Curious to know your thoughts on having some sort of bumper protector for your F. Does anyone here have one?

It seems a shame to cover up the back which is probably one of the best features of the car. Though... daily drive mine, and often stuck in bumper to bumper traffic for 45 min. Closest authorized shop is about 70 miles away, so it would be a mighty pain to get a minor imprint/indentation fixed.

This is one I'm looking at potentially.

 

Any good body shop could smooth or touch up dings or gauges in the rear bumper cover. Wouldn't collision (or comprehensive) insurance cover that?

@BRITDRIVER noticed a gouge in his rear bumper. I think it cost ~ $900 for repair & repaint. Can't tell it was ever refinished though. The shop he used was not a Jaguar-specific shop by any means.

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The bumper protector you linked wouldn't actually work that well on the F-Type. Because the edge of the trunk-lid is above the license, you would need to cut out that rectangle for the plate to show through, and it would look yukky IMO. Also, highway speeds would cause the cover to flutter, and I could foresee abrasion on the bumper finish as a result.

If you have a V6 you would probably need to cut an opening for the center exhaust exits.

 

That linked one is 'orrible!
But if you really must insist on sticking something on the rear bumper for protection I reckon you should go for two of these: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Car-5CM-1M-...EAAOSwhJFc93Gl
And maybe a pair of these as well: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Car-SUV-Rub...96a58d0b226290
Would still look bad but not as bad as that Amazon product!

 

If people are tapping your bumper on an occasional basis, wrap it in a high quality clear film (e.g. xPel). That will prevent scuffing. It won’t prevent serious damage from a rolling collision, but neither will a Bumper Bully.

 

The bottom line is if you must leave your F-type on the street in areas where people park by Braille it IS NOT the car to have as a daily driver. As in many areas like NW Portland where the area was built before cars (horse rings at curbside).
Very few have garages and parking is like a bumper car competition.

Not as bad as say a Lotus Elise/Exige where a 5mph tap = a new $12k bonnet, but still BAD.

I'd recommend a short 2-door Jeep with nasty steel bumpers with hoods and rings that stick out. If not that, get those license plate thick rubber bumper add-ons and that hammer hitch on the rear. It is just too stressful to be at the mercy of careless idiots with a nice car.

If nothing else just get a beater. There is nothing more peaceful than parking a pile of #### anywhere you want, walking away and not looking back. I am lucky to have a spare work van for that purpose. Every time I leave the house I think ahead about where I am going, am I familiar with the parking, etc - and if in doubt - the van wins.

 

I never understood the purpose of those... They aren't going to prevent damage if you get rear-ended at speed, and otherwise all the rubbing and fluttering is going to cause paint damage in daily use. If you consider how easy it is to scratch paint just by using the incorrect car wash method, you can see how having something like this rubbing dirt on your bumper would be catastrophic.

 

That is truly horrible. Nobody must touch my car and I never leave it where there's any real reason for anyone to get close. They often do of course but when it ends up with paint damage I'll be back to the shop to get it sorted. If you let one thing go then before you know it the whole car is a mess of defects (based on past experience of other cars anyway).

Surely paint protection film is a better middle ground than what is proposed originally up top?

 

What about bumper protection to prevent parallel parking dings? I have that ugly license plate BumperShox for the front. Need something for the rear. Any recommendations? Thanks.

 

Here's my bumper protector. About as good as having nothing but I made an effort......

 

[QUOTE=GeorgeIII;2526384]Here's my bumper protector. About as good as having nothing but I made an effort......

Looks very nice. I not sure I have the talent to make my own.