Broke the body kit already :(

ajflan · Post by **ajflan** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 2:27 pm

Yup. Thank you snow and ice for the ten inch long crack in my right front bumper extension. I cannot blame it solely on snow and ice (but I have learned not to bring up my "winter motor sports" on this site) but I am still devastated. It also has a bad crack on the underside where the spacers hold the bottom on. I will try to post up some pics soon. Hopefully it can be repaired or else I just may be out of luck. I just can't go back to stock!

keithvibe · Post by **keithvibe** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 8:25 pm

bummer

bull77 · Post by **bull77** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 10:47 pm

well that just sucks....

BlueCrush · Post by **BlueCrush** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 10:53 pm

OUCH!!! Sorry to hear!

Sublimewind · Post by **Sublimewind** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:15 pm

TTIWWOPLet's see the crack and see if we can't figure out a way to fix it.. Oh, sorry about your loss.. lol.. ish happens, you know that, well...

kevera · Post by **kevera** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:10 am

That's why I take mine off every winter.Sucks though man,hope you can get it fixed.

ramenboy... · Post by **ramenboy...** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:27 am

Quote, originally posted by Sublimewind Â»TTIWWOP hasorry to here that andrew! i was wondering why you weren't planning on at least taking off the front for the winter at the same time you put the steelies back on.hope its fixable.

shemp · Post by **shemp** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 1:31 am

Sorry to hear that. I had a guy in Frasier do some repair work on a motorcycle fairing (cracks and scrapes)... he was pretty good and fairly cheap. IM me if you want his info.I saw your car at your work a couple weeks ago, BTW. Looks good... Kudos for the Dragon sticker.

ned23 · Post by **ned23** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 3:05 am

I used to do that stuff when I was younger but I always had problems. I like to keep cars clean and stock now.

ajflan · Post by **ajflan** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 7:21 am

Thanks for the sympathy guys. Quote, originally posted by shemp Â»I saw your car at your work a couple weeks ago, BTW. Looks good... Kudos for the Dragon sticker.Thanks. The Dragon was awesome, I'm glad you picked up on that.

Tonyk27 · Post by **Tonyk27** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 11:05 am

That sucks I feel for you. Get some photos up when you can so we can see if it's fixable.

Amtron · Post by **Amtron** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 11:56 am

My condolenses.

ou.grizzly · Post by **ou.grizzly** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:07 pm

They are hard to repair. A family member of ours had damage to his vehicle back in the year of lord 2001. The entire front fascia was cracked and instead of the body shop replacing the facia, they tried to repair it. It was repaired about 4 times more as it kept on re-breaking. Sorry to hear about the damage. If the snow and ice on the roads have not been that bad, what caused the damage?

Amtron · Post by **Amtron** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:15 pm

I'm buying the same kit you have, and to avoid this problem I might want to take it off in the winter eh? Is it difficult to do?

ajflan · Post by **ajflan** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 2:21 pm

I chose not to take it off because I am, for the most part, a lazy person. I'm not sure how easy it is, because it is also held on by a double sided tape along the edges. As far as how it was damaged, we can just call it a slight snow drifting misshap.

Merzbow · Post by **Merzbow** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:54 am

It's ok dude you can tell them what we were doing I'm sure the mods would like to hear all about it! j/k.How come everyone notices your Dragon's Tail sticker but no one notices mine You don't even have a bike yet! (removed)...I'll talk to my friend Paul and see if he can find time and give me a quote to fix it. He's good at what he does.

ramenboy... · Post by **ramenboy...** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:36 am

ha!!! i was wondering if merz figured in any of this...like i said earlier, hope it gets fixed, andrew!

NibCrom · Post by **NibCrom** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:49 am

Are you saying you broke it doing donuts?Put in a front splitter.

June · Post by **June** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 8:28 am

Damn shame the kit looks awesome.Is it plastic or fiberglass? If you can remove and reinstall it yourself I wouldn't think it would be crazy expensive to have a shop repair it and respray it. There's always Duct Tape if all else fails.

NascarXprt · Post by **NascarXprt** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 12:03 pm

sorry bro.

ajflan · Post by **ajflan** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 1:30 pm

Quote, originally posted by NibCrom Â»Are you saying you broke it doing donuts?Put in a front splitter.Haha donuts are an understatement. You could call it "snow drift circuit racing" lol.

Merzbow · Post by **Merzbow** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:22 pm

lol. Thirty of us in a big line going 95mph through 3 inches of snow in very close proximity with little children standing on the side lines playing in our snowy wake. Just kidding. Only about 3 of us in an abandoned industrial park. nobody around

Tonyk27 · Post by **Tonyk27** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 2:53 am

Got any photos yet?

bepfanweb · Post by **bepfanweb** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 3:57 pm

Yess.. We want photo's... Lets see the damage.. also, can u post a vid of ur snow drifting pleaseee?? *kitty face* lol

ajflan · Post by **ajflan** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 12:19 am

Haha next time we are out I will try to get some vids. And yes, I will get pics of the damage up. I think that I have been avoiding looking at it too much, hoping maybe it will heal its self.

vibolista · Post by **vibolista** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 10:10 am

Don't they make adjustable coil-overs for these things? Either that or you better put some really tall snow tires on your Vibe. I want stilts for mine this Winter. Hope it can be fixed. You have one of the best looking Vibes around. Driving and sliding on snow and ice is fun, but it can bite you sometimes.

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