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Old 08-02-2006, 11:16 PM
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Driving home around 10:45pm tonight on the 90 (Marina) Freeway in Socal. Right around a bend on a non-lit area of the freeway and I see a stack of 3 cones laying on their side right in front of me... too late. Nailed em straight on at about 65-70mph had to get the CHP guy to help me pry em out of my front end as he held onto the cone and I reversed. All I got was a blurry picture of the cone truck on the side of the road near the CHP cars with a row of cones bending and practically falling off the back.

Net result is that my front bumper is cracked and the radiators is a few inches further back and cracked (dumped its entire contents of antifreeze on my garage once I got home).

Anyone have a similiar experience. Not sure how much this might cost and whether I should even bother claiming the insurance. Guess this is also a post for WTB - PPW OEM Front Bumper and WTB - OEM Radiator 5AT.

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sucks something similar happened to me and it destroyed on of my wheels. I would file a claim and see what happens and also did you get the chp's badge number for proof.
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sucks something similar happened to me and it destroyed on of my wheels. I would file a claim and see what happens and also did you get the chp's badge number for proof.
I filed what the CHP calls a "Crash Report". Did you end up being found at fault for the accident? Not sure how this works since there is no 2nd party and I doubt that Caltrans would 1) Admit they dropped cones 2) That the insurance company would even bother trying to sue them.

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Old 08-03-2006, 06:09 AM
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Any recommendations for an honest and reasonable repair shop in Socal (I live in Marina Del Rey) would be greatly appreciated.
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