?

 

[Bill Hall]

Hi Bill - TX for your comment about hitting the front bumper. I haven’t bought a Genesis yet but did notice how low the front bumper is to the ground and even noticed a broken bumper bottom on a Genesis. Do you have a sense how often this happens? And are there front cameras when you’re pulling into a space?

Not many people have responded to this thread, so maybe it doesn't happen very often. I have had the car for seven months now, and have managed to avoid hitting any curbs with the front bumper. I did scrape the right front wheel once though.

There are not only front cameras, but also side and rear ones, and you can turn on various views. Some of the views combine images from multiple cameras. One of them looks just like a camera pointed forward. It may be just that one camera. Another view simulates the picture from a camera that is looking down from above. It is similar to the view you'd get from a drone hovering over the car. This picture is apparently assembled from the front, side, and rear cameras, which are all wide angle. Since this picture is simulated, it's sometimes a little hard to tell exactly where the curb is in relation to the car.

 

[tarhoosier]

As I pulled into a parking area the brick curbing alongside of the vehicle, not the front, was higher than I anticipated and out of view. I scraped the faring that is below the bumper near the wheel opening. That is plastic of some sort and the scratches were deep. Scuffing it with emery cloth and then washing and using touch up paint pen made *some* improvement but in sunlight the difference in texture is clear if one looks low enough on the vehicle corner to examine the location. My solution now is to stop looking. It is an inconspicuous location and the learning value of the experience was worth the cost in (very minor) reduced resale value of the car.

 

[StarPower]

The rear bumper is much higher than the front, so I back into spaces whenever possible. This car is long enough that I try to park as far as possible into the space to avoid being hit by other drivers in the parking lot.

I worry most about ripping the bumper cover off. On a previous car, I pulled into a space with the bumper over the concrete block/curb/barrier at the end of the space. Either the car settled slightly or I pulled in at an angle, because when I backed out the steel bar that was holding the block in place caught on the bumper cover and ripped it off (the bar was sticking out the top of the block slightly). Ever since that happened, I back into spaces whenever possible.

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[MarkReg]

I have a 2016 Genesis and scraped the under side of my front bumper a few times and even cracked it. I've been thinking of taking it to a body shop for a bondo work. Has anyone ever tried replacing your Gen 2 front bumper cover w/ the Gen 3 bumper cover?

 

[surprisinguy]

I think I read somewhere on here that it fits

 

[Bill Hall]

Hi Bill - TX for your comment about hitting the front bumper. I haven’t bought a Genesis yet but did notice how low the front bumper is to the ground and even noticed a broken bumper bottom on a Genesis. Do you have a sense how often this happens? And are there front cameras when you’re pulling into a space?

I don't know how often it happens. It hasn't happened to me on my Genesis, but it did happen to the Mustang I once had. There are front cameras but sometimes it is a little hard to see exactly how close you are. I have gotten more accustomed to them.

 

[rscott1948]

I don't know how often it happens. It hasn't happened to me on my Genesis, but it did happen to the Mustang I once had. There are front cameras but sometimes it is a little hard to see exactly how close you are. I have gotten more accustomed to them.

Hey Bill,
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[Hit899]

I totally get your frustration with the difficulty in gauging how close you are to curbs, especially with wide-angle cameras that can distort the image. The parking assist display is helpful, but it’s not always reliable due to its angle and the way the picture shifts. One thing that might help is using parking sensors in combination with the camera; they can alert you when you're getting too close. Additionally, some people use front bumper protectors or even 3D bumper guards to minimize damage. Another option is to be extra cautious when parking, especially in unfamiliar areas, and take it slow. If the car has a feature like adjustable suspension height, you could also raise the front end when parking close to curbs to avoid scraping.

 

[EdP]

I totally get your frustration with the difficulty in gauging how close you are to curbs, especially with wide-angle cameras that can distort the image. The parking assist display is helpful, but it’s not always reliable due to its angle and the way the picture shifts. One thing that might help is using parking sensors in combination with the camera; they can alert you when you're getting too close. Additionally, some people use front bumper protectors or even 3D bumper guards to minimize damage. Another option is to be extra cautious when parking, especially in unfamiliar areas, and take it slow. If the car has a feature like adjustable suspension height, you could also raise the front end when parking close to curbs to avoid scraping.

Curb feelers

 

[Hueydriver]

Curb feelers
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Haha! Remember those! Man, I am old!

 

[steveinarizona]

I don't know how often it happens. It hasn't happened to me on my Genesis, but it did happen to the Mustang I once had. There are front cameras but sometimes it is a little hard to see exactly how close you are. I have gotten more accustomed to them.

Here in Arizona there are a number of intersections where there is a dip for drainage. A number of years ago I destroyed my BMW's belly pan on those dips. The good news is that is the purpose of the belly pan...to protect the car.