After blowing A F*CKING tire on the highway the factory front tow hook snaps as the guy is finishing loading my car on the flatbed ... I thought it was going to go into traffic. I got lucky and it landed in a ditch full of huge creek stones.

Insurance rented me a car, and waived the deductable. They already cut the check too. They want to replace the bumper cover, inspect/repair the frame where the bolt broke off, repair the aspec lip(s) and they paid me for a factory tip. They also said the rear cover should be "fine" ...

I'm thinking of just getting a type S front end with no aspec lip for now. Thoughts?

Here are the pics:

scene after running back towards the car


where she ended up:


damage from sliding off/blown up tire:

 

anyone have pics of a AM TL with Type-S front and no aspec? I know there was a person in NoVA that did this after an accident but I cant seem to find his pics.

 

Wow. Scary.
I assume you didn't have a spare tire in the back?

Hope your fine and that things will work out.


Type-S front would be a nice addition. Then you can pair it up with a base-lip and it'll be

 

I dont think that hook is supposed to be used to pull it with a tow truck

 

Damn.. that sucks man.. but bright side is now is ur chance to do a conversion

Heres my conversion after an accident.. 07-08 front end BASE w/ BASE ASPEC.. it looks like a type-s front with no lip at a glance lol

hope this helps :

 

wtf.... wow....

 

I'm pretty sure that's exactly what it's for. They hook up to that to pull it up onto the bed. It makes it easier and decreases the risk of scratching up the bumper/lip while doing so. Of course, if the hook snaps you're increasing the damage.

That's crazy. I can't believe that thing snapped. Kind of scary actually.

 

he wasnt towing it across the freeway.. he was just pullin it onto the bed. lolll 2 bad luck shiet in a row... sorry.. musta be painful to watch.. and so much crap got damaged

 

pardon my ignorance, but why would you want to put a base lip on a type s bumper? why not just get an 07-08 base bumper+a spec lip? i thought the direction of the s bumper fogs might not work as well with the 07-08 base aspec lip?

 

Crazy. I hope everything works out!

 

DAMN...I would have lost it. Time to upgrade.

 

Damn glad the insurance took care of it.

I would get the Ron Jon front bumper.

 

The car was too low to jack it up once the tire was flat. I'm going to raise it as soon as i get it back.


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looks niiiiice

yeah man

You haven't lived until you've seen your $30k car roll off a tow truck uncontrolled

wasn't that bad, considering.

some people think the base lip looks cleaner/classier

thanks

No need to lose it. It's just a car!

Prob just going to get a type s front

 

Damn that sucks.

 

Glad to hear that your insurance is taking care of all of this for you. If you're going the UA7 route with the front bumper/A-Spec lip, choose the base like Twisdit did. Like others have said, it's much cleaner looking.

 

type S front already ordered. Going to go without a lip for a while to see how I like it.

 

you should sue the towing company... that's messed up...

 

Holy shit. I'm sorry to see that happen man. Was the exhaust damaged at all?

If I were you, I would get the 07 Base bumper like Twisdit has. Looks

 

Why sue the towing company if the front tow bolt is what broke? Sounds like an Acura part failure to me unless I'm missing something.

I also like the 07-08 front base with Aspec. Looks very clean and is what I would change if I was in the same predicament. Good luck with everything.

 

def seems like a part failure, although im not sure if its supposed to be used to pull the cars weight up onto a flat bed. More like in a straight line, he could have used the sub frame or something. Either way alteast its getting fixed and getting you a new bumper.

 

jack it up from the rear, put something under the rear tire, lower the car and jack it up from the front jackpoint...ive got it down to a science sorry to hear about the tl, luckily damage looks minimal compared to what could have happened.

 

o_O , dam thats the 1st i've ever seen that happen , good luck with the fix bro

 

It wasn't the towers fault. My insurance company agrees. I felt bad for the guy.

I laughed when it happened. I'm pretty zen about shit like this when nobody gets hurt. This is why we have insurance.

 

Also, the exhaust just got scratched. They paid me for a stock tip. I'm not going to replace the tip anyway so who cares.

 

that's just shitty luck man. like everyone else said, at least you're getting an opportunity to upgrade

 

Holy crap...I can't believe that! I'm anxious to see your mods though.

 

Crazy. Way to not care.

 

Lol at the thread title

 

Dang Chris. Now I know why you needed the tires, amongst other things. It sucks that it happened, but could have been worse. Good thing you're a good sport about it. Other than the scratches and flat, the car looks good!

Lemme know if you're still interested in the tires, i'll drive up to hampton/newport news if you need to - cuts about 40 minutes of travel

 

wouldnt this make the front lower by putting something under the rear tires? haha

damn gotta teach me ur ways... i woulda had high blood pressure for awhile

 

As far as being calm/cool about it I just take the approach that everything here is only temporary. I'm sure I will own tons more cars. Don't live in the moment, just for it.

Secondly, Jacking the back up would make everything on the other side of the fulcrum (in this case the front tires) lower but everything on the side you are jacking up higher. Then the jack point is higher because it is behind the tire (fulcrum).

Think of a see-saw

 

This happens all the time. those hooks are meant to be pulled straight on and not from the side. Being in insurance i see things like this all the time, tow driver (some) suck! I had to have my TL towed and i sat and watched every spot he hooked to. i wouldnt let him use the eye hood to pull just to hold it down to the bed

The damage is not bad at all considering. Its all repairable, minus the A-Spec lips... cant repair texture black plastic!

 

I gotta ask... in situations like these, where the car is sort of drivable... why not just drive it up onto the bed?

 

why? its not their fault

 

not the tow companies fault

that sucks though OP cant wait to see what it looks like in the end.

I would have probably shit my pants if it happend to me especially thinking it was going to go into traffic

 

front tires were flat and it was two low. There is more control using a hook and the bed of the truck to maneuver. Especially since my car is dumped.

Do you have a source for the lip not being able to be repaired? That is what the insurance wanted to do ... It's only a couple bucks more to buy new ones ...

I actually ran after the car to grab it then realized how stupid I was being.

 

that sucks dude, sorry! have your exhaust polished while youre at it!

 

you're wrong, see OPs response

 

thats what i did when a taxi cab ran a stop sign i just replaced the front bumper with the base bumper instead of the type s...didnt like how the lip came up almost halfway on the sides...IMO the base lip gives the car a cleaner look

 

haha I like your attitude. I should try to be more like you!

Hey, at least you're getting a front-end upgrade out of it!