Thanks man, car is going to the shop Thursday. I looked at it some more and it looks like something behind the bumper got damaged too.

 

It doesn't look like the lip got damaged. So insurance probably won't replace that.

 

The lip escaped any damage, so he should be able to remove it & put it on again, afterwards.

 

^ Yea it is great that the lip came away unscathed. Pop it off the damaged bumper, put it on the new bumper and all is well. If that is still the plan...

 

+++++1

 

people walk out to cars after being sideswiped by dump trucks. i have.


^^^srsly. you only sat on the ground speechless for 5 minutes because you were rollin' too hard to comprehend!

 

I'm glad you were there to see me rolling...

Yea that's exactly what's happening.

 

ps that doggy had a story show on PBS

 

veggie, if you have nothing constructive to add dont post.

 

So the fuck what? This isn't some contest about who's had the shittier hit & run.

 

this thread is getting outta control. Good luck with the repairs O.P.

 

lets get this thread back on track....this isnt fair to dtown.

 

Hey man...I have to say that I had an F250 park his trailer hitch receiver on my bumper once...I got a lamp (it gets really hot) and heated up the plastic, put an angled piece of metal underneath it and hammered the heck out of it with a rubber mallet. Looks decent enough to NOT draw your eye to it...then again, black hides some things pretty well..

Trick with these types of damages IMO...is timing...had this happen to fiancees 08 accord bumper (my fault, actually) when I hit a tree root sticking up...I stuck my fist in there ASAP and was able to pop it right out. Since it only sat for a few minutes the paint didn't crack and the abs didn't form an outline of the dent in the plastic.

Good luck, bud...speedbumps...no way around them if you know what I mean. You'll get her back.

 

ive only ever curbed any set of rims i had once, and i definitely sat there for more than 5 minutes bummed outa my mind

 

well said Rockstar....

I know the OP personally, I know how well he takes care of his car......I would be reacting alot worse then him.....

it just sucks

 

My reaction is mainly due to how much time I spend taking care of my car then seeing it just damaged like that. I always hand wash it myself once a week and repair anything that breaks as soon as I can. Lots of time and money went into my car and it hits me hard when it's damaged like this.

 

it's called perspective. while OP is freaking out, it could have been much, much worse. some call such thinking looking for "the silver lining" to the dark cloud. I even tried some more humor once my post was taken wrongly by the OP.

you mods need to calm down.

 

That's your problem

 

lets see how you feel when you walk out to your car after it gets slammed into....i would love to see how easy it will be for you to find the "silver lining"

 

yes. it is hard, which is why a friend usually tries to cheer you up. i apologize that my approach was ill received.

 

and I apologize for being a bit hard. you're right, theres nothing wrong with a little humor to try to cheer a guy up

 

D-town,

I hope all goes well with the bumper.

Also, in the lower right hand corner of each post, the middle icon is a multi-quote button. This allows you to respond to more than one person in a single post!

Cheers.

 

Trust me, I know...I'm a similarly anal and prideful TL owner...

curbed Rim
knocked mop handle against car
broke numerous clips over the years
backed into parking post
cracked foglight lense
most recently...
friggin bluetooth took a dump (tried replacing the capacitor on unit)
dash is cracked (ordered dash-topper).


Each of them got at least 5 minutes of silence and a "stupid ahole I am inner speech". Over time I've just looked at it as little scars that give the car character. Otherwise, I probably wouldn't sleep. I'm getting to an age where I realize that rolling with the punches is just as important as how hard I hit back.

 

lol....i backed into a light poll once.....did the same exact thing

 

Lol Whats wrong with raves? I go for the MUSIC and to play with my gloves. Just because i go to raves doesnt mean i do drugs or anything.

we're young bro. things happen. i got side swiped and my door has a big gash in it so i feel your pain.

 

Edc?

 

you dont have to take the bumper off.. i do thia at work all the time use a heat gun and the bumper will flex back to where its suppose to b

 

thank you for this.

sometimes i forget how blunt i sound via forums, and my stay on certain boards has made me extremely thick skinned.

I can assure OP, in person my message would have sounded light-hearted.

on topic, i thnk you should try the heat gun. there's nothing for you to lose if you already plan on replacing it. my family has popped about 5 dents that way without any paint damage

 

I think this is true with many people on this site.

Its funny how different it is when you're hanging out in person.



Im pretty sure we'd be able to pop it back out, it looks as though it might be creased in one area.