Being in LA, it feels like every time I come out of a parking lot or drive through, etc I'm scraping the bottom front end of my car. Even taking them slowly. What does everyone else do to negate this? I just got the car in October and that protective piece is pretty torn up. Does anyone here ever replace that piece?

 

Try coming out at an angle to the road if possible, that might work.

 

There are 3 pieces, all very inexpensive, easy to replace and should be considered throwaways. Their purpose is to warn you of such clearance issues before you start gouging into the bodywork. You can spruce them up with a file and some vinyl dressing between replacement to make them last longer.

 

I have a pretty flat driveway and if I don't go in or out exactly right it hits. I always go over dips really slowly and yet it still scrapes on occasion. Just something to live with.

 

Live in LA too, you just have to get used to it. After a year of driving I still have no damage to the actual frontend splitter. The plastic piece is filed a bit near the corners but no cracks and I see no reason to replace it. I had an SLK for awhile and that frontend was completed scraped up and had a few cracks.

Slow and sharp angles are your best bet. The cheap plastic bit will scrape every once in awhile. I do try to avoid really steep driveway curbs. Also every time I park I turn on the parking sensors so I don't inadvertently beach myself on top of a concrete bumper.

The only damage it really does is to your ears and ego when people hear you scrape while pulling out or parking.

 

+1 on this. 900 miles of city driving and mine is halfway gone already. Scares the sh*t outta you the first time you scrape it, doesn't it?

 

True it's mentally jarring when you first hear it. You never really get used to it but you thank the engineering department for thinking of it.

 

Ugh!! Tell me about it!! Ours goes grrrrrrr pop!! Every time we drive in and out of the garage, and it's not the exhaust either.

 

The key is to make sure two wheels aren't hitting the dip at the same time. That's where the angle comes in. Get one wheel Past the dip and then the next

Right now, I'm visiting my daughter in Mississippi a mile from the Gulf where everything is flat...VERY flat. The curbs are rolling designs but to prevent storm water stagnation, there's no curb cut for the driveways...plus it's a new development, so final top coat isn't on the street. The rise is a soft four inches but I'm able to do it as long as I do it slowly and at a 45 degree angle which assures that first wheel gives enough lift for the second one.

 

This makes me think of the people that buy lowering kits for these cars just to look cool going down the strip..

 

Miraculously, the 1.2" lowering has not increased the tendency to scrape. As Foosh can attest, we don't have the smoothest roads around here. I am also able to traverse the most severe speed bumps without scraping. However, I am fortunate that I don't have to frequent steep driveways or steep public garage ramps. The real challenge for me is getting a floor jack under the car. I have to drive the car up onto a pair of short 2x6s to make that happen.

The car looks cool everywhere!

 

You need a low profile racing jack. The best investment I ever made!

 

Just wondering if anyone has tried to install front cameras interfacing with the display?

 

I plan on doing a front facing camera this year. NAV-TV has a unit that integrates seamlessly into the Rear Camera Display and you just toggle back and forth between the Front and Rear cameras from there.

I do believe I read somewhere that the electronics have changed for MY2016, and NAV-TV has not released a compatible system yet.

 

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/f...2016-a-155474/

 

Do we know how much we should be expected to be charged at the dealership for the 3 piece disposable splitter? I purchased the middle on off of ebay for around $30.00. Can not seem to find the Left and Right ones.

 

The two side pieces at the dealer should each cost about $30-40. However, take a sharp knife to the shredded plastic coming off the bottom of those splitter pieces. They'll look good as new.

 

Awesome, thanks!

 

If you do want to buy new parts, Goudin Jaguar Parts will sell them about 20% off online. If you don't have the part numbers, just call them and they will give them to you for their online order system:
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Don't try to find any F-Type parts on their model lookup system...it's not updated. You need to enter the actual part number directly into the search field.

 

Also this place if you want to compare prices etc.
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