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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 12:50 AM
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broke my front lip.

stupid tire threads that are left on the freeway... errrrr.!

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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 12:52 AM
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 01:02 AM
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idk lol the tire ____... idk how to spell it sorry.
Old Mar 31, 2010 | 01:06 AM
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On my way to Ptuning there was a kids trike in the middle of the free way good thing we were able to avoid it, I'm sure it caused a accident.
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to be honest with you i had the same issue 3 years ago when i had my tC with the OEM lipkit.....f*cked it allll up....some massive truck tire was chilling in the middle lane and i had cars to my left and right....got completely stuck and had to run it over....

cost me $160 to get it fixed.
Old Mar 31, 2010 | 01:23 AM
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I think they are called the road gators.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...rm=road+gators
Old Mar 31, 2010 | 01:55 AM
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man i feel that.. when i bought my sw tc.. i only had may be 500 miles on it and i was on my way home from dallas.. only had the car for 5 days and i was driving at night and didnt see a tire on the road till it was too late and it cracked my bumper and ripped my under shield..
Old Mar 31, 2010 | 02:17 AM
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road gators watch out they may bite!! but anyway i hear ya man. I've hit one before but lucky i was in a rental. but they sure can be nasty.
Old Mar 31, 2010 | 02:42 AM
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a buddy of mine hit one at night in his IS-F .......demolished his front bumper...sux man, but be thankful it was only the lip
Old Mar 31, 2010 | 02:59 AM
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yeah seems i have badluck with them last time i hit a really small piece and that ____ broke off my neon tube haha...

well this time it was a big piece and completely broke off the right side of my lip, scratched the bumper, and scratched my side skirt. it even popped out the side skirt a little bit but just popped it back in when i pulled over. but yeah sucks. good thing it didnt crack my fog light
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Originally Posted by ack154
Treads?
Exactly what I thought when I saw the title.
Old Mar 31, 2010 | 03:48 AM
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Mulch.

Around here it's mulch that dumb f ucks let fall of their trucks. Morons.
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