MK5 Golf GTI

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Title: When you scrape, what actually is it that scrapes?
Post by: Georrge on May 11, 2015, 09:39:40 pm

Evening guys,

Just wondering, when a car so low it scrapes on speed bumps, what actually is it that's scraping, is it harmful? I don't mean the front bumper obviously.. I mean the actual underneath of the car?

Cheers!

Title: Re: When you scrape, what actually is it that scrapes?
Post by: Kam88 on May 11, 2015, 09:50:59 pm

I had  mate who hit his sump and engine blew up.

Another scraped his exhaust off.

Lay underneath and see what looks scuffed ???

I gave up on lowering cars so much that they scrape really un-practicle.

I guess the scrapping can vary from car to car

Title: Re: When you scrape, what actually is it that scrapes?
Post by: mk5-beast-91 on May 11, 2015, 10:15:50 pm

I scrape on front splitter and on a strengthening strut underneath. Nothing serious just take it slow and easy on bumps.

Title: Re: When you scrape, what actually is it that scrapes?
Post by: dansmith180 on May 11, 2015, 10:17:20 pm

On either side there's plastic that is the lowest point on the car, or the front splitter. Unless you hear metal on concrete then you're probably fine

Title: Re: When you scrape, what actually is it that scrapes?
Post by: Georrge on May 11, 2015, 10:19:47 pm

Thanks for the fast replies.

I never normally scrape as I go to a higher preset when approaching bumps, but today I din't select the preset properly so I scraped pretty bad for the first time so got a bit worried haha.

Defiantly won't be something that will happen regularly haha

Title: Re: When you scrape, what actually is it that scrapes?
Post by: jaffa on May 11, 2015, 11:34:25 pm

When I scrape it's usually the underbody plastics or under the front splitter

Normally if it's a scrape it's plastic when it's a bang it's metal


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Title: Re: When you scrape, what actually is it that scrapes?
Post by: dom069 on May 12, 2015, 01:01:02 pm

Before my mk4 was on air everything used to scrape. The undertrays were ripped off, sump, chassis rails, exhaust, subframe etc had all taken a battering.

Title: Re: When you scrape, what actually is it that scrapes?
Post by: MR02LOW on May 12, 2015, 01:09:46 pm

Normally i would think it will either be your backbox if you have a miltek (or similair) with a gaint suitcase or the subframe if you have removed the plastics from underneath.

Just becareful its not the sump, they are a nightmare to change!

Title: Re: When you scrape, what actually is it that scrapes?
Post by: Georrge on May 12, 2015, 03:11:42 pm

I guess if any real damage was caused we just send the invoice for the repairs to the council, that's how it works right? :signLOL:

I had a good look under today, nothing obvious, I guess because I was going like 5ph haha

Title: Re: When you scrape, what actually is it that scrapes?
Post by: joms6r on May 12, 2015, 03:30:43 pm

Quote from: Georrge on May 12, 2015, 03:11:42 pm

I guess if any real damage was caused we just send the invoice for the repairs to the council, that's how it works right? :signLOL:

I had a good look under today, nothing obvious, I guess because I was going like 5ph haha

Good luck with the council, I wrote one of my wheels off on my RS on a pothole and they basically said "take us to court if you want your money"

Title: Re: When you scrape, what actually is it that scrapes?
Post by: AJP on May 12, 2015, 04:29:39 pm

I'm so glad my GTI is only down 30mm on H&Rs.

My old mk4 was right down on Weitec coils, adjusters out, chassis notch, the full works. And although it looked nice, I had more than one 'metal on road' moment.

It made driving so stressful!