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Old Jul 14, 2009 | 11:52 PM
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I made one hell of a mistake.

A BIG, BIG mistake. I let a retard work on my car. And now, i face the consequences. Check out the results of this retard's work...



You will never catch my ass making this mistake again. This guy is a comlete idiot. What's worse, is i'm the bigger idiot for letting him work on my car.
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Old Jul 14, 2009 | 11:55 PM
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OH MY..... WTH was this guy thinking?
What was he doing to your TL?

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Old Jul 14, 2009 | 11:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Jays_04TL
OH MY..... WTH was this guy thinking?
What was he doing to your TL?

Honestly, i don't think he gave a shit, and was indirectly trying to kill me and destroy my TL.
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Old Jul 14, 2009 | 11:58 PM
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ZOMG! full story? man that sucks Eric =[
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Old Jul 14, 2009 | 11:59 PM
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what happened bro? cant tell from the pic... did your fender come off? suspension break?
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 12:00 AM
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whoa?? wtf fuk happn'd dude?
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by ib18c1
ZOMG! full story? man that sucks Eric =[
ZOMG is the only way to react to this kind of shit. It's a long story, and i'm thinking about typing it all out for everyone to enjoy. I will be honored to type this story out. And it does suck, i'm just very lucky it didn't happen going 60 mph.
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 12:08 AM
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Wow wtf!!!

What happened
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 12:09 AM
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what happened bro? cant tell from the pic... did your fender come off? suspension break?
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whoa?? wtf fuk happn'd dude?
I was turning the corner in the parking lot of the gym where i work out, and crunch. The left front sits down like she is tired of doing work.

The lower control arm stud broke causing the knuckle and assembly to push up into the fender.
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 12:10 AM
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Anybody want to take a wild guess as to whom this retard might be?

Hint: spellcheck.
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 12:13 AM
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wow that is really messed up. Glad it was in the parking lot going slow and not at like 60mph like you said or else that could have been a real huge problem.
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 12:14 AM
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Originally Posted by ACCURATEin
Anybody want to take a wild guess as to whom this retard might be?

Hint: spellcheck.
spill it!
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 12:16 AM
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wow that is really messed up. Glad it was in the parking lot going slow and not at like 60mph like you said or else that could have been a real huge problem.
Yeah man it's insane to think of the possible outcomes that could have occured. Walls, trees, oncoming traffic, ditches, all come to mind. I might have even had the possibility of testing out the cusco roll cage and takata 4 points. Front bumper, gone. intercooler, gone. My life, gone. Passenger's life, gone. I'm very, very lucky it happened where it did.
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 12:18 AM
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what do u mean spellcheck?! what was he working on and how did this happen.. im so sorry that happened.. i still look up to ur ride man..
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 12:19 AM
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Wowowowowowowow


Don't tell me JSacuraTL or whatever?!?!!? The guy with the "mugen" TL!?!
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 12:19 AM
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Yeah man it's insane to think of the possible outcomes that could have occured. Walls, trees, oncoming traffic, ditches, all come to mind. I might have even had the possibility of testing out the cusco roll cage and takata 4 points. Front bumper, gone. intercooler, gone. My life, gone. Passenger's life, gone. I'm very, very lucky it happened where it did.
Yeah there is no price to a persons life and im glad its just cosmetic damage. Well look at the bright side, If body work needs to be done you might as well paint your whole car if you always wanted a paint job but didnt feel like it was necessary right at that moment.
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by ACCURATEin
I was turning the corner in the parking lot of the gym where i work out, and crunch. The left front sits down like she is tired of doing work.

The lower control arm stud broke causing the knuckle and assembly to push up into the fender.
well just be thankful that no one was hurt bro. does this dude have a shop? wtf?
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by BLACKURA_NY
spill it!


This is a result of, no one other, than the notorious, .......


https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-photograph-gallery-96/really-1-kind-727194/

You guys may very well recall this thread. If you familiarize yourself with the content, you will see my name thrown around a good bit. I never once said anything in response, but after this mishap, I am forced to bring this to the surface. I don't want anyone else's life in danger. Do Not let this individual work on your car.
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 12:25 AM
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Damn....well i hope he doesnt harm/hurt anybody else as his car is in pieces rt now from him removing the tranny. good luck with the cosmetic damage bro!
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 12:26 AM
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sorry man! it looks unfortunately extensive
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 12:28 AM
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damn y would u let someone with a car that looks as dumb as his to work on ur car?!?!
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 12:29 AM
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 12:30 AM
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Originally Posted by coreshredder
what do u mean spellcheck?! what was he working on and how did this happen.. im so sorry that happened.. i still look up to ur ride man..
Read that thread and you will see some of the most ridiculous spelling errors known to the English language.

This individual performed the auto/6mt knuckle swap. He made a statement along the lines of "eric's TL wouldn't look like it does if it wasn't for me"


Thanks for the comments brother.

Originally Posted by ballinfizzle89
Wowowowowowowow


Don't tell me JSacuraTL or whatever?!?!!? The guy with the "mugen" TL!?!
wow is correct Faiz. You should have seen my face when it happened.

Very good guess Sir. You nailed it. None other. The notorious.

Originally Posted by wrxyboy
Yeah there is no price to a persons life and im glad its just cosmetic damage. Well look at the bright side, If body work needs to be done you might as well paint your whole car if you always wanted a paint job but didnt feel like it was necessary right at that moment.
Definitely no price on one's life. Right now the idea running through my head is to swap the fender over from my auto TL.

Originally Posted by djbonsu
well just be thankful that no one was hurt bro. does this dude have a shop? wtf?
I'm very thankful no one was hurt. To my knowledge he does not have a shop and I hope he never does. Only if he learns to care about a person's life.
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 12:33 AM
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Originally Posted by djbonsu
Damn....well i hope he doesnt harm/hurt anybody else as his car is in pieces rt now from him removing the tranny. good luck with the cosmetic damage bro!
Me too brother. In God's name we pray.


Originally Posted by erick3
sorry man! it looks unfortunately extensive
Expensive indeed.

Originally Posted by coreshredder
damn y would u let someone with a car that looks as dumb as his to work on ur car?!?!
As the thread title states, "I made a mistake". There are no words to fully describe how much of an idiot i feel like.
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 12:36 AM
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again sorry it happened to u.. u seem like a cool guy that only has nice things to say and is always helping everyone on the forum.. shit if i ever go to NC ill stop by like i said i still envy ur car.. but damn.. arent u mad? have u called him to let him know what he did?
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 12:37 AM
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I'm sorry to hear that, but happy noone got hurt. Is he going to pay for the damages? Is he going to man up and say something in this thread? idk, but hope all ends well.
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 12:43 AM
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wow. i must'a missed the "mugen" TL thread... but... what a piece of crap that car was!!

I dont like to talk bad about peoples rides, but that was pretty ghettoriceTL..


Eric.... so did he NOT put the bolt back in through the knuckle on to the stud?
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 12:46 AM
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Originally Posted by coreshredder
again sorry it happened to u.. u seem like a cool guy that only has nice things to say and is always helping everyone on the forum.. shit if i ever go to NC ill stop by like i said i still envy ur car.. but damn.. arent u mad? have u called him to let him know what he did?

Thanks for the words brother! I'm a real cool dude, and a lot of times I'm also a very nice guy. The problem is when i'm too nice. I like to help other people out. In this situation, I was helping this individual out and this is what happened as a result.

And i'm definitely mad, just more glad to be safe. And no i haven't spoken with him on the phone since before the last mishap, which was happened on the passenger side of the TL. He is one of those lurker guys, so he will be viewing this thread sometime soon.


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I'm sorry to hear that, but happy noone got hurt. Is he going to pay for the damages? Is he going to man up and say something in this thread? idk, but hope all ends well.
Thanks man, me too. To be honest with you, i don't forsee him paying for anything. If i type out this story, you will see why I don't forsee this happening.
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 12:51 AM
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Originally Posted by BLACKURA_NY
wow. i must'a missed the "mugen" TL thread... but... what a piece of crap that car was!!

I dont like to talk bad about peoples rides, but that was pretty ghettoriceTL..


Eric.... so did he NOT put the bolt back in through the knuckle on to the stud?
Read through it, it's a good laugh. He calls me out on using zip ties, i mean tyes, or however in the fuck he spelled that word. maybe tyies, something like that.

Yeah me neither man, if you look through all 5,000 something of my posts, you probably won't find one instance where I clowned someone's car. And if i did say something, it's in a subtle tone.

As for the stud, I'm predicting the nut wasn't fully tightened, therefor causing play between the stud bolt and knuckle, which in turned cause the stud to weaken, and then ultimately fail.
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 12:54 AM
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yikes.... pretty scary shit....

ya know, im quick to do DIY things in my driveway and garage with basic hand tools, but TWO things in this world, I only let ONE person besides me touch on my cars is suspension and brakes....

I agree with you on the calling people out... you're a well respected member like many others on here... lately though, this forum has been filling with some shady type characters, BM scammers and people who just dont know WTF they're doing or talking about
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 01:01 AM
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Omg glad your okay brother! I thought your wheel bearing gave out at first till I read further
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holy shitz!!
been missing many threads these days and that "mugen" tl......
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 01:09 AM
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Sorry to see the above picture ... I'm sure all of us are pretty awe-struck right now ... talk about being a complete douche-bag idiot that can't spell for the love of his own damn mother

Please update us after you speak with him ... I'm anticipating an overwhelming amount of, for the lack of a better word, BULLSHIT from his side ...
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Glad to hear you are safe nonetheless!
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 01:15 AM
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...i'm typing the full story ... wait for it! ...
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 01:20 AM
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WOW!! That hurts just looking at it, glad your safe though bro.
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Originally Posted by ACCURATEin
...i'm typing the full story ... wait for it! ...
i'm sooo waiting right now.. lol
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 01:22 AM
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i just read that mugen thread... .my god.... is this person LITERALLY mentally retarded???

How could anybody spell that bad?

Eric.... My homie... i feel you must have made a mistake on this one....


that dude shouldnt even OWN an Acura.... he should be driving around in this

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