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| Author: | ribbon [ Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Rear ended. Good times |
While making a right turn into NAPA a 16 year old rear ended me. She apparently didnt see my turn signal. Then when i asked if she saw me at all she said no to that also. Hopefully insurance will come through and i will get it repaired free of charge. Nice to see rear 1/4 dmg too 
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| Author: | stoutdog [ Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:33 pm ] |
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Ouch, that's rough... Hope insurance comes through for you man. |
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| Author: | gmctd [ Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:53 pm ] |
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Give'er a break, man - she was prolly on facebook, registering her dissent over the USA-fixed Iranian elections.................. |
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| Author: | ribbon [ Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:57 pm ] |
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2 guy friends in the back and side seat hooping and hollering a few blocks before this out the window. I'm sure she wasn't paying attention at all. Anyone wanna guess the $$$$ 
What i can see. left 1/4 rear. bumper. supports. and trunk is dinged at the corner. All doors close fine it seems and no frame damage that i can see. |
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| Author: | CRD Joe [ Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:11 pm ] |
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Turbo (Diesel) bummer! |
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| Author: | kingjeep [ Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:54 pm ] |
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i think you need a new bumper get a price for a steel bumper and sumit that |
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| Author: | geordi [ Tue Jun 23, 2009 12:18 am ] |
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That'll buff out. Sorry, it had to be said. 
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| Author: | Boiler [ Tue Jun 23, 2009 12:35 am ] |
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Sorry to hear that man. I never got that upset about accidents before, but now I think I'd be different. My other cars were just cars. The good news is this time next week the big brown truck is going to bring you a new toy... |
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| Author: | AltE [ Tue Jun 23, 2009 5:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Insurance and Help From LOST |
If you are alright, don't sweat it to much...between insurance and the guys here on LOST you can make out really well. Supply your own parts to pocket a few dollars, and then upgrade to a new bumper or pad your wallet for some other upgrade. I for one have the flares and rear bumper that I could sale to you to save a few, although I say go for a nice custom rear at the insurance's expense. |
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| Author: | ribbon [ Tue Jun 23, 2009 7:21 am ] |
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Hah. thats the first thing i checked. I was like "hope my roof isn't fubar" to myself as soon as i got rear ended.  I wasn't too upset about it. Glad everyone was ok.
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| Author: | linewarbr [ Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:00 am ] |
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Bummer dude. Except that if you've got a cooperative shop, you could end up with a nice offroad bumper and maybe sub in some Renegade fender flares as replacements. Is there any damage to the sheet metal in the rear quarter, or just to the plastic and the supports? Maybe there's some suspension damage and the shocks and struts need to be replaced, too. With a Frankenlift. 
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| Author: | ribbon [ Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:32 am ] |
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It looks like the bottom of the rear 1/4 is bent a little. Not too bad. I'm sure i could just cover it up with a new bumper but I might want to get it repaired. Not sure yet. On the drive to work i noticed that my blinker wasn't working... actually none of the lights on the left rear are working. Hopefully its just dead bulbs from the shock. I am going to take a better look when i get home. There is a chip on the bottom left of the trunk also. I'm liking the renegade flare idea. Not sure about the metal bumper... how much do they weigh? I looked at their site and it says it has a hitch. So i would have two? Wouldn't that look goofy? |
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| Author: | danoid [ Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:49 am ] |
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I had a 3 mph direct-on rear end a few years ago. Drove the spare wheel into the tailgate. It's never been the same. |
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| Author: | ribbon [ Tue Jun 23, 2009 1:20 pm ] |
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good news from the phone. the other insurance is paying up. They are at fault. |
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| Author: | linewarbr [ Tue Jun 23, 2009 1:53 pm ] |
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danoid wrote: I had a 3 mph direct-on rear end a few years ago. Drove the spare wheel into the tailgate. It's never been the same.
I've been concerned about that myself. Short of installing a fabricated bumper with an integrated tire-carrier or putting the spare on a roof rack, I don't see any good way to protect against that. If you're going to fabricate braces to reinforce the factory carrier, you might as well just spend the money on a totally fabricated bumper, ya know? Or else install a BAR pointed to 6:00 to deter motorists from slamming into it. . . |
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| Author: | danoid [ Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:09 pm ] |
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linewarbr wrote: danoid wrote: I had a 3 mph direct-on rear end a few years ago. Drove the spare wheel into the tailgate. It's never been the same. I've been concerned about that myself. Short of installing a fabricated bumper with an integrated tire-carrier or putting the spare on a roof rack, I don't see any good way to protect against that. If you're going to fabricate braces to reinforce the factory carrier, you might as well just spend the money on a totally fabricated bumper, ya know? Or else install a BAR pointed to 6:00 to deter motorists from slamming into it. . . The Hensley Arrow hitch has one of those bars. It's 2" x 2" solid steel. The 4" drop bar fits perfectly under the spare tire when installed upside down. It makes small square impressions in Siverado front bumpers that get too close... |
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| Author: | linewarbr [ Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:54 pm ] |
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danoid wrote: linewarbr wrote: danoid wrote: I had a 3 mph direct-on rear end a few years ago. Drove the spare wheel into the tailgate. It's never been the same. I've been concerned about that myself. Short of installing a fabricated bumper with an integrated tire-carrier or putting the spare on a roof rack, I don't see any good way to protect against that. If you're going to fabricate braces to reinforce the factory carrier, you might as well just spend the money on a totally fabricated bumper, ya know? Or else install a BAR pointed to 6:00 to deter motorists from slamming into it. . . The Hensley Arrow hitch has one of those bars. It's 2" x 2" solid steel. The 4" drop bar fits perfectly under the spare tire when installed upside down. It makes small square impressions in Siverado front bumpers that get too close... Got a link or a lead on where I could get one? |
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| Author: | ribbon [ Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:41 pm ] |
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just spiced the wires together for the left rear light. the harness was cut in two. hard hit i guess. |
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| Author: | danoid [ Wed Jun 24, 2009 8:57 am ] |
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http://shop.hensleymfg.com/hensleyarrow.html The bars run $150 but I don't know if you can purchase them separately. |
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| Author: | Blue KJ in PA [ Wed Jun 24, 2009 8:58 am ] |
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ribbon wrote: I'm liking the renegade flare idea. Not sure about the metal bumper... how much do they weigh?
I looked at their site and it says it has a hitch. So i would have two? Wouldn't that look goofy? You would pull that rear hitch off and sell it for other mods you want to buy. |
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