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Old Jul 1, 2011 | 12:33 AM
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I have a 2007 Mustang, and for whatever reason, it seems that I've been getting a lot of damage to the front part of my fendor - most likely due to hitting curbs. Can't lie. I am not great in tight spaces. The scrapes and marks on the fascia look awful, and I'm considering having it replaced, but if I do get it replaced I would like to make sure it doesn't happen again, because that would be infuriating.

Has anyone heard of this new Curb Alert thing? I guess it beeps when you get within a few inches of the curb.

http://www.brandmotion.com/curb-alert-1/curb-alert.html

If you have bought it or used it, what did you think? Was it worth it to make sure you don't hit the curb again?

A friend of mine (who knows my propensity for making that horrible scraping noise with my car) suggested I get this. He also gave me a code to get 20 percent off [RVS20OFF] which I am willing to share here for some solid advice!

Thoughts? (And please don't say learn to drive!)
Old Jul 3, 2011 | 06:20 PM
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I'd say just learn to drive.
Old Jul 3, 2011 | 07:24 PM
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Curb alerts are good for grandparents..
Old Jul 3, 2011 | 07:57 PM
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Hmmm, sounds like it could be a good idea, but I've never used one. I'm going to add a chin spoiler to my 'stang and I'm sort of concerned about tall curbs.....
Old Jul 3, 2011 | 08:07 PM
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its really not that hard to pay attention to what is around you and what you might scrape on. maybe you should put a lift kit on it haha
Old Jul 3, 2011 | 08:39 PM
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lol women hitting curbs. The world is a beautiful place.
Old Jul 3, 2011 | 08:59 PM
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Sounds kind of interesting OP maybe you should try it out.
But how often are you hitting curbs?
Its better to park too far from the curb than too close.
I would hate to see what you rims look like. Lol
Old Jul 8, 2011 | 04:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Reaper05
Hmmm, sounds like it could be a good idea, but I've never used one. I'm going to add a chin spoiler to my 'stang and I'm sort of concerned about tall curbs.....
op - just curious how old are you? Not trying to be a dick but with age comes experience.

I was afraid of the chin spoiler catching more on parking curbs while parking it. To fix this I added a camera to my backup camera so that with a flip of a switch I can see how far I am from it.
Old Jul 9, 2011 | 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by ttocs
op - just curious how old are you? Not trying to be a dick but with age comes experience.

I was afraid of the chin spoiler catching more on parking curbs while parking it. To fix this I added a camera to my backup camera so that with a flip of a switch I can see how far I am from it.
Good point Scott. And I like the idea of the cameras; how did you rig that? I too often have a hard time gauging how far or close I am to curbs even when looking out my windows and using the mirrors
Old Jul 9, 2011 | 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by ttocs
op - just curious how old are you? Not trying to be a dick but with age comes experience.

I was afraid of the chin spoiler catching more on parking curbs while parking it. To fix this I added a camera to my backup camera so that with a flip of a switch I can see how far I am from it.
For me it's really just this is still a new-ish car that I'm driving and I haven't completely gotten the feel of it. I was accustomed to driving a Chevelle with drag coils so it sat up a good bit from the curb so I never had to worry about it. I just need to get the feel of the car.....



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