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Old 12-06-2009 | 09:59 PM
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accident

So i got in quite a little mess today.
some *** cut me off i down shifted spun out when over a curb and ended in a ditch!
aside from the obvious new parts i need like the front air dam
and all new wheel well liners and mud guards basically all the plastic
pieces as you can see from the pictures i recently added a zillion billion million little
scratches to the paint recommendations? no paint came of but i have scratches on the clear coat pretty badly. so input???

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Old 12-06-2009 | 10:03 PM
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thats doesnt look very good at all bro
Old 12-06-2009 | 10:05 PM
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yea i know, took 3 different tow truck companies to take it out
Old 12-06-2009 | 10:11 PM
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That sucks bro
Old 12-06-2009 | 10:14 PM
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Dang where was this? i95? Which part? And was it tonight?

Least you're ok
Old 12-06-2009 | 10:16 PM
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tonight, on 184 st and 137 ave
im worried about the paint honestly, you think they'll buff out just tiny scratches nothing deep!
Old 12-06-2009 | 10:19 PM
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You're worried about paint?

Did you check the underside? Suspension? Rims? You went over a curb so depending on speed, coulda been a nasty hit, I bent the **** out of my rim hitting a pothole..


If it's just the clearcoat that got scratched then shouldn't be too difficult to buff out and re-apply a new coat no?
Old 12-06-2009 | 10:21 PM
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mhm paint ... taking a look at the underside tomorrow morning happened about 2 hours ago....
rims look fine just one flat tire
Old 12-06-2009 | 10:23 PM
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plus i took the curb *luckily in a way that made me basically jump and roll over it instead on driving over so the front took the hit
Old 12-06-2009 | 10:28 PM
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Well, get a new tire on it, and drive it around at different speeds, could still be bent slightly and create a wobble at higher speeds.
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maybe will see.... new rims coming soon anyways.... rays gram lights
Old 12-06-2009 | 10:32 PM
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sucks, man.
Old 12-06-2009 | 10:34 PM
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yea believe me i know, to top it off afterwards the tow truck mounted his differential on the curb and got stuck...
Old 12-06-2009 | 10:37 PM
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that sucks man hope everything works out
Old 12-06-2009 | 10:49 PM
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what happened to the guy who cut you off?
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kept driving........
Old 12-06-2009 | 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by chino0314
yea believe me i know, to top it off afterwards the tow truck mounted his differential on the curb and got stuck...
ouch, so i guess one of the other two tow trucks had to pull him out too?
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yup^
Old 12-06-2009 | 11:13 PM
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I was cut off and swerved to avoid a douchebag and hit some plastic lane dividers. Even though I got the person's information, the insurance found me responsible. If someone swerves into you, let them hit you if you want to not be the "guilty" party.

Sorry to hear about the accident. Appreciate the pics. Keep us updated.
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at home....
looks like a slight bend of 1 rim
and my passenger oil cooler was pushed back no leak thank god
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Old 12-06-2009 | 11:28 PM
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Dang it knocked your fog lights off. That sucks.
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lol didnt have fog lights
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Old 12-06-2009 | 11:45 PM
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Not having the DSC may have contributed to the spin out.
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Originally Posted by chino0314
lol didnt have fog lights
Sorry just trying to make light of a bad situation


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