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Yep, you might have guessed it, but I have already scraped my Psychovibe bumper a few times since installing it only a few days ago, but finally managed to crack it a little at the bottom yesterday on the way home. Let's just say, with this Hotchkis drop, I can't go anywhere!! I have to look for an alternate route to get into almost anywhere as most of the entrances have at least a small dip and I scrape! Now I have a few small cracks at the bottom. I haven't even installed the rear bumper of side skirts yet either! I barely make it over small speed bumps, and with the skirts I am afraid I won't even make it over those! Oh well, guess you have to pay for your looks with inconvenience.

And now we know why every body kit we see on a Civic or any other car is scraped all to hell, cracked, and sometimes broken...heh.With the lowered look of the body kit, you might want to reconsider the drop and go back to the stock springs to save your body kit.

If you have the money you could switch to Eibach, I think their drop is only a little over an inch. That might make all the difference right there. Sorry to hear about your dilemma, that sucks when good ideas don't work out as well as planned.

Quote, originally posted by damronjr »Yep, you might have guessed it, but I have already scraped my Psychovibe bumper a few times since installing it only a few days ago, but finally managed to crack it a little at the bottom yesterday on the way home. Let's just say, with this Hotchkis drop, I can't go anywhere!! I have to look for an alternate route to get into almost anywhere as most of the entrances have at least a small dip and I scrape! Now I have a few small cracks at the bottom. I haven't even installed the rear bumper of side skirts yet either! I barely make it over small speed bumps, and with the skirts I am afraid I won't even make it over those! Oh well, guess you have to pay for your looks with inconvenience. no dude i am a lot lower than urs is...it is outrageous. i cracked it in 4 places with one dip. they were abou t4-5 inches each. i got em reapaired tho. im getting coils to raiseit some i dnt car about my ride quality. the sides and rear are perfect they dont scrape at all. i drove around the block with tmy front off and they were cool. and i have tein stechs

put it on bags man! Every time you come to a driveway...*pshht, pshht* then you're good!

u wanna send me some money to do that

Quote, originally posted by Mase »put it on bags man! Every time you come to a driveway...*pshht, pshht* then you're good!ROFL good one

see if I put a kit on my Vibe I would have to raise the car back up at least an inch... if your car is lowered with that kit on there as well you must not be to high off the ground as it is... You may have to raise the car back up?

Quote, originally posted by damronjr »Yep, you might have guessed it, but I have already scraped my Psychovibe bumper a few times since installing it only a few days ago, but finally managed to crack it a little at the bottom yesterday on the way home. Let's just say, with this Hotchkis drop, I can't go anywhere!! I have to look for an alternate route to get into almost anywhere as most of the entrances have at least a small dip and I scrape! Now I have a few small cracks at the bottom. I haven't even installed the rear bumper of side skirts yet either! I barely make it over small speed bumps, and with the skirts I am afraid I won't even make it over those! Oh well, guess you have to pay for your looks with inconvenience. Asie from money, this was the biggest reason for my cancellation of the 4-peice kit...I already scrape my front bumper leaving work..

It's too bad the front isn't designed to scrape the ground, my old 280z aftermarket front fascia was rubber mounted and the bottom few inces was flexible rubber, it would get scratched a little but would not break.

I think your best bet is to go back to stock height. The body kit makes the car look lower than it is so it wont look bad and that will avoid you scraping soo much.

air bag it........so u can lower it and raise it when u come to bumps.

Has anyone actually put bags on their Vibe?

yes, there was a guy who did in MI, was selling them for something very cheap (well, relatively speaking compared to new) on ebay or here. can't remember, but he was selling them for like $600 or so. it was last fall because had we not been saving money, they'd have been mine!

Wow, lot of replies here! Yeah, I know yours was low too rcasciola! I would love to bag the Vibe, but I don't have that kind of $$$$! If someone wants to sponsor me, then we can talk! I had Eibach Pro-kits and with the rim/tire set-up I have, the ride was horrible. I still have the stock springs and was considering changing them out, but I have just been trying to drive very carefully everywhere I go and do my best to find ways not to scrape. I don't know yet, we'll see what I can do. Maybe I can find a place that I can finance the bags and get that done. If I go that far, I will be showing this (removed)!

holy hell that sucks!!! i say raise it back to stock until you can come up with a solution!!!

Quote, originally posted by drunkenvibe »holy hell that sucks!!! i say raise it back to stock until you can come up with a solution!!!Only seems logical, but such a pain-in-the-@$$!!!

Quote, originally posted by Mavrik »Has anyone actually put bags on their Vibe? Quote, originally posted by trdvibe »yes, there was a guy who did in MI, was selling them for something very cheap (well, relatively speaking compared to new) on ebay or here. can't remember, but he was selling them for like $600 or so. it was last fall because had we not been saving money, they'd have been mine! lol, Mavrik ask a question, and then his wife answer it. euh, don't you see and talk to each other, or are you an internet couple???damronjr, I'm sorry for what happens to you, and as a lot said, I think you should put bags (too expensive) or put back the original springs (good ride, and the look will stay awesome, 'cause of the bodykit)

Quote, originally posted by Thewhite »lol, Mavrik ask a question, and then his wife answer it. euh, don't you see and talk to each other, or are you an internet couple???We're online at different times and usually have a conversation in rl instead. However I was kinda hoping someone actually knew someone with bags on their Vibe and had pics to show cause I am really curious. Now I'm not one to bag my Vibe as to me, bagging a vehicle is if you want to show it. If your looking for performance, then springs is the answer.And its a good thing my wife did not buy those, yet another waste of money on a car she did not keep lol. It really was a clearance sale on the ol TRDVibe. Everything MUST go. Only her seats stayed...

Quote, originally posted by rcasciola »no dude i am a lot lower than urs is...it is outrageous. i cracked it in 4 places with one dip. they were abou t4-5 inches each. i got em reapaired tho. im getting coils to raiseit some i dnt car about my ride quality. the sides and rear are perfect they dont scrape at all. i drove around the block with tmy front off and they were cool. and i have tein stechsCracked it twice today with a dip coming out of a drive-thru. Couldn't go back. Gonna have to see if Andre is capable of fixing it or if I will have to take it somewhere to get it done. What did it cost to fix yours? Man, this sucks! I'm surely gonna have to raise this thing soon before I really screw something up!

it was 200 added on to paint...definately sux, they have to re fiberglass it

Quote, originally posted by rcasciola »it was 200 added on to paint...definately sux, they have to re fiberglass itGREAT!!! I think I'm just going to pull this stuff off for now until I get everything fitted, painted, and fixed and hopefulyy by then I will have either raised the car back to stock height or come up with another affordable solution. Thanks for all the help/advice!

Quote, originally posted by damronjr »GREAT!!! I think I'm just going to pull this stuff off for now until I get everything fitted, painted, and fixed and hopefulyy by then I will have either raised the car back to stock height or come up with another affordable solution. Thanks for all the help/advice!yea no prob..there is always the choice of coilovers...i herd ground controls are pretty good and dnt sacrifice so much ride quality if thats somethign ur worried about

Quote, originally posted by rcasciola »yea no prob..there is always the choice of coilovers...i herd ground controls are pretty good and dnt sacrifice so much ride quality if thats somethign ur worried aboutDo you know what they usually run? I want bags, but there is no way in H3!! I can afford those!

those are...300 and somthign i think 41..ill get getting those pretty sooon...

Quote, originally posted by damronjr » I want bags, but there is no way in H3!! I can afford those! sure you can, sell your rims and body kit! believe me pal, your car is definitely not doing without!!

Quote, originally posted by damronjr »Do you know what they usually run? I want bags, but there is no way in H3!! I can afford those! Why don't you sell the rims and springs and go with the stock springs and larger wheels that will give you the lowered look without the drop. Filling the wheel well is a good way to make your car look lowered, not to mention that the body kit will make it look lower anyway.

Quote, originally posted by Mr. Poopypants »Why don't you sell the rims and springs and go with the stock springs and larger wheels that will give you the lowered look without the drop. Filling the wheel well is a good way to make your car look lowered, not to mention that the body kit will make it look lower anyway.Bigger rims?!?! I have 19's as it is! The biggest I have seen is 20's! I completely understand where you're coming from with this, but I 1) wouldn't get much for the rims, 2) wouldn't get much for the springs, and 3), don't have anything to use until I could afford the bigger rims!

Boy is your wife gonna kill you Jason!!! LOL

Quote, originally posted by ArcsVibe »Boy is your wife gonna kill you Jason!!! LOL Yeah, especially if she knew why I went through the drive-thru that lead to the big cracks in the bumper!

Quote, originally posted by damronjr »Yeah, especially if she knew why I went through the drive-thru that lead to the big cracks in the bumper! ooh, fill us in!!

Quote, originally posted by drunkenvibe »ooh, fill us in!!Oh yeah bro now you have to tell us

I made a special trip through there just to see some hot little latina that kept giving me the flirty smile when I went through before. I didn't even know if she was there. My wife and I had gone through a few days before in her truck and when she did it, it reminded me of a time when she had done it before. So I went back to try to see her again. She was there, but my lame-@$$ didn't even talk to her, just got the cute smile and went through. When I got to the end there was a pretty deep dip. I knew right away I wasn't going to make it through, but since I couldn't go back and there was no where else to go, I thought, well, I'll take it slow and see how it goes. All that did was make the scrape sound 100x worse and longer! Yep, I wanted to kick myself in the @$$! All that for nothing!

i think that was a sign from god or whoever saying thtat "U HAVE A WIFE!!!!!" lol...that will teach u a lesson hahaha jk! but maybe it was a sign?

Quote, originally posted by rcasciola » but maybe it was a sign?yep, the car gods want him to either get bags or raise it back to stock!(then go find that churita)

Quote, originally posted by drunkenvibe »yep, the car gods want him to either get bags or raise it back to stock!(then go find that churita)I like that plan! Looks like it's going to be option #2 as I will probably never have the mula to go for option #1, at least not any time soon!

I've been seriously considering getting a body kit for my 03 Vibe, but I live in Pennsylvania, which is notorious for its crappy roads. In particular, I have to travel one of the worst sections of route 80 in the state. As of right now, my Vibe is a COMPLETELY stock AWD, non-GT version. If I get a body kit, am I going to be dragging my undercarriage all over highway 80, scrapping my car to shreds? Does anyone have a body kit that also has stock springs and all?

Quote, originally posted by omat5e1 »I've been seriously considering getting a body kit for my 03 Vibe, but I live in Pennsylvania, which is notorious for its crappy roads. In particular, I have to travel one of the worst sections of route 80 in the state. As of right now, my Vibe is a COMPLETELY stock AWD, non-GT version. If I get a body kit, am I going to be dragging my undercarriage all over highway 80, scrapping my car to shreds? Does anyone have a body kit that also has stock springs and all?If you're at stock height you should be fine with pretty much any body kit, GM or otherwise. Once you lower it though, no promises! Welcome to the site! We love pics BTW!