Which part of your car are you getting stone chips? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

chenshuo · 03-19-2013, 01:41 PM

Just want to have a sense on what area(s) of the car people are getting stone chips given the shape of the design. Wondering if people get stone chips on weird areas. This might help people who's thinking on getting clear bra known where to protect it.

donutfilling · 03-19-2013, 01:42 PM

Front bumper and in front of rear wheels on the quarterpanel.

chenshuo · 03-19-2013, 01:48 PM

i have my complete front bumper wrapped in VentureShield so hopefully that'll deflect stone chips. Given the design of the twin, the front bumper also covers the area of where the front hood is on most other cars. I also have the car opti-coated hopefully the added thickness on the paint is going to help with minor things thrown at it.

tnt · 03-19-2013, 01:51 PM

front bumper and lip

Nevermore · 03-19-2013, 01:54 PM

I didn't check the bumper real close, but the first time I washed my car I noticed a few chips around the front badge. Pretty depressing, I mean, I know it's bound to happen, but I could've sworn I was being careful and avoiding driving close enough for that to happen. Guess I was wrong.

Mr.Corvus · 03-19-2013, 02:00 PM

I hear a couple people talk about chipping on the "fangs". I've yet to find any chips so far but from what I understand the dealership offers touch-up paint for a reasonable price considering its value.

Ninjin · 03-19-2013, 02:03 PM

I put xpel ultimate on the bumper and mirrors, those were the areas on my last car that collected the most abuse. I'm not expecting too many chips on the hood. Right now the worst part is the windshield. Can't really put anything on it, and it's got two huge chips and a few smaller ones after less than 9000 miles (mostly freeway).

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Sigh-on-Rice · 03-19-2013, 02:03 PM

I leave a lot of distance from the car in the front, so I rarely get a stone chip. I only got one on the front bumper in 9 months. It's a huge one though.

I noticed that this car hardly gets stone chip. The cars that I used to have would've gotten 5 chips by now. But I scrape the bottom of the front bumper too often.

I used to scrape one every year or two, but I already scraped 3 times.

tech4pdx · 03-19-2013, 02:06 PM

I'm getting chips on the bumper and edge of hood with less than 4500 miles on the odo. I don't follow cars or trucks closely (especially not the lifted ones without flaps). I've even waxed it twice already. This paint is really, really thin. My 2000 Trans Am WS6 had much better paint. Even after 70k miles, I barely had any chips. I miss that.

boredom.is.me · 03-19-2013, 02:13 PM

Well obviously the front bumper, but I also get chips on te side of my doors.

Andrew360 · 03-19-2013, 03:12 PM

A flying rock left a pretty large chip in my windshield as I was on my way to have Ultimate Xpel applied.

carbonBLUE · 03-19-2013, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by donutfilling

Front bumper and in front of rear wheels on the quarterpanel.

damn front tires! should have bought FLAPS

chenshuo · 03-20-2013, 10:23 AM

i'm glad i got my entire front bumper wrapped.

MVJ1975 · 03-20-2013, 10:57 AM

The very first chip I got from a thrown rock was on the passenger side mirror.

View Poll Results: Which part of your car are you getting stone chips? Post a Poll
front bumper	68	74.73%
front hood	27	29.67%
front roof	6	6.59%
side mirrors	4	4.40%
fenders	12	13.19%
A-pillars	3	3.30%
rocker panels	3	3.30%
headlights/fog	6	6.59%
windshield	11	12.09%
other, if other please indicate below	8	8.79%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 91. You may not vote on this poll

03-19-2013, 01:41 PM	#1
chenshuo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: WRB BRZ Location: Toronto Posts: 1,260 Thanks: 259 Thanked 473 Times in 245 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Which part of your car are you getting stone chips? Just want to have a sense on what area(s) of the car people are getting stone chips given the shape of the design. Wondering if people get stone chips on weird areas. This might help people who's thinking on getting clear bra known where to protect it. __________________

03-19-2013, 01:48 PM	#3
chenshuo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: WRB BRZ Location: Toronto Posts: 1,260 Thanks: 259 Thanked 473 Times in 245 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	i have my complete front bumper wrapped in VentureShield so hopefully that'll deflect stone chips. Given the design of the twin, the front bumper also covers the area of where the front hood is on most other cars. I also have the car opti-coated hopefully the added thickness on the paint is going to help with minor things thrown at it. __________________

03-19-2013, 01:54 PM	#5
Nevermore Wayward Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: Hot Lava 86 Location: Bust of Pallas Posts: 3,336 Thanks: 1,669 Thanked 2,312 Times in 1,386 Posts Mentioned: 50 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	I didn't check the bumper real close, but the first time I washed my car I noticed a few chips around the front badge. Pretty depressing, I mean, I know it's bound to happen, but I could've sworn I was being careful and avoiding driving close enough for that to happen. Guess I was wrong. __________________

03-20-2013, 10:23 AM	#13
chenshuo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: WRB BRZ Location: Toronto Posts: 1,260 Thanks: 259 Thanked 473 Times in 245 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	i'm glad i got my entire front bumper wrapped. __________________

03-19-2013, 01:42 PM	#2
donutfilling Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: frs Location: LA Posts: 319 Thanks: 55 Thanked 75 Times in 45 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Front bumper and in front of rear wheels on the quarterpanel.

03-19-2013, 01:51 PM	#4
tnt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: argento frs at Location: fremont ca Posts: 579 Thanks: 177 Thanked 76 Times in 71 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	front bumper and lip

03-19-2013, 02:00 PM	#6
Mr.Corvus Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: dirty er'ryday Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 65 Thanks: 11 Thanked 22 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 16 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I hear a couple people talk about chipping on the "fangs". I've yet to find any chips so far but from what I understand the dealership offers touch-up paint for a reasonable price considering its value.

03-19-2013, 02:03 PM	#7
Ninjin Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: SWP BRZ 6MT Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 876 Thanks: 415 Thanked 576 Times in 332 Posts Mentioned: 144 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I put xpel ultimate on the bumper and mirrors, those were the areas on my last car that collected the most abuse. I'm not expecting too many chips on the hood. Right now the worst part is the windshield. Can't really put anything on it, and it's got two huge chips and a few smaller ones after less than 9000 miles (mostly freeway). Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk 2

03-19-2013, 02:06 PM	#9
tech4pdx Make love Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: H8R.. Not really Location: Edge of the Milky Way Posts: 780 Thanks: 524 Thanked 214 Times in 143 Posts Mentioned: 31 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'm getting chips on the bumper and edge of hood with less than 4500 miles on the odo. I don't follow cars or trucks closely (especially not the lifted ones without flaps). I've even waxed it twice already. This paint is really, really thin. My 2000 Trans Am WS6 had much better paint. Even after 70k miles, I barely had any chips. I miss that.

03-19-2013, 03:12 PM	#11
Andrew360 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: Whiteout FRS, 07 Stg 2 Vw GTI Location: Queens, NY Posts: 121 Thanks: 18 Thanked 29 Times in 18 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	A flying rock left a pretty large chip in my windshield as I was on my way to have Ultimate Xpel applied.

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