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10-20-2002, 09:41 PM
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Now the explanation!
It was aprox 8:00 pm, on Louisiana, about 4 hours from home, there was road constructions all over the way, I got to this area where the lanes were reduced to one, I'm sorrounded by 18 wheelers, and keeping my distance, we are probably doing 45-50 mph, I'm changing songs on the CD, when I suddenly see from under the 18 wheeler directly in front of me a FREAKING tire thread standing on the middle of the road, I can't change lanes because I have a wall on the left and lots of barrels on the right (besides the road drop), and right behind me another 18 wheeler, so I didn't even bother to brake, I just watched it hit the car. Later on I stopped in Orange, TX and checked for damage and to my surprise I saw what you just saw
I do also have some radiator coolant leakage somewhere, not very happy about this one
It was aprox 8:00 pm, on Louisiana, about 4 hours from home, there was road constructions all over the way, I got to this area where the lanes were reduced to one, I'm sorrounded by 18 wheelers, and keeping my distance, we are probably doing 45-50 mph, I'm changing songs on the CD, when I suddenly see from under the 18 wheeler directly in front of me a FREAKING tire thread standing on the middle of the road, I can't change lanes because I have a wall on the left and lots of barrels on the right (besides the road drop), and right behind me another 18 wheeler, so I didn't even bother to brake, I just watched it hit the car. Later on I stopped in Orange, TX and checked for damage and to my surprise I saw what you just saw
I do also have some radiator coolant leakage somewhere, not very happy about this one
10-20-2002, 10:10 PM
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Ouch, that is awful! On the bright side, you have insurance.
10-20-2002, 10:11 PM
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Dude that sucks!
Hey that really sucks man, terrible luck!! Hope everything works out with getting the repairs etc. Did you just drive home with the car like that? Also what does your wife think about the damage?
Oh yeah what kinda music do you listen to? LOL
-AmgBoy
Oh yeah what kinda music do you listen to? LOL
-AmgBoy
10-20-2002, 10:13 PM
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drop by my house.. and bring the car..
i'll hook u up with some nice music cd's and then we can pimp it out in ur car together..
i'm h-town too! lol
btw.. dude.. that sucks!
LAWYER!! lol
i'll hook u up with some nice music cd's and then we can pimp it out in ur car together..
i'm h-town too! lol
btw.. dude.. that sucks!
LAWYER!! lol
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10-20-2002, 10:29 PM
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Originally posted by AlBoston
well on the bright side, you bumper will be repainted... I dont think all those bugs would ever come off .
well on the bright side, you bumper will be repainted... I dont think all those bugs would ever come off
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10-20-2002, 10:31 PM
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Re: Dude that sucks!
Originally posted by AmgBoy
Hey that really sucks man, terrible luck!! Hope everything works out with getting the repairs etc. Did you just drive home with the car like that? Also what does your wife think about the damage?
Oh yeah what kinda music do you listen to? LOL
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Hey that really sucks man, terrible luck!! Hope everything works out with getting the repairs etc. Did you just drive home with the car like that? Also what does your wife think about the damage?
Oh yeah what kinda music do you listen to? LOL
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I like all kinds of music except heavy metal. i was listening to a Cuban group called Orishas, very nice beat.
10-20-2002, 10:32 PM
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Originally posted by vraa
drop by my house.. and bring the car..
i'll hook u up with some nice music cd's and then we can pimp it out in ur car together..
i'm h-town too! lol
btw.. dude.. that sucks!
LAWYER!! lol
drop by my house.. and bring the car..
i'll hook u up with some nice music cd's and then we can pimp it out in ur car together..
i'm h-town too! lol
btw.. dude.. that sucks!
LAWYER!! lol
I need more music, so I'll sure stop by, sugarland is always been a nice place to pimp around
And hopefully I won't need a lawyer.
10-20-2002, 11:42 PM
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Originally posted by awiner
Why does your now wasted front bumper have a cutout area that looks like it will accomodate a Euro plate ?
Why does your now wasted front bumper have a cutout area that looks like it will accomodate a Euro plate ?
10-21-2002, 09:06 AM
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Originally posted by FrankW
pocho pocho, WHY does it look like you have your front tire mounted the wrong way? it is directional tire right?
it looks like Kumho?
pocho pocho, WHY does it look like you have your front tire mounted the wrong way? it is directional tire right?
it looks like Kumho?
When they put the rear tires I checked the rotation on those and assumed the fronts were right
, they messed with the front ones because they needed to be re-balanced.
10-21-2002, 09:56 AM
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Really sorry to hear about your accident. Really major sucks!! Anyways what are you going to do now? Maybe call Peter and get a Lorinse or Auto Couture bumper kit?!?
Really sorry to hear about your accident. Really major sucks!! Anyways what are you going to do now? Maybe call Peter and get a Lorinse or Auto Couture bumper kit?!?
10-21-2002, 10:31 AM
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Originally posted by JamE55
Pochs
Really sorry to hear about your accident. Really major sucks!! Anyways what are you going to do now? Maybe call Peter and get a Lorinse or Auto Couture bumper kit?!?
Pochs
Really sorry to hear about your accident. Really major sucks!! Anyways what are you going to do now? Maybe call Peter and get a Lorinse or Auto Couture bumper kit?!?
10-21-2002, 10:43 AM
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Originally posted by pocholin
I can't afford right now to change side skirts and rear bumper, so I'm going to keep it all AMG, besides the best thing to do IMO is keep it AMG
I can't afford right now to change side skirts and rear bumper, so I'm going to keep it all AMG, besides the best thing to do IMO is keep it AMG
10-21-2002, 10:59 AM
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Update on my car
I just reviewed the car a little more, the Radiator is touching the cooling fan (I'm going to ask for a new radiator), and the hose is touching the compressor pulley, that is why I have a leak. Obviously that freaking tire thread hit harder than I though!
10-21-2002, 12:48 PM
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Originally posted by pocholin
They are kumhos, and you are right, those suckers in Chicago mounter the rear tires in the correct rotation, but the fronts in the wrong rotation!!! Thanks for noticing for me.
When they put the rear tires I checked the rotation on those and assumed the fronts were right , they messed with the front ones because they needed to be re-balanced.
They are kumhos, and you are right, those suckers in Chicago mounter the rear tires in the correct rotation, but the fronts in the wrong rotation!!! Thanks for noticing for me.
When they put the rear tires I checked the rotation on those and assumed the fronts were right
, they messed with the front ones because they needed to be re-balanced.
...ask the tire shop to compensate for some damage saw the last two picture, that IS some damage u've done. Is the car still driveble?
as for the bodykit, maybe you can fit the newer W210 AMG kit on there. The 99 E55 has a different bodykit from AMG if i remember correctly.
10-21-2002, 01:43 PM
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The car is drivable, I drove a few hundred miles like it 
, and the tires didn't cause the accident, although I could blame it on that (if fat guys sue macdonadls), but the freaking shop is all the way in Chicago
, and the tires didn't cause the accident, although I could blame it on that (if fat guys sue macdonadls), but the freaking shop is all the way in Chicago
10-21-2002, 01:49 PM
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but the freaking shop is all the way in Chicago
but the freaking shop is all the way in Chicago
10-21-2002, 01:58 PM
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Originally posted by JamE55
Put it this way sounds like another chance for you to prove to that modified T-Bird who's the boss?! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Put it this way sounds like another chance for you to prove to that modified T-Bird who's the boss?! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Remember I still have some electronic crap going on in there.
