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Old 05-18-2010, 07:25 PM
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so on my most recent trip to socal this past weekend i got owned several times

heard a scraping sound when driving straight, found out i hit a dip and it ripped my splash guard off and was dragging it. had to lift the car just to get to the bolts

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10 seconds after i fixed it the fender liner committed suicide

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on the way home the road off the laval rd exit on I-5 took claimed another casualty

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so needless to say if anyone has a driver side VRD fog for sale HIT ME UP!
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Old 05-18-2010, 07:36 PM
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-wow that just blows, hope you get some of your pieces back
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just hit up apt and tell them a rock hit it. They will send you a new one and you only have to pay shipping.
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oh WORD hell yea
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so much for the tape
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Thy happen to me my 2 splash guard and passenger fender liner flew off. I want to put them back on but those parts are pricey. Plus I know if I try I'll mess it up and it will fly off again.
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same exact thing happened to me!

was quite embarassing dragging my foglight to work
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that's frustrating. it was a bad week for you ha
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Originally Posted by hardknox
same exact thing happened to me!

was quite embarassing dragging my foglight to work
better than driving with half your bumper off w/o knowing lol
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How did the painters tape workout on your excursion?
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Originally Posted by o8tC
better than driving with half your bumper off w/o knowing lol
whatttt??lol..i could hear it clunking and looked at people driving right next to me,they were just staring :<

@ktotheass-i replaced my driverside but without the fender liner mad water always gets in it,gonna have to seal it
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i'm surprised you didnt put painters tape on the fog lights. i got some thick-**** overlays on my fogs.
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theyre charging me 60 bux for a replacement -__- looks like ill be foglight-less for a while
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I lost my passenger side wheel well liner on the highway i still did not replace it...i probably should.
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Originally Posted by ktothesass
theyre charging me 60 bux for a replacement -__- looks like ill be foglight-less for a while
Dam really. A rock cracked mine and I told them it was cracked and they just charged me 15 bucks for shipping.

And dam kevin I give you props for driving your ride all the way down south. Chit I hate driving mine to frisco. Cause Tracy has some chitty a$$ pot holes. Every time I drive up there my front bumper gets more and more loose.
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yea dude. tell me about it. i went straight to tracy on my way home. almost as bad as that road my car got into a battle with
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poor tC =(
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same thing happened to me with the lower splash guard, and the passenger fender liner. as stated, those things are pricey.
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