75mph, a tractor trailer mud guard, and my bumper. The bumper lost!
03-12-2003, 08:10 PM
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75mph, a tractor trailer mud guard, and my bumper. The bumper lost!
I was on Hwy 101 heading to my girlfriend's. I was trailing behined a Nissan 240sx when it ran over a tractor trailer's mud guard. The mud guard flipped up, and hit my bumper. I was going between 75 and 80mph (speed limit is 65). The guard slid up my hood and got stuck on the windshield, directly in my field of vision. I couldn't see anything! I had to merge off the highway to the shoulder. I'm really lucky that I didn't die. Below is the carnage
[Modified by 5-SpeedFreak, 10:30 PM 3/12/2003]
[Modified by 5-SpeedFreak, 10:30 PM 3/12/2003]
03-12-2003, 08:21 PM
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Re: 75mph, a tractor trailer mud guard, and my bumper. The bumper lost! (5-SpeedFreak)
damn thas not good, im sorry to see that. hope that insurance or sumthin covers that shiit.. 
03-12-2003, 08:43 PM
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Re: 75mph, a tractor trailer mud guard, and my bumper. The bumper lost! (PhAtBoY Si)
ok, this is the ONLY reason a cop can say that a front plate is a good idea for.
03-12-2003, 08:56 PM
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Re: 75mph, a tractor trailer mud guard, and my bumper. The bumper lost! (gtravsr)
that grill deserved it.
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Re: 75mph, a tractor trailer mud guard, and my bumper. The bumper lost! (5-SpeedFreak)
You just have all the luck, don't cha Marc, sucks it's all bad....
although you may be able to buff out the paint, but the grill is a goner
good luck brother!
although you may be able to buff out the paint, but the grill is a goner
good luck brother!
03-13-2003, 12:04 AM
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Re: 75mph, a tractor trailer mud guard, and my bumper. The bumper lost! (STSProtege)
sorry to hear that... 
good news is that now you have a reason to get rid of that chicken wire on your car
good news is that now you have a reason to get rid of that chicken wire on your car
03-13-2003, 12:16 AM
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Re: 75mph, a tractor trailer mud guard, and my bumper. The bumper lost! (Hugh Bowie)
not bad cosidering my situation of just trashing the driver side of my bumper by backing out too close to the garage wall
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Re: 75mph, a tractor trailer mud guard, and my bumper. The bumper lost! (216.226.142.95:27016)
owwwww....at least you didn't have an intercooler...it would have totalled that too
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