...and not a single scratch! I was actually quite surprised since the "bump" to my TSX came from a Pathfinder while I was stopped at the Holland Tunnel toll booth. The hit was slightly off center to the right about 6 inches and was hard enough to lurch the TSX forward a touch.

Anyway, the only mark that was left was the outline of the dude's license plate on the dirt on my bumper!

Just wanted to give a "good" report of the TSX bumpers taking a decent bump without damage. Would've grabbed a pic, but once it rained, the mark came right off.

 

i recommand you get a good look with a flash light or something, you'll probably see more then that. similar thing happen to me, at first glance, i thought it was just a small scratch on one spot, but the next day i got a good look, there were alot of smaller scratches everywhere.

 

That's a good thought. I did take a look, though... and there's no visible damage that I could find. I do have a nice coat of Meguiar's NXT Tech Wax on it which may have given some decent "scrape" protection.

Still... my bumper has a different scrape on it anyway. Some bastard must have hit my TSX in my parking lot and made a nasty scratch through the paint. So I guess my bumper's already kinda screwed anyway.

But still, I'm just happy that the bumper was able to survive unscathed in a low speed bump to the rear. I figured there'd be a few scuffs... but it looks like nothing happened.

 

I got rear-ended at around 5mph as well, and there was a huge fine line and marks of the bolts that holds the license plates.

I was pretty pissed, but was relieved at the same time because the impact felt like should've left a hole.

 

even thought it was a 5mph "bump" i'd still bring the car into the body shop and have them take a look at what the eye can't see. You may need a new Styrofoam insert or maybe a new absorber bar. u'd be suprised how much damage you can't see.

 

That's exactly what happened to me last Friday to which I started a thread about it being a black month of November.

I admit that the impact I received was from a crappy Daewoo Leganza, and not a Pathfinder. I on the other hand do have some visible and tangible damage, a gouge from one of the screws holding the Daewoo’s plate, and an impression from the plate’s edge. There is also a very feint crease in the paint where the bumper plastic was pushed into the bar underneath. It seems a little less resilient to push in this region though that could be my imagination, so I'm a little concerned that the inside of the bumper cover may have plastically deformed.

I have still yet to decide if I'll take it into a body shop, and if necessary I'll cover the replacement out of my own pocket. But at present I'm swaying on the side of living with it. This weekend I plan on getting under the car and removing the under tray to see if I can detect any non-conformance on the inside.

 

Who are all these people performing 5mph "love taps" on the rear bumpers of TSXs? Do these people know how to drive?

 

hell no, people can't drive. i swear it is of no use to drive defensively if you still get rearended. i've been rear ended 3 times in the past year. maybe the drivers in southern california aren't all that great.

 

Maybe they're not getting any so they're substituting with the car.

 

 

I know one such idiot.

In fact, I've known him for years!

Right after lecturing my family on the necessity of leaving a manual-transmission car parked with both the e-brake engaged and the transmission in gear, I managed to demonstrate one reason why by parking my Volvo right behind the Acura, in gear, but without setting the e-brake, and promptly rolling right into the back bumper of the Acura when I started the Volvo.

Collision speed was about 0.05 MPH and the license plate nuts from the Volvo left a couple of dimples in the Acura's back bumper. Not hardly bad enough for a respray after applying some touch-up paint, but I can find 'em if I'm looking for 'em.

Besides the idiot in the Volvo, I am also unimpressed by either Honda's bumper paint or Volvo's license plate nuts, except I can't decide which was to blame.

 

i got rear ended by a navigator and have barely a scratch also.

 

SoCal drivers are not that great, but neither are the drivers in VA, DC, or MD. I think the problem lies in the weaknesses of our driver training program and the ease of obtaining a license to operate a 2-ton weapon.

 

I got smashed by a hummer going 95 mph, just a scratch or 2.