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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 02:04 PM
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Will get pics by tonight. Makes me cry everytime I look at my car, I was almost done modding the thing too :[

I live and learn. I had too much faith in my brakes, thought I could stop behind the car with no problem. O well. Its weird, my car is pretty messed up on the top right side, but the other car got away with just a few scratches and no dent. Just needs to be repainted....

Waizz, It probably wasn't me, as I don't have gt wheels, and I am sure I could recognize your car :]
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 04:11 PM
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GL in your repairs man, you have a pretty awesome looking car !
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 04:17 PM
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Sorry to this happemed to you anyway. I drive that stretch of the 405 daily and know how bad it is.

I wish you a speedy recovery for the Z!!
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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 11:36 AM
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finally got around to taking some pics :]

Btw, does anyone know if the fender can be fixed? I talked to a guy, he said he can pull it out as much as possible, put filler on it, smooth it out, and just paint. Would that cost more money than just buying a left fender?

And, as you can see from the headlight pics, the bottom, where the clear plastic part is, is cracked/shattered. Any way to savage that? Or is that a gonner? lol

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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 01:40 PM
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Looks like a new fender. Problem is the headlight housing. Lots of man hours to get that right.
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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 01:52 PM
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it would be better to get new fender than tryn to pull it and fill it.
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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 05:44 PM
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David, do you think I should try to get the headlight fixed? Or just buy one on ebay for around 400?
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Looks like a new fender. Problem is the headlight housing. Lots of man hours to get that right.
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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 08:23 PM
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Were you rocking an unpainted front bumper? Or did you purposely paint it black? Either way it looks pretty ricey.
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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 09:33 PM
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^^LOL. No, i got into an accident, and put on a new bumper. Waiting to get it painted.
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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 11:17 PM
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First Car Accident this morning :[
So this is your forst accident


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^^LOL. No, i got into an accident, and put on a new bumper. Waiting to get it painted.
So what was it??
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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 01:41 AM
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^^I got into my first accident which messed up my fender and part of my stock bumper, I took off the stock bumper, and now have an unpainted black bumper, as shown in the pics.
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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 05:05 AM
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sorry to hear about that, dont beat your self about it, it happened. and now its time to build the whole car
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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 11:12 AM
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^^haha the WHOLE car? Yea, it happens, thanks bro :]
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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by stevehl
David, do you think I should try to get the headlight fixed? Or just buy one on ebay for around 400?
Its not the headlamp that concerns me. It is the frame that the lamp mounts to. If the mount is broken or bent - this will spell trouble.
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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 01:13 PM
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^^yea, not only is the plastic part shattered, but the mounting tab is broken also, either one or two tabs. But its still on the car and sturdy, so....i don't know :/
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