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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 10:11 AM
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Went out to get in my car today and noticed this on the front bumper, but I don't remember ever hitting anything. Do you think it is too deep to not fix or should I get it fixed?

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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 10:15 AM
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Ouch!! Gotta fix that if it's noticeable!
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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 10:21 AM
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ouch.. that looks deep.. get err fixed
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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 10:49 AM
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If that's on the bottom of the bumper, use some touchup paint.
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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Chueezie
If that's on the bottom of the bumper, use some touchup paint.
Yeah I was going to say the same thing. If it's in a discrete area, save your money and just use touchup paint. Won't look brand new but it's a quick patch.
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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 10:51 AM
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Definitely too noticeable up close to not fix, but you should've taken the picture further away at a normal viewing distance.
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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 10:54 AM
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The scrapes look so inconsistent I'm wondering what in the world scraped it!?
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^ we know whos gonna be on csi in the future LOL
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I say save your money and touch it up yourself.
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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 12:06 PM
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get touch up or maybe if its low enough get the lip kit
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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 12:30 PM
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Ouch! It might be cheaper to replace the whole bumper instead (versus paint job).
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If it wasn't a Lexus id say just use touch up paint, but since its on your IS, fix it would be my opinion
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