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Offline nucknoel89

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Rear-ender :(
« on: April 14, 2012, 01:13:25 pm »
So yesterday I was driving home from work on the highway and there was a car pulled over on the shoulder.  The guy ahead of me decided that would be a good reason to brake suddenly.  I braked hard but there wasnt enough space and I hit him.  I admit I should have been a bit farther behind him, but what's done is done.  The results are below.  My poor new grille got bent up and my bumper was mangled.  Luckily, I had an extra bumper kicking around (I was almost gonna get rid of it).  My passenger fender also got dinged at the front where the edge of the bumper hit it.  My issue right now is the frame.  The tip on the driver's side got bent.  What's the best way to fix it?  It's only twisted in front of the rad support.  I'm wondering if it would just be simplest to cut that section off and get a replacement section from a donor truck.  Thoughts?


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Re: Rear-ender :(
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2012, 01:35:41 pm »
use a come a long and a bfh to straighten it back out and stop tailgating people!  ;)
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Re: Rear-ender :(
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2012, 07:11:12 pm »
Quote from: VileZambonie on April 14, 2012, 01:35:41 pm
use a come a long and a bfh to straighten it back out and stop tailgating people!  ;)

     If you don't want to do that take it to a shop, with a power puller/pusher that will be straight in no time flat.  That is not bad at all, it could have been worse.
     Like Vile said, I bet you learned a lesson on other people driving habits and not keeping a exit route for yourself.   ;)
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Re: Rear-ender :(
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2012, 12:10:38 am »
he was just saving gas
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