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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 03:28 PM
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http://photobucket.com/albums/d65/to...=bumper003.jpg

cuase this is what happens if the front tire goes into a deep pothole and the lip is thrown down into the asphalt!
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 03:47 PM
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Thats sucks man. Sorry to hear about your luck. But please let us know where that pothole is so we can stay as FAR away as possible.
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 03:49 PM
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change your driving habit.
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 03:51 PM
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lol ...wasnt really so much a pothole. hard to describe it. i live in the country and on my road they are digging new drainage ditches and periodicly they shoot accross the road to pick up the other side and run a culvert under ground and accross the street. well i saw it was unusually deep but i took it at an angle. still didnt help. pisses me off to no end!
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 03:57 PM
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even with other material, they still damage anyway.
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 03:59 PM
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yea but not to the extent of the fibeglass. maybe deep scratches and alot of cracked paint. not a hole in the bumper bug enough to fit my fist in .lol

i just bought the same lip in urethane. just hope it comes quick and gets painted fast. i cant keep driving with my car looking like this!
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man you just got that I didnt even get to see it installed
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damn dude, that blows. but that's not the same setup in your sig, is it? (was just admiring the Kaminari hood today...want one myself)
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 04:03 PM
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maybe you can file a claim with your city/county. People do it with their bent rims all the time.
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 04:04 PM
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yea im gonna give it a try, we will see what happens
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man you just got that I didnt even get to see it installed
well its still on there. just looks like ***!
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That REALLY sucks man. I know my time for that is coming, it's just a matter of when.
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damn dude, that blows. but that's not the same setup in your sig, is it? (was just admiring the Kaminari hood today...want one myself)

nah i got rid of that stuff some time ago. went back stock and now ive started modding again.... it was initial d full kit
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That REALLY sucks man. I know my time for that is coming, it's just a matter of when.

yea cracked the bottom of my passenger side sill too. but it is an easy repair. my bumper is trashed though
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get your car back yet Tobi?
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ouchies
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Can you get the city to pay for the damage/replacement? I mean it is a pot-hole...and if it causes damages to vehicles, it should be fixed by the city.
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 07:09 PM
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Ooooh, sorry about that.
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Originally Posted by tonylittell
get your car back yet Tobi?
yea funny man you are LOL
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Old Mar 15, 2006 | 05:10 AM
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Can't they patch/repair the bumper? I thought that was the one saving-grace w/fiberglass is that you can repair it. Whereas w/urethane if breaks is done
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