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Old Nov 10, 2009 | 11:15 PM
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Broke my lip and bumper.....
Ive been driving around for 6 mo without hurting my front end to bad....my luck ran out on some bad tracks...i slowed down like i always do...but the tracks were just to bad...and the car was just to low...

only good thing is my neigbor owns a fiber glass shop and offers to fix it for around $400, instead of going trough insurance...i am going to contact the IL RAILROAD COMPANY, and so if there is anything they will do ...

i know u guys want the pix......











 
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Old Nov 11, 2009 | 01:33 AM
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Ouch! That has to hurt...
 
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Old Nov 11, 2009 | 06:50 AM
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Damn Omar! I had the same problem with my ta bumper when driving by the water side in brooklyn. Car was too low and bumper got killed on a dip in the road. How fast were you going? You can get it repaired but to be honest if you can claim insurance for a new one I would go that route instead. Good luck bro
 
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Old Nov 11, 2009 | 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by angldrkns9
Damn Omar! I had the same problem with my ta bumper when driving by the water side in brooklyn. Car was too low and bumper got killed on a dip in the road. How fast were you going? You can get it repaired but to be honest if you can claim insurance for a new one I would go that route instead. Good luck bro

i cant do anymore insurance claims...i totaled my vette 2 yrs ago and my brothers car within 30 days of eachother, plus i had a lot of tickets...its for the best if i pay out of pocket
 
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Sorry to see that.

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Old Nov 11, 2009 | 06:45 PM
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Sorry to see that happened. It is one of the problems with fiberglass bumpers. With Urethane it might have just been the lip broken and some paint.
 
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Old Nov 14, 2009 | 06:04 PM
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wow that sucks! and i really liked that front bumper!!!
 
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ouch... that sucks.... but thanks for that good old neighbor..... just pay out of pocket, does that include painting the bumper as well?
 
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wow that sucks...you must have hit it hard.
I'm a bit confused--do you think that the railroad company is going to cover the damage?
 
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ouch... that sucks.... but thanks for that good old neighbor..... just pay out of pocket, does that include painting the bumper as well?
thats painting and renforceing the bumper also...

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wow that sucks...you must have hit it hard.
I'm a bit confused--do you think that the railroad company is going to cover the damage?
the tracks are in bad shape...i do have pix off the tracks to show how even regular cars could be damaged
 
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Oooops, that hurts man.
I got my self in similar trouble.
Still looking in how to fix...
 
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TechArt rep bumper + big front lip + lowered suspension = this



...should go with the smaller lip next time...

 
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How much do the "lips" cost? Mine has seen better days. Pulling into driveways, even at an angle, can scrape it. I figured the lip is a "feeler" (kinda like curb feelers on those old-school caddies). Better to have it get damaged than the fiberglass.
 
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How much do the "lips" cost? Mine has seen better days. Pulling into driveways, even at an angle, can scrape it. I figured the lip is a "feeler" (kinda like curb feelers on those old-school caddies). Better to have it get damaged than the fiberglass.
You can get the smaller one like I have from Precision Porsche for ~$150 shipped.
 
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Old Nov 22, 2009 | 05:45 PM
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i have both lips, i perfer the bigger one, the bigger one was around 250-300 i belive
 
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