Suffered some damage from SCCA starting line course (AutoX for beginners).


I’m going to see if I can repair with JB WELD.

maybe a good idea to just remove the little splash guards to avoid this from happening again. Or just avoid the cones

wasn’t the only damage of the day unfortunately. One feller spun and hit the barrier with the rear quarter panel on his mint, 23k mile C5. The fiberglass body did not handle the low speed impact well. No clue what it’s going to take to fix

 

I reckon you get some fiberglass insulation wet and just stuff it into the fender. Either you'll fix the car or become unbelievably itchy.

BTW, those little flappys on your car are reinforcements for the splash shield and bumper. They aren't splash guards themselves

However, if you're going to toss them, I'd be willing to buy them off you. Lmk!

 

I dunno about everyone else, but I clicked on this post dreading Ax damage done to an S..glad to see this is much less worse than I thought!

 

I’ll admit, I was being a little cheeky. I do however, drive the S pretty hard. I am going to look into some track day insurance just in case.

 

I repair these plastic cracks with flexible PET (#1 plastic)- literally black plastic from the recycling bin- with aluminum pop rivets. it bolsters the plastic from the back side and provides the support JB weld won't.

The other option is a plastic welder.

darcy

 

Tiger Seal U-Pol Automotive Adhesive comes in a tube like caulk does so you need a caulk gun. Stick a nail in it after you are done if you want to use it again in the not too distant future. You can also use it as a filler. It is made for these plastic bumpers.

 

If you want the really good stuff 3m used to make something called Duramix. It was a 2 part and need a gun with disposable tips. It mixed SUPER hot, dries hard as hell and will bond damn near anything. We used to use it at the auto accessories place I worked at on bumpers and other things.

I'm pretty sure the little flaps are meant to divert water/air a certain way.

 

Regular jb weld won't stick to plastic. Most glues and epoxies won't.

So either use one of previously mentioned specialty fillers/epoxies meant for plastics/bumpers, or the jb weld version of same. They have one meant for bumpers, and one meant for all plastics.

Honestly not sure of difference, but guessing the bumper one is easier to do body work on to sculpt to shape, and maybe for bondo and primer to stick to for final bodywork.

Point is you can find the jb weld specialty stuff at any auto parts store and maybe even Walmart car section

 

I haven’t looked yet but are we SOL on replacement parts for the under trays?

as I started to poke around, there is quite a bit of damage. Would be nice if I could replace some.

 

Not sure, I recently bought the front fender liners and both under plastics so possibly?