Scratched '05 Sportivo front spoiler lip

[CheekySportivo]

Hi All,

Today I misjudged a driveway and as I slowly exited onto the road I scrapped

my new 05 front lip on the tarmac :(

I am just totally devastated as the underneath of the lip is scratched in 2 separate places. :(

Because I am so fastidious and a very fussy owner i'm thinking of getting a new 05 sportivo lip but then comes it's cost to first buy then paint.

Would appreciate anyone's thoughts whether it's just me getting upset for no reason or if this is a common scratch pad on the stivo's ?

If I was to buy a new lip does anyone know the best place to get one from??

Will Toyota paint this accessory??

Perhaps I should just leave it but then I will be too concious of it everytime I see it and clean the car.

Any advice would certainally help.

Cheers,

Adrian

[SILVABULLIT]

It's a common place to get a scratch and I would just sand out the scratches(if they're deep) and touch it up. I've had to do it to my car a couple of times due to my wife's encounters with gutters and the like. :(

[kcorro]

If I was to buy a new lip does anyone know the best place to get one from??

Will Toyota paint this accessory??

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you can buy it from toyota about $300. they can arrange for it to be painted for you through the dealer's panel beater (the local shop around the corner). painting would be around $200 and installation?

i think just live with it. you can never tell the quality of the painting or installation so it may turn out worse than the scratch underneath.

[Gascan]

Here in melbourne preston Toyota is one of only 2 dealers in australia that also do panel beating in house. I think you should get it fixed but i dont think its such a big deal.

[Mello]

why not do a home job? take it off sand it down lightly if need be apply some of that putty clay stuff to remold it, then respray, (borrow some1s air comp + spray)

wouldnt cost more then 50 bux id say to fix from what you've said. I presume its underneath where no1 will notice it.

Does the updated face have similar problem of where the lower lip snaps in 2 at the centre?

im absolutely puzzled how to get that one fixed. common guys fess up i know its a common problem in the preface lift models =D

then again you can always try a bumper specialist they will fix it for you but i dunno how much.

["RuNx"]

Well.....I hate hearing that ugly scraping sound!!!Especially when it's bound to have taken off paint!! BUT in all honesty if it has'nt cracked the front lip and it is just unvisible scratches from under-neath dun even worry about it i scrape my kit on a daily basis!!!LOL and it pisses me off at the time ,but hey if ya cant see it...and it hasnt damage the bar dun even worry about getting sum-one to paint it!!! I am a spray painter by trade and for such a small job u will probably just get ripped off!!!! LOL But if u need sum tips to fix it urself feel free to PM me!!! :D

[BigBum]

happens to my front all the time and i don't even have a front lip.

i know a few 05 stivo owners who have have the under part of the front lip scraped. Dw too much about it... most people have had it scratched. besides, its only a scratch... not crack. :D

[Gumball]

My cars lowered and the front lip gets scratched all the time, I cant see it and I could not care one bit. Its normal wear and tear!

[ZAV]

If you cant see it while standing up then its not there

[ZAV]

If you cant see it while standing up then its not there

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I sctratched my side skirt when the rear of the car fell into a ditch (Long story on a dirt road for work). I was really angry, but then got over it cuz i can only just barely see it from the top. So yeah if its not too obvious, then dont worry about. It would be worse if you repair it, then it happens again.

[CheekySportivo]

thanks for ur replies guys.

im still unsure what to do. the scratching underneath the front lip is almost right in the middle of the front spoiler.

whilst u r standing u can slightly see the scratched bits on the two separate sides of the lip.

does anyone know which sydney dealers have this front lip for the 05 stivo?

saves me ringing around! :P

cheers

[Romp]

thanks for ur replies guys.

im still unsure what to do. the scratching underneath the front lip is almost right in the middle of the front spoiler.

whilst u r standing u can slightly see the scratched bits on the two separate sides of the lip.

does anyone know which sydney dealers have this front lip for the 05 stivo?

saves me ringing around!  :P

cheers

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go see my post in the other dudes post about body ktis being $$$ ... i put chatswood toyotas price list up on there.

[aaronng]

I'd just use very fine grit sand paper (1000-2000) and sand down the rough edges. Wash it and allow to dry. Then apply a layer of touch up paint to prevent the remaining paint from fraying off.

[CheekySportivo]

Unfortunately the scratches are quite deep and are all over the place.

Where would I be able to obtain touch up paint from?

Do Toyota sell touch up paint kits?

[Romp]

Unfortunately the scratches are quite deep and are all over the place.

Where would I be able to obtain touch up paint from?

Do Toyota sell touch up paint kits?

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Yer u can buy a small tin