Aero Front bumper question

[BlackEyedPea]

hi ppl, just wanted to know if anyone has the same problem driving through the streets of london. i find that when going over certain speed humps, or dips in the road i tend to hear that its scuffing the bottom of my front bumper.
its not like im speeding over them but sometimes you get them humps that are split into two humps. given the suspension of the car i would have to slow down an awful lot (less than 10mph) for a as compfortable a ride as possible. smetimes it is difficult to go over them humps so that only the wheels go over each hump as some roads have parked cars on the sides.

is there anyone else that has the same problem...or is there an easy solution to it?
thanks in advance

attached is a pic of the scuff under the front bumper.

[Pobsey]

I have the same problem, nothing you can really do except dont drive over them!

[Root Ginger]

My car is lowered and has the aero kit. It can be a nightmare. Most humps are OK if I go super slow. For the once that are split into two sections I have to put one wheel over the top of the bump so the bumper gets listed over it.

Had some I Brake For Humps stickers made I've had a few near misses as I have to slow down so much. The flashing centre brake light helps a bit now though.

Brake Light PULSAR

[Damo]

Thsi might seem craxy, but don't brake to hard in front of them or it brings the front lower (and you scrape more).

Better to slow right down then and even possibly speed up slightly as you go towards them (raises front up a bit)

[BlackEyedPea]

thanks.....so from the pic, does it look like a "bad" scuff or average?

[Richard Crofts]

I say accelerate at them then the front will lift .... Yeeehhaaaa! Dukes of Hazzard stylee

[baskers]

Take the hump at an angle, you won't scuff it then!

[BlackEyedPea]

found a pic of a mini with some sort of thing at the front bumper. looks like it protects......could be wrong?

[James]

Thats a front splitter, makes it more aerodynamic

[drumzz]

one wheel at a time, as i always do (take the hump at an angle, the bigger the better to an extent). never scuffs, even on much lower cars..

[BlackEyedPea]

Quote: Originally Posted by baskers (original)

Take the hump at an angle, you won't scuff it then!

tried that. was told that doing a FULL lock over the hump will definately not scuff the bottom.
...seems abit wreckless to be swerving on these streets tho..

Quote: Originally Posted by Richard Crofts (original)

I say accelerate at them then the front will lift .... Yeeehhaaaa! Dukes of Hazzard stylee

Does that actually work??...

[Root Ginger]

Quote: Originally Posted by Damo (original)

Thsi might seem craxy, but don't brake to hard in front of them or it brings the front lower (and you scrape more).

Better to slow right down then and even possibly speed up slightly as you go towards them (raises front up a bit)

Already do that and it still scrapes on some

[BlackEyedPea]

Quote: Originally Posted by Root Ginger (original)

My car is lowered and has the aero kit. It can be a nightmare. Most humps are OK if I go super slow. For the once that are split into two sections I have to put one wheel over the top of the bump so the bumper gets listed over it.

Had some I Brake For Humps stickers made I've had a few near misses as I have to slow down so much. The flashing centre brake light helps a bit now though.

Brake Light PULSAR

that's a good idea....where did you get the stickers?.....brake light thng is cool too..

[Root Ginger]

Quote: Originally Posted by BlackEyedPea (original)

that's a good idea....where did you get the stickers?.....brake light thng is cool too..

I had the stickers made by MINI Pirate. I still have some left if you want one, internal and external.

I love the brake light. Would like to get something made up so all the brake lights flash when emergency braking.

[BlackEyedPea]

Quote: Originally Posted by Root Ginger (original)

....., internal and external.

internal?..external??