GRRR! If it's not one thing, it's another...
 

So apparently, I tore a hole in my exhaust tonight... It's on the driver's side, before the canister... Only thing I can think of, is I went over the steel plates that they put down, when they do construction on the road and did it that way.

Is that something I can complain to the city about? I know back home, under certain circumstances the city can be held liable for damages to your vehicle...

Anybody know a quick and easy way to fix my exhaust, or am I dreaming? And I was supposed to have my headers installed tomorrow... WTF!?!?

Where was the plate?? Check this out thread out, should help:

http://www.forumshawaii.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=311055

It was at the Kam Hwy and Radford Drive intersection near the NEX

Ok, so I got a police report from HPD, and filed with my insurance. Gonna talk to them today...

damn man, that sucks! we were just talking about stuff like this... now it gets me worried ::sad face::

I'm assuming that your car is lowered, did you get recon?? I'm no expert or anything, but I can see this going bad for you. If it's lowered and you do not have recon, I can see the city/state/hpd saying that your car was unsafe and shouldn't have been on the roads and that you're SOL.

Hopefully the damage wasn't too bad, hope everything works out for you. Yes, Oahu's roads suck

^he's on stock suspension right now... and yes, the roads suck =P

Yep. Completely stock suspension. Haven't done a thing to it... yet... :D

^^^Take pics and measurements. Write a letter to the construction company about the damages. Hopefully they will reimburse you for the damages. Document everything with pictures and in writing.

Good luck.

Thanks, I'll get right on that. Only concern I have now, is the hole was already fixed. Sonic noticed it, and welded it for me, so I don't have a "before" pic.

^^^Dang that doesn't make things easier to deal with. Best wishes on getting compensated.

find a local exhaust shop, lift car, and weld repair the damage. they can weld half circle plates and fix it up...

usually an inexpensive repair is a cash job..

find a mom and pop shop, not midas or anything like that..

-J

Thanks. Apparently the hangar on the driver's side, before the canister ripped off, when I hit the plate. That's welded on now. Gonna call my insurance back and see what happens.