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Daniel Meyer
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« on: November 13, 2017, 01:51:14 PM »

I dinged the wife's ride yesterday...



Minor crunch...into a drainage thing (I didn't see) against a high curb (which I did see) in a nose-down parking spot.

Ugh. Too much plastic...

Ah well. Ride 'em hard. Fix 'em when they break...

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Daniel Meyer
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« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2017, 02:14:27 PM »

A lot of that should buff out.

My experience with my wife was to buff it out before she saw it.   Grin

I've done that too.   Not quite as nicely as you though.   Roll Eyes

Is that a car that took the hail a while back?
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old2soon
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« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2017, 02:18:02 PM »

Well see-insert yer own loveable nick name for her here-and I kinda sorta thought I wuz payin nuff attention ya see and well uh gee gosh darn-stuff happens!  Roll Eyes Good luck there Daniel! I've met your Wife and I'm guessin here you should be good!  Lips Sealed RIDE SAFE.
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Daniel Meyer
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« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2017, 02:26:07 PM »

My experience with my wife was to buff it out before she saw it.   Grin

Mmmm...she was with me when I did it Smiley


Is that a car that took the hail a while back?

Yep, 10 grand in damage/repairs.

Good luck there Daniel! I've met your Wife and I'm guessin here you should be good!  Lips Sealed RIDE SAFE.

Heh...yeah, we're good. I never break anything I can't fix...'cause...yanno...basically I could fix the crack of dawn if I had the right welding rod.... Smiley

Not difficult repair...it's just a plastic cover...so...toss a thou or so at the body shop...or for around $300 I can buy the thing pre-painted to the factory codes...

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Daniel Meyer
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« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2017, 04:05:35 AM »

Ah well. Ride 'em hard. Fix 'em when they break...


Words to live by, my friend! You're definitely not one to sit by and wring his/her hands over what might happen, you just boldly go forward and deal with whatever comes your way... A life full of amazing memories is preferable to a life filled with regrets over missed opportunities... Good on ya!

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hubcapsc
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« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2017, 04:21:33 AM »


A life full of amazing memories is preferable to a life filled with regrets over missed opportunities...

This feller had some regrets about giving up riding for "responsibility" in his
later years... I learned a lot from him...





What I learned is re-enforced by some of the fine folks I've met here  cooldude

-Mike
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signart
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« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2017, 06:02:50 AM »


A life full of amazing memories is preferable to a life filled with regrets over missed opportunities...

This feller had some regrets about giving up riding for "responsibility" in his
later years... I learned a lot from him...





What I learned is re-enforced by some of the fine folks I've met here  cooldude

-Mike
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Grumpy
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« Reply #7 on: November 14, 2017, 09:34:14 AM »

Look on Ebay for a new nose piece, did that a few months ago with the wife's PT cruiser. Bought a brand new nose piece for $170 painted to match. Bargain to say the least, dealer wanted over $600.
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cookiedough
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« Reply #8 on: November 15, 2017, 07:06:35 AM »

been there, done that with our newer 2014 hyundai sonata no ground clearance on cars nowadays and all plastic.  does not take much all but a high curb pulled in slightly too far and CRACK split it 6 inches on up in one spot and scuffed up as well. 

Had other damage to it for whatever reason so found at a local junk yard salvage place in my area a USED one looked fine for me at more than 1/2 off NEW OEM price tag.  Go that route or ebay and if paint does not match, a body shop can paint it since they usually have to repaint it anyways on a factory OEM one that comes unpainted for over double the price.

that front plastic bumper usually one whole piece is NOT cheap though, good luck.  Your damage looked worse than my damage but both have to be replaced when time and money allowed.  Since I have high deductibles on my insurance, anything close to the deductible or slightly higher within 500 bucks even over I just pay for myself since do NOT want ANY reason for my insurance to go up next renewal.  Seems ONLY thing is guaranteed is insurance rates to go up and up every year even with no claims filed ever.  My cycle insurance found out December renewal went up 13% ticking me off for no good reason with Progressive and my car insurance better NOT do the same thing with Progressive next renewal.  tickedoff

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