Chad D.

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No, I'm francais and I call you a douche, you call me an ***.
I've driven off in a rental before that got a tire changed out at cambodian tire before and the tire fell off as I was driving out, so.... yeah, I would check the lug nuts.
I have a mechanic out in the sticks named Reginald and I trust him, and Walter, the body shop guy. 2 guys I trust with my cars. I suggest to call around, ask auto clubs, forums for a reputable, honnest mechanic.
hopefully your insurance has documented the cf hood. good luck!

tiltmode43

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A car being modified has nothing to do with insurance covering something or not. Aftermarket hood with hood smashing incident might have some weight though...

Here's the greatest mistake - going to a large chain autostore and assuming they know what they're doing. I never let my car out of sight unless I know it is a reputable shop or service department. Pepboys, Goodyear, etc do not fall under that criteria!

Anyways, that's a huge bummer, hope it all works out well in the end!

Razz1

Your funny! read your policy.

I also have sold insurance.

Modifications are not covered unless you ask for it and it is documented.

luv4eternity

u dont really need to open your hood to do alignment...unless u KNOW u install the coil lovers wrong

tiltmode43

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I think it was a mere miscommunication.

"Insurance won't cover it. Your car is modified" implies that any modified car voids its insurance policy by being modified, regardless of whether the modification was directly involved.

Modifications don't effect an overall policy, I can see them denying a claim on an aftermarket part though. I think you were saying they won't cover it, since the hood is aftermarket; in that case, I agree


Some suspension designs require/allow for camber plates at the top of the damper/shock mounting point. Camber plates allow for camber adjustment thus, like the case of an FC, popping the hood is required to adjust camber.

deathbatboy

thats shitty

xl2oGel2x

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Yes he should have checked the hood before he left..but I mean even as uneducated as the crew members are they could have been like "we did not know how you popped and opened your hood so we need you to close it properly"

I mean the guys said your ready to drive off...they are supposed to do the work....by experience you should always double check their work....but it is kinda stupid how you go somewhere and they say your "good to go" and then are like oops you shoulda checked.

So to sum it up...if someone says your good to leave and the job is done...then it should be done!

bnosaj

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The sad thing is that you have to check your car anytime someone other than you touches it. It seems to be the norm now rather than the exception which is pathetic as you pay these people to do a job and a job they should be doing right.

This should prompt most people to just do their own work on their car but sometimes it isn't either possible or it's more convenient to have someone else do it.

I'm over paranoid due to all sorts of random stuff that I have caught from tire places and dealerships for service.

Everytime my car comes back to me from any service I check it all out. Tire rotation? I check all the lugs on the wheels. (I had one missing one day) Oil change? I check the level and that my cap is there (caught the cap missing on two different ocassions) and that a new filter is on the car. Also, because I pop the hood I also make sure it is shut properly.

Another thing is it doesn't matter what mechanic touches it and where as I have had my issues at dealerships. While working on a vehicle of my brother's I found a few things wrong with it. They didn't put his airbox connections on correctly causing a rough idle problem for him. They also didn't tighten some engine mounting bolts on correctly. They were loose and close to coming off. And this was a Hyundai dealership that had just performed some major interval service for him. Now for a lot of the spendy repairs/maintenance on it I am assisting him with it rather than giving someone money for labor. At least we go back through everything and make sure everything we touch has been reconnected properly.

Gr8Bullet

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Man that sucks.... Sorry to hear this.

I was trying to get tires bought and installed by sears and they gave mr the run around for 2 weeks saying no one in the area has the tires. I said bull and cancelled the order. I went to another place and got it all done the same day. I hate poor customer service and crap.

BlackRX82006

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Wow, the guy was trying to pee and everyone threw a fan in front of him. Give the man a break, he's trying to vent. But they should have resecured everything. It's 90% their fault for not securing the hood, and 10% his fault for not checking.

JustinsFDpoweredFC

All my stuff that Ive do to the car is covered and theres no question that my insurance will fix the problem. In there words they return my car to the way it was before the incident.

JustinsFDpoweredFC

I can except that 10% I should have been a little more diligent with checking but nothing seemed to be amiss so I didnt look to hard. My mistake for not being diligent .

lesper4

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with out reading all the comments I have had bad service from goodyears store at almost ever time I have takedn my cars to them. i avoid them all together now. now you will to.

MazdaManiac

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Sure it will.

Progressive automatically gives you $1k of customization coverage and you can buy another $10k for about $30 a month.

mike[piston eater]

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justin has a custom policy through through state farm they will cover each and every part his car has been evaluated and has receipts ofeverything in his car so yeah they will cover it lol, they are actually covering it at the moment

tournapart

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wow matt you really let him have it on this one...

I would expect this more from me than anyone...hahaha

but seriously dude, if your such an import guy, wtf are you taking your car to goodyear for, I mean I know it may have been convenient but, for one they are a rip off and two like everyone else has said they pay they're guys like 8 bucks an hour

sucks your car got fucked up, but, you need to find a mechanic or tuner shop you trust, alot of times for the same services they'll be a bit cheaper because they can quote the job right and they (should) know what they're doing. Not to mention the quality of work is typically worlds better

lesson learned? never EVER take your car to a chain store, EVER

mike[piston eater]

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he just took it to an alignment, its a ******* fc any decent shop should be able to align it its not a hard job goodyear or not thats just stupid



its not like he had a bmw were some shops dont get their alignment specs your a ******* tard

xl2oGel2x

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ya it seems no one is really bothering to read the thread just posting "do your own work" comments...its a damn alignment...simple job that is done at chain stores...

mike[piston eater]

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its cause half the owners of 8s are ignorant baffons it isnt hard to install bolt ons to a new car, try diagonsing random problems on an older car that if freakin difficult lol

JustinsFDpoweredFC

LOL Now thats an uder statement. Your car was making me mad

mike[piston eater]

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seriously **** the situation lol

mike[piston eater]

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lol +1

JustinsFDpoweredFC

Well just giving a status update as I havent posted in a while. My insurance has cut me a check for repairs that need to be performed. Further my new Panspeed Drop Vent Hood is on order. Just waiting for the hood to come in so I can get the car into the shop and have her fixed up. Plus 1 for insurance

The Reverend

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congrats justin glad it is working out for you