My car says "owie"
08-24-2009, 10:31 AM
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failhard.
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My car says "owie"
Happened 200 miles away from SLC, had to drive the 80mph highway @ 50mph with the spare donut.
Took another 4 hours to get home, and none of the surrounding towns had low profiles in stock.Dunno what I'm gonna do now, I won't be getting any money for the next couple of months. I might just go ghetto and toss two stock wheels on the front, leave the two Aces in the back.
08-24-2009, 11:05 PM
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failhard.
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I have no idea what happened, I saw blue smoke coming out the back of my car and realized that blue smoke only means burning rubber. I quickly pulled over but as soon as I hit those "wake up" ridges on the side of the road, the tire completely separated from the wheel. 
I have a hunch though .. In the first and second pic, you can see how the plastic fender lining hangs down a bit. When I first got out of the car, the lining was all twisted a bit, I'm betting some of the clips got loose when I hit a bump and started rubbing against the tire .. lining + rubber + 80mph = too much heat.
I have a hunch though .. In the first and second pic, you can see how the plastic fender lining hangs down a bit. When I first got out of the car, the lining was all twisted a bit, I'm betting some of the clips got loose when I hit a bump and started rubbing against the tire .. lining + rubber + 80mph = too much heat.
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09-01-2009, 06:32 PM
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Holy shit. That blows man.
. That blows man.
09-02-2009, 11:18 AM
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failhard.
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I managed to score a new Falken tire. Surprisingly, the tire covered most of the wheel damage, but it'll definitely have to be sanded and refinished by a pro sometime soon.
And of course, I bought and installed new fender clips from an online dealer. Remember kids, neglecting to take care of your car will fuck you up someday.
And of course, I bought and installed new fender clips from an online dealer. Remember kids, neglecting to take care of your car will fuck you up someday.
11-03-2009, 08:45 AM
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failhard.
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Unfortunately, the car's still not doing so hot.
Long story short, woman suffered a seizure, rolled into my opposite lane and I had no dodging room .. was forced to kiss front ends with hers.
Not two days after that, the new tire I bought for my mishap in the first post went flat. Took it out, tire shop found a crack on the inside edge of the wheel.
I swear I try to treat the car good, but shit just keeps happening. I'm so lucky that none of these were serious.
Long story short, woman suffered a seizure, rolled into my opposite lane and I had no dodging room .. was forced to kiss front ends with hers.
Not two days after that, the new tire I bought for my mishap in the first post went flat. Took it out, tire shop found a crack on the inside edge of the wheel.
I swear I try to treat the car good, but shit just keeps happening. I'm so lucky that none of these were serious.
11-03-2009, 12:02 PM
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You are definitely lucky, cars can be fixed 
11-03-2009, 12:53 PM
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Whats up with RDX owners?
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Wow, that sucks man. Im sorry to hear that. At least your ok. That crash couldve been much worse.
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