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Old 05-12-2008, 12:48 AM
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Earlier today my brother and I were coming back from visiting relatives. We were no more than 5 minutes from home when a person from oncoming traffic did not yield to us coming. Lo and behold I try to turn out of the way but rainy days don't help much and their bumper (Ford Expedition) hits my bumper and the metal tears like paper.
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Old 05-12-2008, 12:51 AM
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my heart.....**squeezes chest**
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OMG!... Never fails some A-Hole SUV driver not paying attention!
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Old 05-12-2008, 12:55 AM
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dang you could have used the oven method to clear your corners.
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IT BURNS, IT BURNS..... must look away!
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Hope fully the frame isn't bent or anything. Looks like its just the bumper and the front quarter. Oh well what are you gonna do. I got some pieces to go along with it.
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Originally Posted by EZ-BAKED
dang you could have used the oven method to clear your corners.
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I didn't get the whole oven method joke, but whatever.
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Old 05-12-2008, 01:11 AM
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Originally Posted by burkins89
I didn't get the whole oven method joke, but whatever.
well most people bake their headlights in the oven in order to open them up to take the amber reflector out, you just went with the Expedition method, thats cool too w/e.


But in all seriousness that really sucks man, GL getting it fixed :-(
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Old 05-12-2008, 01:14 AM
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How does the Ford commercial go....their cars have reached the same quality as Toyota, but too bad the people that drive them are jackass douche bags that can't drive
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yeah bro that really sux, i shoudnt of laughed like that cuz i know how that ish feels,ive been there. gl with the fix
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Old 05-12-2008, 01:24 AM
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WOW btw also get their insurance to pay for your mental health problems that came with all that BS
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Its cool. Theres just been some frustration with my box, a couple weeks ago I got those rims and while going to take the lugs off they ended up fusing together and ripped some of the threads off and that needed fixed. Now we got the front end ripped off, that looks like a tougher issue then lugs. ha.
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ouch it was painful
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Old 05-12-2008, 01:32 AM
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poor xb
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Hopefully she is only down and not out. I was planning on keeping her until she died from natural causes haha.
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wow that is bad
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i dont think its totalled..
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Old 05-12-2008, 01:48 AM
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I think your going to be ok it dont look all that bad. new fender headlight and mabey a bumper an a little tlc you will be back on the road in no time.
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it shouldn't be if you notice its a clean cut. No spring damage, no windshield damage so piece came off that said 'SR' on it which another piece says that up by where the hood meets the body, so i'm thinking its just a piece to support the fender.
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