justin wonderin...other day i was drivingdown the street...truck in front of be drops a shingle or something like it...it rolls under my tl...i hear and feel it his "something"...

can't notice if this incident caused any problems...any comments? things that could happen?

thanks

 

what kind of shingle? shake (cedar or other hard wood) or composite (rubbery stuff sprayed on a cardboard). I imagined that they wont be much damage from a shingle. Next time have the technican look under the car when you go for an oil change

 

prob nothing ..... don't worry so much about it

 

thanks guys...

it was a "hard" shingle...wood, maybe metal...

it just hit once, but i "felt" it in my foot as i stepped on the gas...i was not on the highway...just going avg-a bit above avg street spped

thanks...

 

Go under the car (be careful, could be done without lifting car) and examine for any dent under the car. If there's scrape paint, it's better to touch up or spray it with under carriage coating, that will ensure rust won't develope easily. Just my opinion.

 

thanks all...but is anything really painted under there anyway? i hope that cars in general, especially acuras, are designed to take some wear and tear (i.e., stuff rolling/rattling by underneath)

 

I noticed out TL doesn't have the old tar coating anymore for anti-rust, it's just paint. When you crawl down there, all you see is smooth belly. Comparing to my other 3 Honda (90's model) They all have that rough black tar coating un der the car. I guess Honda wants to save weight on the car as it's already pretty heavy.