I'm so depressed
08-03-2006, 12:54 PM
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I'm so depressed
On my way to work this morning the person in front of me ran over a flat sheet of metal about 3'x3' that kicked up into my front bumper, slicing a cut across from the fog light to the grill. Looks like it didn't get any metal at all, just the plastic bumper cover. Fog light didn't break, but it is pushed back into the bumper. I guess I should be thankfull it wasn't worse, and the sheet of metal didn't come through the windshield. No radiator or air conditioning damamge, and cj's budget grill stayed in place. Of course the lady in front didn't stop, nor any others who were around me. This happened while crossing a bridge, and with cars beside me, in front and in back, and a guardrail with no shoulder on the other side, I couldn't move, not that I had the time to as it happened so fast.
08-03-2006, 01:02 PM
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Well...that just stinks. Does it look like it can be repaired or is the bumper cover going to need replacement. So sorry to hear about this...it sure sucks that there is so much junk on the road these days. Please keep us posted on what's going and and pictures of the damage if you can. Keep your chin up...at least you're ok...which is most important. Cars can be fixed much easier than people. 
08-03-2006, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by courthousedeb
Well...that just stinks. Does it look like it can be repaired or is the bumper cover going to need replacement. So sorry to hear about this...it sure sucks that there is so much junk on the road these days. Please keep us posted on what's going and and pictures of the damage if you can. Keep your chin up...at least you're ok...which is most important. Cars can be fixed much easier than people.
08-03-2006, 09:29 PM
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I got a picture of the damage in my gallery if anyone wants to see. Amazing how the edge of the metal made such a clean cut in the bumper. After I took the pics I was able to snap the fog light back into place. No damage to the light or the frame, it just poped out from the force of the impact I guess.
sorry to hear about what happen. Hard to belive the almost perfect cut it made. Keep us posted on how things work out for you.
Please keep us posted on how things go with repairs.
