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RX-8's do not go well with concrete walls

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Old 12-01-2004, 08:27 PM
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RX-8's do not go well with concrete walls

Alright everyone, here's how it happened! I just picked up my 2005 velocity red '8 a week ago and have been driving it like it should be. But today i was in a underground parking lot with some friends in my car, when i started to back out of my spot and became distracted when "*BANG*" Thats right, i back up right into the concrete wall. There is no real damage except for my ego. I restored the paint on the bumper to a showroom finish (thank god) but it is the black plastic underneath the licence plate that's a tiny bit scratched. Any tips on how to blend these scrapes in? Please let me know
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heh. When I bought my brand new red dodge dakota quad cab truck, I underestimated the turning radius ... well, rather I underestimated how far the rear "Sweeps" as you turn, and so when I made a sharp left turn while close to a parking lot wall to my right - my back end made a horrid screeching sound as it scrapped against the wall.

no idea how to get it fixed, i never got mine fixed, i traded it in for something else.
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Originally Posted by HELAS
Alright everyone, here's how it happened! I just picked up my 2005 velocity red '8 a week ago and have been driving it like it should be. But today i was in a underground parking lot with some friends in my car, when i started to back out of my spot and became distracted when "*BANG*" Thats right, i back up right into the concrete wall. There is no real damage except for my ego. I restored the paint on the bumper to a showroom finish (thank god) but it is the black plastic underneath the licence plate that's a tiny bit scratched. Any tips on how to blend these scrapes in? Please let me know
you don't happen to have before and after pics do you? my GF's sunlight silver Mazda3 just got some nasty scrapes on it and I'd love to fix it up for her

or could you write up a little DIY on how to fix these sort of things in a professional way

thanks!
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