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07-03-07, 10:29 AM
#17
ok it looks like ima have to replace the lip afterall. the rubber weather stripping can not be reused and one of the tabs that connect the lip to the bottom of the bumper was snapped. the guy at the body shop also mentioned that the insurance company may be reluctant to cover the cost of a new lip since it's aftermarket. what are people's experience on insurance companies covering aftermarket parts? i was under the impression that they should cover whatever costs it takes to restore the car to whatever condition it was before the accident? ugh... another 3+ month wait now... what a pita! and not to mention they might not even cover it!
07-03-07, 12:59 PM
#18
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A bird decided to commmit suicide on my IS on the NJ Turnpike.
I was doing 80, and all of the sudden, this bird is in front of me, then all over my windshield. Once I got where I was going, I realized it was lodged into my front grille. I tried to poke it out with an umbrella, but no luck. I'd have to try the work gloves when I got home.
Of course, I had to make a stop b4 getting home. I saw some girl walk by my car in the parking lot, and was clearly traumatized by seeing this bird head sticking out of the front of my car, like one of those stuffed Garfield dolls.
When I got home, I had to park in my neighbor's driveway (they were away on vacation), so the kids playing in my driveway wouldn't see this. Even with work gloves, I couldn't get it all out of the grille--I had to drive over to the do-it-yourself car wash with the high pressure hose to get all the guts and feathers out.
Good news is--NO DAMAGE.
Sorry I have no pix for you....
I was doing 80, and all of the sudden, this bird is in front of me, then all over my windshield. Once I got where I was going, I realized it was lodged into my front grille. I tried to poke it out with an umbrella, but no luck. I'd have to try the work gloves when I got home.
Of course, I had to make a stop b4 getting home. I saw some girl walk by my car in the parking lot, and was clearly traumatized by seeing this bird head sticking out of the front of my car, like one of those stuffed Garfield dolls.
When I got home, I had to park in my neighbor's driveway (they were away on vacation), so the kids playing in my driveway wouldn't see this. Even with work gloves, I couldn't get it all out of the grille--I had to drive over to the do-it-yourself car wash with the high pressure hose to get all the guts and feathers out.
Good news is--NO DAMAGE.
Sorry I have no pix for you....
07-03-07, 05:23 PM
#22
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Thats what I was thinking! Man, he got hit by another toyota too... Sorry you had to go through that man! Hope all ended up well on your end though!
07-04-07, 12:57 PM
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they probably could but i think i rather get a new lip with the proper rubber weather stripping and the tabs at the bottom intact. the lip was practically still brand new. i still gotta get in contact with the body shop and insurance to see what they have to say about it.
07-04-07, 04:13 PM
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i'm so glad i don't have to waste a new thread just for my picture. my story ISN'T nearly as good as the kamikaze bird. but i do have a kamikaze butterfly! yes, this thing was dead, as you can see it did not want to go head on into the post 150 mile trip radiator, but rather sideways and get stuck for a nice ornament. i thought it was alive when i first saw it, i thought oh a butterfly likes my car. then i looked closer and i saw it LOVED IT TO DEATH!
07-04-07, 04:41 PM
#26
Yeah, I remember on my way to a dance last year in my newly waxed IS350, a swarm of bees attacked my car on the freeway. Literally. Like a swarm. It looked like a really thick cloud before I drove through it. A year later, I am still finding dead bees every time I take out the engine covers.
Ultima, sorry to hear about the lip, man. If insurance doesn't cover it, SOMEone has to. I mean, the guy who ran into you... it simply isn't fair to ruin someone else's stuff and not pay for it before it was 'aftermarket'?
Ultima, sorry to hear about the lip, man. If insurance doesn't cover it, SOMEone has to. I mean, the guy who ran into you... it simply isn't fair to ruin someone else's stuff and not pay for it before it was 'aftermarket'?
07-04-07, 11:41 PM
#27
they probably could but i think i rather get a new lip with the proper rubber weather stripping and the tabs at the bottom intact. the lip was practically still brand new. i still gotta get in contact with the body shop and insurance to see what they have to say about it.
once it is set in stone that neither insurance company will cover your tom's rear lip, go after the guy and get it from him. if the guy flakes, take him to small court for "property damage". if you have everything well-documented, you can not only recover the cost of your tom's rear lip, but also additional material and labor that went into installing it.
on a side note, if you don't want your old tom's rear lip, can you paint it tungsten pearl? i happen to know of a 2is that could use something like that...
07-05-07, 02:20 AM
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LMAO !!!!! HaPABOY just ..oh man cannot stop laughing..
Ultima I'm sorry to hear this.. I would've been really really ****'d off, so pissed off that I wouldn't even care if anyone got hurt in their vehicle lol..
However, most likely they wont cover that because its "aftermarket" and not "oem"... What you could do is print out a reciept of how much you pay'd for it and since insurance wont cover it.. you bring it to the person that hit you. IDK.. its worth a try to get your lip back..
But if you want.. You can sell the lip to me and I will find a way to repair it... just take some pics to see what i'm dealing with..
Ultima I'm sorry to hear this.. I would've been really really ****'d off, so pissed off that I wouldn't even care if anyone got hurt in their vehicle lol..
However, most likely they wont cover that because its "aftermarket" and not "oem"... What you could do is print out a reciept of how much you pay'd for it and since insurance wont cover it.. you bring it to the person that hit you. IDK.. its worth a try to get your lip back..
But if you want.. You can sell the lip to me and I will find a way to repair it... just take some pics to see what i'm dealing with..
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