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Old Apr 12, 2018 | 03:11 PM
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I have a detailing business and work out of my home garage. My driveway has a considerable slope and although My BMW 228 isn't that low I still have to be careful when driving over the curb to get to my driveway. I detail a number of Corvettes, Porsches, and other vehicles that sit low, have spoilers and are difficult to drive over my curb without some scraping mainly on the bottom of the spoiler. I drive them very slowly and so far no issues. However, carbon fiber spoilers are expensive and I don't want to risk cracking one. I saw a curb with a rubber device on it which looked like it was designed to prevent this kind of damage. Does anyone have any knowledge of this device.
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Old Apr 12, 2018 | 04:29 PM
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I saw front end rash and was going to recommend lotrimin....

Ray did it go on the bumper or in the driveway?

for the driveway I would think a 2x4's with some plywood would spread the lift and get tehm by the curb.
not exactly convenient but more pleasant than the alternative.
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Old Apr 12, 2018 | 04:36 PM
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Does this help?
LMGTFY

I know, I'm a smart ass.
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Old Apr 12, 2018 | 04:45 PM
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This is one example, several other brands can be found by Googling Curb Bridge.

https://curbramp.us
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Old Apr 12, 2018 | 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by SheDrivesIt
Does this help?
LMGTFY

I know, I'm a smart ass.
That was too cool! Loved it. I've no idea how you did that but that was neat.
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Old Apr 12, 2018 | 11:54 PM
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1. Go to Home Depot (or whatever store you prefer)
2. Buy a 2x4
3. take it home
4. lay it down in front of the curb
5. cut to match width of curb cut
6. finish.
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Old Apr 13, 2018 | 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Vanishing Point
This is one example, several other brands can be found by Googling Curb Bridge.

https://curbramp.us
This is what I was looking for, thanks. I found some similar ones which are about 12 ft. wide and allow water to run under them.
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Old Apr 13, 2018 | 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by S2KRAY
This is what I was looking for, thanks. I found some similar ones which are about 12 ft. wide and allow water to run under them.
Wow! Our township would have a hissy fit if you used that to block the gutters.
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