F.I. - Carbon Fiber Scratched??

CC_370z · 11-07-2011, 06:55 PM

It looks like someone is mad at you. The scratches look to be surface but the red paint area are pretty deep. Honestly it looks like someone grab a key and scratch it intentionally.

haitech · 11-07-2011, 08:19 PM

Those scratches are pretty high up. Seems like the only angle would be from you backing up into something? That's just an assumption. Is it only on one side?

Methodical4u · 11-08-2011, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Pelican170

you can really feel it. thats actually how i noticed it. I thought the carbon fiber was unwrapping or something. its very rough to the touch. i mean, its an exhaust that sits under the car. and you cant even see it from looking under unless you look under the right tire and towards the can, so im not making a huge deal out of it. just have no clue how it happened.. only thing i can think of is i did it washing it but to scratch it up that much seems odd...

unlikely that washing it would have caused scratches like that... especially if the water was clean and not used on something else first... even then it's unlikely.

If they are deep scratches and you want to get them fixed I would talk to Tony and find out what kind of resin was used on the carbon fiber and get just a little bit, brush it on, let it fill the scratches, wet sand and buff it out. Sounds like a lot of work, but I don't think it would be to bad if you took the cans off.

You don't want to sand it first due to the fact that you may get down to low and get into the carbon fiber. Just my .02 cents.

Pelican170 · 11-08-2011, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by haitech

Those scratches are pretty high up. Seems like the only angle would be from you backing up into something? That's just an assumption. Is it only on one side?

Yea they are high up, and i dont think it is from backing up into anything but guess ill have to keep an eye out..

Pelican170 · 11-08-2011, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by CC_370z

It looks like someone is mad at you. The scratches look to be surface but the red paint area are pretty deep. Honestly it looks like someone grab a key and scratch it intentionally.

Thats what I thought too... I dont think i have any enemies!

<3 370Z · 11-08-2011, 11:43 AM

That just plain sucks. I would call your insurance company to see how much would be covered to get it fixed by a body shop.

If they won't cover it or the deductible is too high, there's always touch up paint sites like AutomotiveTouchup which I've heard guarantee a color match.

MattP725 · 11-08-2011, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by <3 370Z

That just plain sucks. I would call your insurance company to see how much would be covered to get it fixed by a body shop.

If they won't cover it or the deductible is too high, there's always touch up paint sites like AutomotiveTouchup which I've heard guarantee a color match.

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Apoc370z · 11-08-2011, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by CC_370z

It looks like someone is mad at you. The scratches look to be surface but the red paint area are pretty deep. Honestly it looks like someone grab a key and scratch it intentionally.

I seriously doubt that, if i hate someone so much that i wanna do damage to the car, i definitely wont crawl under and scratch your exhaust where i can easily scratch the surface of the car.

Doesnt look like dmg from speedbumps due to the angle. Did you leave the car at a shop? Maybe you dragged something under the car without noticing?

Pelican170 · 11-08-2011, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Apoc370z

I seriously doubt that, if i hate someone so much that i wanna do damage to the car, i definitely wont crawl under and scratch your exhaust where i can easily scratch the surface of the car.

Doesnt look like dmg from speedbumps due to the angle. Did you leave the car at a shop? Maybe you dragged something under the car without noticing?

Thats why i dont think someone did it intentionally. The only place i left it at is the detail shop, but why would they be under the car like that?? (although they did mess my window up tinting it and i made them replace it, spite maybe? Seems silly to go scratching the muffler under my car where you cant even see it when you look from the back...) doesnt seem right. Like I said, not much I can do, just really strange. The main point of the thread was to see if anyone else had scratches happen to these. At least if i knew they did in fact scratch easily then I could peace of mind hahha.

The only thing i can think of is when i hit a big piece of asphalt not too long ago, maybe it somehow dragged or something?? Thing sounded like it exploded underneath the car. I thought i seriously f*cked up my front end but it much have just cleared...

socce · 05-20-2017, 04:45 PM

Old post but curious as to how you handled your scratched carbon fiber . Just got mine and they very lightly scratched from driving up my shitty driveway. Only visible if you get under the car though. Still sucks.

cooltoy · 05-20-2017, 06:17 PM

OP's last activity 05-03-2016. Good luck getting a hold of them.

axmea? · 05-20-2017, 06:54 PM

Anything under the car will turn to sh!t anyway so why worry about it? Unless $howcar.

Z-Girl 12 · 05-20-2017, 07:09 PM

That sucks, but could be worse trust me. On my second FI Carbon Fiber cause i scraped holes in both my canisters. Good thing, its cosmetic amd under the car. Just dont look at it

Spooler · 05-20-2017, 07:30 PM

I would say road debris caused this. It happens. I had an alligator on the road and dinged the back of one of mine also. Oh well. I heard when it happened on the interstate.

axmea? · 05-21-2017, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Spooler

I would say road debris caused this. It happens. I had an alligator on the road and dinged the back of one of mine also. Oh well. I heard when it happened on the interstate.

Gator vs CF is a good story.

11-07-2011, 06:55 PM	#16 (permalink)
CC_370z Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 250 Drives: Corvette, CBR1000RR Rep Power: 14	It looks like someone is mad at you. The scratches look to be surface but the red paint area are pretty deep. Honestly it looks like someone grab a key and scratch it intentionally. __________________ Mods: Redline Synthetic Motor oil (5W30) - K&N Oil Filter HP - K&N Drop-Ins - Lumar CTX Tints - F.I. HFC - F.I. TDX CBE SS /w 18" Resonated.

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cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,971 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 243722	OP's last activity 05-03-2016. Good luck getting a hold of them. __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang.

05-20-2017, 06:54 PM	#27 (permalink)
axmea? A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,235 Drives: WELL ZED PW 6MT Rep Power: 53241	Anything under the car will turn to sh!t anyway so why worry about it? Unless $howcar. Z-Girl 12, Zbrah and socce like this. __________________ >MyZ's Album< NISMO Convert/ECUTEK/Takeda CAI/F.I. HFC NR CB Carbon/F.I. 34 Row Oil Cooler/4.08 Final Drive /Powertrix+Swifts/Hotchkis/SPL/Whiteline/TWM/Zoom Engineering/EVO-R/AeroJacket Vented CF Fenders + CF Spoiler/Avant Garde-WORK/NST/Morimoto Halo/STi Clear Lenses/Carbon Signal Automotive/RJM Performance/ZSpeed Clutch Flywheel CSC delete

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Z-Girl 12 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 4,105 Drives: Spirited Rep Power: 11716	That sucks, but could be worse trust me. On my second FI Carbon Fiber cause i scraped holes in both my canisters. Good thing, its cosmetic amd under the car. Just dont look at it socce likes this. __________________ 2012 Z-SOLD 2014 Nismo #565 Fast Intentions CBE/HFC/Swift/SPC/RJM/H&R-15/20mm/Z1 CAI/Headers/Intake Manifold w/Uprev Tune 328.31whp/263.64tq

05-20-2017, 07:30 PM	#29 (permalink)
Spooler A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Ga Posts: 13,803 Drives: 2013 Nismo 370z Rep Power: 2684392	I would say road debris caused this. It happens. I had an alligator on the road and dinged the back of one of mine also. Oh well. I heard when it happened on the interstate. axmea? likes this.

11-07-2011, 08:19 PM	#17 (permalink)
haitech Track Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Austin/Dallas Posts: 922 Drives: 11' 370z Magnetic M6 Rep Power: 15	Those scratches are pretty high up. Seems like the only angle would be from you backing up into something? That's just an assumption. Is it only on one side?

11-08-2011, 11:43 AM	#21 (permalink)
<3 370Z Base Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: new orelans Posts: 9 Drives: 10nissan 370z b 3.7 Rep Power: 15	That just plain sucks. I would call your insurance company to see how much would be covered to get it fixed by a body shop. If they won't cover it or the deductible is too high, there's always touch up paint sites like AutomotiveTouchup which I've heard guarantee a color match.

05-20-2017, 04:45 PM	#25 (permalink)
socce Base Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Northwest Arkansas Posts: 241 Drives: 40th Rep Power: 9	Old post but curious as to how you handled your scratched carbon fiber . Just got mine and they very lightly scratched from driving up my shitty driveway. Only visible if you get under the car though. Still sucks.

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