It hurts me deeply every time I pull out of a driveway and the front end of my car scrapes. It's under the front end of the car, and you can't see it unless you literally look under the car, but it bothers me. Its scraping the white plastic part. Is anyone else having trouble scraping the front? Is there anything you do to keep from scraping? Are scrapes under the front of the car inevitable?

 

Drive your car slow up your drive way in more of an angle. Are you even lowered????

 

Go slower, or build/buy something like this

 

It's easier to avoid scrapes if you back out of the driveway I've found. And pull out on a huge angle and it'll never happen. Might be easier said than done depending on the driveway though.

 

I have worked on both the F-Sport & non F-Sport..

Both on stock ride height, the F-Sport bumper is prone to scraping easily compared to the regular bumper...

Confirmed this while driving the cars up the same lift ramp.. The F-Sport cleared, only after we used wood to avoid scraping.

These bumpers will get killed on concrete parking spot blocks...!!! Already saw a MY14 IS bumper get torn off while backing off of one..

~ Joe Z

 

The stock OR Fsport IS is not low at all, to be honest. It is enough ride height to clear most driveways.

Pro tip: You must enter a driveway in an angle to avoid scraping(which maximizes the lowest part of the bumper/lip to be cleared into a driveway, its all math honestly).

Just remember to angle. And start far away.

Hope this helps.