[Anthony1s]

Originally Posted by Poochie

Damn, you like living on the edge; I have to come out and average the distance of the curb before I park. #OCD

BTW, I love that Mineral Gray color, BSM is usually my jam but lately I'm beginning to regret my choice.

I usually park a foot or more from them, but the way that one was setup it made it hard to judge. I wasn't paying attention and guess was going by my distance to the building, instead of the curb. I also usually line up my driver's mirror with the curb on the left as a distance gauge. Like, if I can see the left curb under my mirror and above my door, then I'm close enough to the curb. It puts me a foot or more away from it. But there wasn't a curb on the left in this instance to go by. This's the first time I ever hit one.

And thanks. I am the same way. I see BSM and sometimes wish I ordered that color. MG can look boring and lifeless, especially when it's dirty. But in the end, I like MG more because you can see the contrast of the black and carbon pieces. And grey and blue are my favorite colors. They're the only colors I wear, and are my business brand colors. So the car couldn't fit any better with me.

[KevinM]

Originally Posted by Anthony1s

I just did this. I didn't bother to check for damage. I know that part of the bumper scraped the curb, And the tip of the bumper, where the passenger side winglet connects, is touching the curb. Oh well. No pain a few beers can't fix lol.

Ouch. The only thing I miss about my F80 is the front camera. It was not a great front camera mind you, but it provided enough information to know where the curb was most of the time. Now I just am very conservative with how far in I pull in to a parking space with a curb. It's a bit comical at times, but luckily to M2C is short...

[AndrewC1989]

Originally Posted by Anthony1s

I just did this. I didn't bother to check for damage. I know that part of the bumper scraped the curb, And the tip of the bumper, where the passenger side winglet connects, is touching the curb. Oh well. No pain a few beers can't fix lol.

No offense but why would you not back into the spot instead? We have a rear camera and parking sensors. Seems like an easy way to avoid this kind of situation. I've made it a habit to back into spots and I have yet to damage anything (knock on wood).

[Thescout13]

Originally Posted by andrewc89

No offense but why would you not back into the spot instead? We have a rear camera and parking sensors. Seems like an easy way to avoid this kind of situation. I've made it a habit to back into spots and I have yet to damage anything (knock on wood).

Had a Ram 1500 a couple cars ago and parking that thing was nearly impossible unless you backed into a spot. So, I started backing into spots. Now I back into every spot I park in from habit, even in a rental. Easiest way to avoid ever getting a scrape on the front. For those lots that are angled where you just cannot without looking like an asshat, I stop very short and either have my wife guide me in or let my ass stick out.

[Anthony1s]

Originally Posted by andrewc89

No offense but why would you not back into the spot instead? We have a rear camera and parking sensors. Seems like an easy way to avoid this kind of situation. I've made it a habit to back into spots and I have yet to damage anything (knock on wood).

Cause that's a HUGE inconvenience. I really don't care that much.

That parking lot ain't even big enough to back into either. People always parked at the pump. And this morning there were delivery trucks parked on either side of me.

[AndrewC1989]

Originally Posted by Anthony1s

Cause that's a HUGE inconvenience

IMO 30 extra seconds that potentially saves you money and gives you peace of mind is worth it to me. Guess we'll have to agree to disagree.

[Tag]

Wish I had a speeder bike, no more worries.

[Poochie]

Originally Posted by Tag

Wish I had a speeder bike, no more worries.

Or you could go old school and get yourself some 'curb feelers..'

[Tag]

Originally Posted by Poochie

Or you could go old school and get yourself some 'curb feelers..'

Speeder bikes are even older school, from a long time ago in a galaxy far far away.

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by Anthony1s

I just did this. I didn't bother to check for damage. I know that part of the bumper scraped the curb, And the tip of the bumper, where the passenger side winglet connects, is touching the curb. Oh well. No pain a few beers can't fix lol.

Those screws on both sides could have messed with your bumper. So consider it a lucky pass.

[Anthony1s]

Originally Posted by Artemis

Those screws on both sides could have messed with your bumper. So consider it a lucky pass.

That would only happen if I took up two parking spots.

Originally Posted by andrewc89

IMO 30 extra seconds that potentially saves you money and gives you peace of mind is worth it to me. Guess we'll have to agree to disagree.

To each their own, I guess. The entire car is covered in Xpel and it's not like I'm pulling up to cars at a speed to where it will damage anything.

[cptobvious]

Originally Posted by andrewc89

No offense but why would you not back into the spot instead? We have a rear camera and parking sensors. Seems like an easy way to avoid this kind of situation. I've made it a habit to back into spots and I have yet to damage anything (knock on wood).

You know... I have never thought about it. All this time, I've been gingerly inching the car forward into spots, getting out, checking the distance... Sweating bullets every f'ing time I park the car!

Today, I backed into a parking spot. No worries. Easy peasy.

My life is forever changed!

[Poochie]

Originally Posted by cptobvious

You know... I have never thought about it. All this time, I've been gingerly inching the car forward into spots, getting out, checking the distance... Sweating bullets every f'ing time I park the car!

Today, I backed into a parking spot. No worries. Easy peasy.

My life is forever changed!

I thought about backing in from day one but I was afraid I would scratch the exhaust tips..

I have those expensive, carbon fiber ones that cost like $300 a piece. So it would hurt like childbirth if I ruin them. But I guess it all depends on the height of the curb/median.

[KevinM]

It doesn't take much practice to become very comfortable backing in with the camera. And you can clearly see the curb/parking block so if. you stop when you still have a bit of space in front of the curb your tips should be fine (and will clear most parking blocks anyway - not sure about the stock muffler, ha ha).

[AndrewC1989]

Originally Posted by Poochie

I thought about backing in from day one but I was afraid I would scratch the exhaust tips..

I have those expensive, carbon fiber ones that cost like $300 a piece. So it would hurt like childbirth if I ruin them. But I guess it all depends on the height of the curb/median.

Funny you say that because I was backing into a spot recently and came within a mm of scratching the driver's side up on one of those concrete barriers. Almost ruined 2 tips (and pair of pants). Mine aren't 300 apiece, but 200 isn't what I'd call cheap either. Turns out they were a bit crooked on one side. It wouldn't have been a potential issue if they were installed correctly. Going to get them repositioned soon. At stock ride height it wouldn't be a second thought but I'm lowered quite a bit so that is a good point you bring up. Obv backing up isn't guaranteed to save you, although the sensors and camera are better than nothing.

[Bumpinjeep]

I back up into spots 95% of the time for that particular reason. Well, for a lot of reasons actually.
1. It avoids scraping your bumper since there is no camera. There are sensors but you have to manually activate them and again, you still have a chance of clipping your bumper.
2. It's actually MUCH easier to see exactly where your car is when you are backing up because:
a. your side mirrors show exactly how wide your car is
b. the back up camera shows exactly what is behind you
c. your sensors automatically turn on and give you an audible queue on where you are
3. It is MUCH easier to drive forward than backwards when getting out of a parking spot, you can see what is on your left and right and the depth of your car in the spot.
4. In an emergency, you want to move forward instead of backwards. I know this isn't huge but if something does happen, you'd be glad you can get out of the area faster.

[MMMBRAP]

Originally Posted by Thescout13

Had a Ram 1500 a couple cars ago and parking that thing was nearly impossible unless you backed into a spot. So, I started backing into spots. Now I back into every spot I park in from habit, even in a rental. Easiest way to avoid ever getting a scrape on the front. For those lots that are angled where you just cannot without looking like an asshat, I stop very short and either have my wife guide me in or let my ass stick out.

Same; I rarely park head first into any spot anymore. Now it's just a habit to back into a spot.

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by Poochie

I thought about backing in from day one but I was afraid I would scratch the exhaust tips..
I have those expensive, carbon fiber ones that cost like $300 a piece. So it would hurt like childbirth if I ruin them. But I guess it all depends on the height of the curb/median.

Had my 1M less than a month, backed in and did not realize that I was lucky. Passed under the PDC radar - not a single scratch.

[Poochie]

Originally Posted by Artemis

Had my 1M less than a month, backed in and did not realize that I was lucky. Passed under the PDC radar - not a single scratch.

Oh man, my heart would of skipped a beat, had I realized I parked that close to a curb

Lucky you, still have a 1M; make sure and hold on to that classic, until the end of time.

[Killed by Death]

Originally Posted by S55bruh

https://scrapearmor.com/collections/...m2-competition

I like that

How much drilling are we talking about here? Installation time?

[Karmic Man]

Originally Posted by Artemis

Had my 1M less than a month, backed in and did not realize that I was lucky. Passed under the PDC radar - not a single scratch.

I did that a number of times too...

The 1M front bumper is lower than the M2C so if people front park 99.99% they will run into a kerb, the plus side of the 1M is it's short so one doesn't even need to be close to the kerb

I always back into a spot and can count the number of times the exhaust tips or box made impact with a kerb with one hand throughout my driving years

I am used to driving low slung sports car in my younger years so I found M cars are actually pretty easy to manage day in, day out

[Tag]

Here's a relevant post from a while back (April 05, 2019) regarding the M2C's front and rear ground clearance.

Originally Posted by Tag

The ground clearance for the M2c is 118mm / 4.65". As you can see, by drawing a green line from the lowest part of the car, the rear muffler sits quite a bit above it. And, by drawing a pink line to the lowest part of the muffler you can see it sits roughly at the level of the bottom of the front bumper. This of course doesn't take into account the pitch of the ground, but if you're front bumper clears the parking block it's safe to surmise the muffler will as well.

Source: BMW_M2C_SpecsDimensions.pdf