a1rocketpilot Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Last night, we had SnowPocalypse 2010 here in Atlanta. I was heading out of my neighborhood to pick up some stuff for my roommate, when, as I was making a right turn at about 2-3mph, my car hit ice/compacted snow and started sliding. I tried to recover it, but nothing worked, and all I could do was sit and watch the retaining wall by the side of the road approach and hit the car. http://i.imgur.com/u9HWo.jpg I don't want to go through insurance to fix it up, because that would send my rates through the roof. Does anyone know where I could find a new bumper cover and front left fender to replace my damaged ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 check the f/s threads. there is a SWP bumper for sale for $100, but it has a scuff. Definitely not as bad as yours. Thats gonna be a costly repair. PM PhillyWilly I think he has a headlight if you need one. Good Luck "Striving to better, oft we mar what's well." - Bill Shakespeare - car modder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ppettit2005 Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 I know cars this new are a rarity in junk yards, but that is the best place I can suggest... Sorry this happened to you, this really sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdubs Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Snowpocalypse in Ga.= dusting? Thankfully that isn't that bad. Doesn't take much to get the car into a slide with all seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierce88 Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Gotta love those southern drivers with snow flurries! -Pierce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onthewagon Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 I've got no suggestions, but sorry about your car rocketpilot. That does look expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a1rocketpilot Posted January 9, 2010 Author Share Posted January 9, 2010 Thanks guys. The snow itself wasn't that bad, but it was the ice below it that caught me out. It was at night and there was a layer of snow over it, so no way to see it there. Being on Bridgestone RE-01R summer tires didn't help much either! Turns out that two of the other guys I autocross with regularly, both nationally competitive drivers, also got in accidents (one in an STI, just ruined a wheel). I've already got a front bumper lined up, so now I just need to find a fender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urfsin Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 I lived in Hotlanta in 1996 and there was a very nasty Ice storm that winter, so I know what it was like for you. Total bummer man. You have learned a very hard lesson though....and that is to NEVER drive summer rubber in freezing conditions. The rubber compound turns as hard as a hockey puck and you have zero traction. Good luck with your fix. Slide It Sideways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdadi Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 try http://www.car-parts.com ... and enter your area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LGT-NY Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Gotta love those southern drivers with snow flurries! -Pierce :lol: I was thinking the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogie Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Last night, we had SnowPocalypse 2010 here in Atlanta. I was heading out of my neighborhood to pick up some stuff for my roommate, when, as I was making a right turn at about 2-3mph, my car hit ice/compacted snow and started sliding. I tried to recover it, but nothing worked, and all I could do was sit and watch the retaining wall by the side of the road approach and hit the car. http://i.imgur.com/u9HWo.jpg I don't want to go through insurance to fix it up, because that would send my rates through the roof. Does anyone know where I could find a new bumper cover and front left fender to replace my damaged ones? 2-3mph? Pretty sure all American cars have 5mph bumpers.... maybe you can sue SOA and get your car repaired for free..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LGT-NY Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 2-3mph? Pretty sure all American cars have 5mph bumpers.... maybe you can sue SOA and get your car repaired for free..... Well, that was dick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a1rocketpilot Posted January 11, 2010 Author Share Posted January 11, 2010 Trouble is it didn't actually hit the bumper square. The first point of contact was right at the edge of the bumper on the left, so it gave up what little give it had and the fender absorbed the rest of the impact. I would love to have a spare set of wheels to have winter tires mounted up, but I don't have the space in my apartment to leave them sitting around. I got the RE-01R's under the assumption that I would be very rarely/almost never be driving in the conditions we had last week down here in Atlanta. Had to have them fail me at the worst possible time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpgspecb Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 I did the same, but went full on left into a curb. Bounced off, only road rashed the wheels and have bad alignment. Bent rear control arm(?) and maybe the front aluminum one, and a ball joint. The weird thing is now my Traction control is off, and stays off (light on dash). Ideas as to what is buggered causing the car to force off TC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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