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I did a bad thing today, I loaded the magnaflow box with my stock exhaust in it to dispose of it today at work. As I was pulling the box out of the back it slid out of my hand and onto the bumper. I picked it up with the help of a co worker and put it in the trash. When I came back to the car to close the hatch I noticed what I thought was dirt/salt from the streets. Well, guess what? It wasn't salt or dirt or poop, it was bare plastic!!! I guess the box rubbed a bit against the bumper and took two spots of paint off, not real big at all, but it's there. Am I to believe that a rub from a box will take the paint off my car, it's not like I dropped it or pulled it across the bumper. AH! Who is painting these cars, Ray Charles? Now I have read the posts about paint problems with the Vibes but come on here, cut me a break! I would expect a little more duarability(sp) isn't this 2005?

Dude, that sucks. At least it's not on bare metal and about to rust. Inder

just want to know, how does that magnaflow sound? I'm looking for something that doesn't sound so nasally...Quote, originally posted by PhillyVibeGT »I did a bad thing today, I loaded the magnaflow box with my stock exhaust in it to dispose of it today at work. As I was pulling the box out of the back it slid out of my hand and onto the bumper. I picked it up with the help of a co worker and put it in the trash. When I came back to the car to close the hatch I noticed what I thought was dirt/salt from the streets. Well, guess what? It wasn't salt or dirt or poop, it was bare plastic!!! I guess the box rubbed a bit against the bumper and took two spots of paint off, not real big at all, but it's there. Am I to believe that a rub from a box will take the paint off my car, it's not like I dropped it or pulled it across the bumper. AH! Who is painting these cars, Ray Charles? Now I have read the posts about paint problems with the Vibes but come on here, cut me a break! I would expect a little more duarability(sp) isn't this 2005?

Q. why didnt ray charles didnt paint your car?A. he's dead!!!!

Quote, originally posted by drunkenvibe »Q. why didnt ray charles didnt paint your car?A. he's dead!!!! Maybe he died while painting it, that's why there was barely any paint on it to begin with.Kinda like the guy that was writing on the wall of the cave in Monty Pyton movie..

Quote, originally posted by PhillyVibeGT »Maybe he died while painting it, that's why there was barely any paint on it to begin with.Kinda like the guy that was writing on the wall of the cave in Monty Pyton movie..i was playing off the joke:why cant ray charles read?hes dead!

Quote, originally posted by kharman »just want to know, how does that magnaflow sound? I'm looking for something that doesn't sound so nasally...The Borla sounds very similar. There is a magnaflow clip somewhere around here but couldnt find it. Someone just posted it not too long ago.http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=8047

Quote, originally posted by drunkenvibe »Q. why didnt ray charles didnt paint your car?A. he's dead!!!! He must've meant Stevie Wonder.I scuffed my rear bumper too just from resting the spare tire on it. I had to spot sand it and use some touch up paint to get rid of it.BTW, I have the Magnaflow clip on my site:http://www.neptune.com/users/m...6.wmv

Read my Lips; Rear Bumper Protector

Quote, originally posted by tnpartsguy »Read my Lips; Rear Bumper ProtectorA long box wouldn't even touch in the middle where the bumper protector is. I bet the scrape is on the rounded edge of the bumper. I have a bumper protector but I am not sure how often it will actually help. It looks good anyways.

One of the reasons I picked shadow is so I could get non-painted bumbers without too much of that 2 tone look. They should mold those thing color or do plastic coat.

Quote, originally posted by Sunny »A long box wouldn't even touch in the middle where the bumper protector is. I bet the scrape is on the rounded edge of the bumper. I have a bumper protector but I am not sure how often it will actually help. It looks good anyways.WOW Sunny, you are dead on, and YES I do have a bumper protector.

Quote, originally posted by PhillyVibeGT »Maybe he died while painting it, that's why there was barely any paint on it to begin with.Kinda like the guy that was writing on the wall of the cave in Monty Pyton movie..aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh

Quote, originally posted by Mr. Poopypants »aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhMaybe he was dictating...

Quote, originally posted by PhillyVibeGT »Maybe he was dictating...HAHAHAHAHA