Damn Semi Truck Tire Treads!!

[C5Natie]

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]

One of the additional reasons I stopped riding a motorcycle.

[Shaolin Crane]

One of the additional reasons I stopped riding a motorcycle.

Ditto

[C5Natie]

Seidners has this cool Internet feature where they take a picture of your car everyday so you can see the progress. Pretty cool

[injdinjn]

Yep, those thrown retreads are hard on cars.

[Damian]

Hit one with my GTO and it smashed the hood up pretty good, caught it mid flight.

[C5Natie]

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]

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.