syn_lube_nut
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Yeah, Im a dumb ARSE!! 1sec. of looking the other way is all it took to hit the car in front of me. I can say this one thing though: Our Pro5's should have ABS STANDARD! If I had had ABS, Id been able to swerve and miss the car I hit. Can you say understeer when you lock up the brakes? I can. I ALMOST, I mean almost missed it! In fact, the only damage is to my front right corner of the car.
The front right quarter panel is gone (bent up), right headlamp is gone, the hood is pushed back 1-1.5 cm, thus preventing it from opening, and the bumper is scratched up from the impact, but it did crack where it attaches to the 1/4 panel. Whats amazing is that, aside from the damaged parts listed above, when you look at the car head on, the bumper is still on perfectly (aside from the damaged side) and centred perfectly as is the left (driver's) side of the car.
The car actually drives the same, if not better than before!
Weird huh? My alignment was out a bit and from what I could tell the car stayed straight, although I havent really cared to pay attention to that.
Anyways, ANY of you guys here in Atlanta, GA know an awesome body shop or, are they all like dentists-crooked? My insurance co. is Progressive and Im prolly gonna go to ATC Collision Inc. (unless they are associated with an Insurance Co.) or Blalock Body Shop in Decatur as they are NOT associated with any Insurance Co.'s. Anyways, got any suggestions?
Lastly, got any ideas for replacement parts? Thinking about a carbon fibre hood but, Ive seen allot of $500 and more hoods that before long de-laminate and/or do not have any of the structural parts that the stock piece does. Also, allot of them do not have a good gloss finish. I, personally, like the look of carbon fibre and would love to replace stock parts w/ carbon so that I dont have to have them painted and save $$$. If they are the same $$$ as the stock piece(s). I know my old 99' Si could get a carbon fibre hood for it for $500 and the stock hood (unpainted) was also $500. Anyways, Thanks for the help in advance everyone!
Chris J.
The front right quarter panel is gone (bent up), right headlamp is gone, the hood is pushed back 1-1.5 cm, thus preventing it from opening, and the bumper is scratched up from the impact, but it did crack where it attaches to the 1/4 panel. Whats amazing is that, aside from the damaged parts listed above, when you look at the car head on, the bumper is still on perfectly (aside from the damaged side) and centred perfectly as is the left (driver's) side of the car.
The car actually drives the same, if not better than before!
Weird huh? My alignment was out a bit and from what I could tell the car stayed straight, although I havent really cared to pay attention to that. Anyways, ANY of you guys here in Atlanta, GA know an awesome body shop or, are they all like dentists-crooked? My insurance co. is Progressive and Im prolly gonna go to ATC Collision Inc. (unless they are associated with an Insurance Co.) or Blalock Body Shop in Decatur as they are NOT associated with any Insurance Co.'s. Anyways, got any suggestions?
Lastly, got any ideas for replacement parts? Thinking about a carbon fibre hood but, Ive seen allot of $500 and more hoods that before long de-laminate and/or do not have any of the structural parts that the stock piece does. Also, allot of them do not have a good gloss finish. I, personally, like the look of carbon fibre and would love to replace stock parts w/ carbon so that I dont have to have them painted and save $$$. If they are the same $$$ as the stock piece(s). I know my old 99' Si could get a carbon fibre hood for it for $500 and the stock hood (unpainted) was also $500. Anyways, Thanks for the help in advance everyone!
Chris J.
