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C5Natie
09-11-2013, 11:11 PM
I hate semi truck tire treads that are in the darn lanes! Middle of the night driving home on the fwy when I see the car in front of me swerve a bit and before I know it I see something fly at me and BAM it smacks me in the the front and I run it over. Ended up being a piece of tire tread. Tore up my front bumper and air dam. At least it missed my intercooler but just barely. Hard to avoid stuff sometimes with a car this low. Thank God for insurance a low deductible.

The night before
http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q580/C5natie/20130906_185432_zpsf8f86b34.jpg (http://s1164.photobucket.com/user/C5natie/media/20130906_185432_zpsf8f86b34.jpg.html)

http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q580/C5natie/20130906_185442-1_zps62572f32.jpg (http://s1164.photobucket.com/user/C5natie/media/20130906_185442-1_zps62572f32.jpg.html)

Damage from tire tread
http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q580/C5natie/20130907_160723_zps00da4ef1.jpg (http://s1164.photobucket.com/user/C5natie/media/20130907_160723_zps00da4ef1.jpg.html)

http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q580/C5natie/20130907_160726_zps8a4ae900.jpg (http://s1164.photobucket.com/user/C5natie/media/20130907_160726_zps8a4ae900.jpg.html)

At the shop, parts ordered
http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q580/C5natie/ResizeImage-2_zpsbe67158a.jpg (http://s1164.photobucket.com/user/C5natie/media/ResizeImage-2_zpsbe67158a.jpg.html)

http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q580/C5natie/ResizeImage-1_zps6c553398.jpg (http://s1164.photobucket.com/user/C5natie/media/ResizeImage-1_zps6c553398.jpg.html)

http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q580/C5natie/ResizeImage_zpscdc217c9.jpg (http://s1164.photobucket.com/user/C5natie/media/ResizeImage_zpscdc217c9.jpg.html)

Vettezuki
09-12-2013, 02:16 AM
One of the additional reasons I stopped riding a motorcycle.

Shaolin Crane
09-12-2013, 02:17 AM
One of the additional reasons I stopped riding a motorcycle.

Ditto

C5Natie
09-12-2013, 08:08 PM
Seidners has this cool Internet feature where they take a picture of your car everyday so you can see the progress. Pretty cool

injdinjn
09-16-2013, 10:03 PM
Yep, those thrown retreads are hard on cars.

Damian
09-17-2013, 11:39 AM
Hit one with my GTO and it smashed the hood up pretty good, caught it mid flight.

C5Natie
09-17-2013, 02:29 PM
Hoping I get the car back today. I'll post pics of the repair. Damn, now everywhere I drive all i see is road gators and debri. I think its time to invest in a 3m clear bra for the fresh paint on the bumper.

Redondo Jon
09-19-2013, 12:07 AM
I’ve got a clear-bra on all the leading edges of the GTO; best money the previous owner ever spent. Do it, you’ll like it.