Dem TSX sure is maneuverable...but so are chunks of rock...
06-14-2006, 06:33 PM
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Dem TSX sure is maneuverable...but so are chunks of rock...
Just had the auto in front run over a hunk of concrete...I was far enough back until one hunk went a little left and one went a little right...
Keep it short, I took one chunk dead center on the lower air dam...scratched all up, and couple of chunks of plastic missing in the underengine tray.
Question: I'm about to crawl under there to check for more damage, what other items down there have proven to be vulnerable to bouncing chunks of rock/concrete?
178.6 miles, a nice avoidance maneuver to miss the first chunk, but it's wingman got me
!
Da Duck
Keep it short, I took one chunk dead center on the lower air dam...scratched all up, and couple of chunks of plastic missing in the underengine tray.
Question: I'm about to crawl under there to check for more damage, what other items down there have proven to be vulnerable to bouncing chunks of rock/concrete?
178.6 miles, a nice avoidance maneuver to miss the first chunk, but it's wingman got me
!Da Duck
06-14-2006, 07:53 PM
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Ouch.
I would just check around the oil pan. There is a little plastic cover that closes over the plug.
Maybe the O2 sensor on the cat too. I knocked that wire loose after hitting a mound of ice.
I would just check around the oil pan. There is a little plastic cover that closes over the plug.
Maybe the O2 sensor on the cat too. I knocked that wire loose after hitting a mound of ice.
06-14-2006, 08:53 PM
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Took a look..
OK, just finished with the Rhino Ramps. I didn't know that if you goose a front-wheel driver car enough to get up the ramps while they are at a slight angle up, the tires will burn plastic right off the ramps and score the surface 
. I do now!
I've found the trail of scuff marks and damaged plastic. The under-engine tray has cosmetic damage...the O2 sensor seems OK, however I now have less than perfectly round exhaust pipe from the catalyst and the (I assume) resonator. The dimples aren't too deep, however there are a couple of impact creases in the area. No penetration of the exhaust that I can see, however...
I ain't too happy.
Da Duck
. I do now!I've found the trail of scuff marks and damaged plastic. The under-engine tray has cosmetic damage...the O2 sensor seems OK, however I now have less than perfectly round exhaust pipe from the catalyst and the (I assume) resonator. The dimples aren't too deep, however there are a couple of impact creases in the area. No penetration of the exhaust that I can see, however...
I ain't too happy.Da Duck
06-14-2006, 11:29 PM
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my brother ran over a piece of tire, took out a few plastic bolts, opened up the oilpan cover and knocked his o2 silly
also, left a little thank you note on his right side skirt.
also, left a little thank you note on his right side skirt.
06-15-2006, 01:56 AM
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Rhino ramps scare me. A friend of mine was loading his car onto those ramps once and the ramps slid right out from under the car. The car was very gently accelerating up the ramps and the lonely rubber foot on the bottome of the ramp lost traction. End result....two dented rocker panels and a 700 claim paid to the car owner from the company.
06-15-2006, 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by DuckDodgers
OK, just finished with the Rhino Ramps. I didn't know that if you goose a front-wheel driver car enough to get up the ramps while they are at a slight angle up, the tires will burn plastic right off the ramps and score the surface . I do now!
I've found the trail of scuff marks and damaged plastic. The under-engine tray has cosmetic damage...the O2 sensor seems OK, however I now have less than perfectly round exhaust pipe from the catalyst and the (I assume) resonator. The dimples aren't too deep, however there are a couple of impact creases in the area. No penetration of the exhaust that I can see, however... I ain't too happy.
Da Duck
. I do now!I've found the trail of scuff marks and damaged plastic. The under-engine tray has cosmetic damage...the O2 sensor seems OK, however I now have less than perfectly round exhaust pipe from the catalyst and the (I assume) resonator. The dimples aren't too deep, however there are a couple of impact creases in the area. No penetration of the exhaust that I can see, however...
I ain't too happy.Da Duck
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06-15-2006, 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by A Cake On
Rhino ramps scare me. A friend of mine was loading his car onto those ramps once and the ramps slid right out from under the car. The car was very gently accelerating up the ramps and the lonely rubber foot on the bottome of the ramp lost traction. End result....two dented rocker panels and a 700 claim paid to the car owner from the company.
I was in too much of a hurry to do that !Da Duck
06-15-2006, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by San-AnT
my brother ran over a piece of tire, took out a few plastic bolts, opened up the oilpan cover and knocked his o2 silly
also, left a little thank you note on his right side skirt.
also, left a little thank you note on his right side skirt.
I guess its better than taking a chance on scraping up my volks
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