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What A Day
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 1:12 pm
by chewy
Well went out today to go fit my new windscreen to find that someone had nicked all my dust caps, and a nice big area full of scratches where someone has kicked a football off the filler cap cover and wheel arch. Got to work to find that the screen aint turned up. So went to asda to get some stella came out and someone has clipped me front bumper

. Aint the world just full of nice people lol
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 1:29 pm
by daa709
It's a sign. Go home and go back to bed!!
Sorry to hear that mate, happens though, I've had four parking dents in the last month. The last guy left red car paint on it, so my eyes are peeled for a red car near mine at uni...
Try buff the scratches out with some rubbing compound then a hefty dose of T-cut or Mer polish. How bad is the bumper though?
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 3:03 pm
by chewy
The bumper is a scuff about 1" by 2" down to the primer. The car is going into the bodyshop in the summer anyway, just going to wait till then, Gave it a was and a polish just now and it dont look as bad lol
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 4:05 pm
by pip_polo
can't beet mine. i ripped my votex kit off the front bumper trying the get the car on jack to fit new wheels. as i drove onto the wood, it flipped up and smashed it off, all the glue has come undone. i used hotglue as a temp fix, but gives me an excuse to get it smoothed in
i hate it when people scratch the car and leave it, jusst pretend they never did it. is alot nice to leave a not or to wait

Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 4:21 pm
by chewy
I have a set of votex skirts I want to smooth the clips over for the jackin points. Just need to see where else I can jack it from.
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 4:32 pm
by pip_polo
i never use them. drive onto a block of wood and it obv lifts car up enoiugh to get under
just don't use wood that'll flick up ha ha
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 4:45 pm
by Pratikt
ahh mann reallyyy wasnt a good day then. i had a smal scuff on the plastic bit of my rear bumper and sum guyy startd accusing me off backing up n makin a scratch on his carr wat a little scammer.
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 5:18 pm
by chewy
So I take it you can still get to the jackin points witht the skirts on then pip?
Yeah Pratikt that happend to a mate of mine, backed his range rover out of a parking space and some guy came running up sayin he had just backed into him and smashed the side of his Merc in. Turned out the car was on hire and the guy had done it and was trying to find someone to blame the cctv cought the guy drivin round the car park for nearly 2 hours lol
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 5:32 pm
by pip_polo
yeah you don't need to take the clips off. just drive on to a peice of wood about 2" high and then slide the jack under. remember to put the wood back under the tire when you've finished or when the jack comes down the weight of the car will be on the side skirts.. = ouch. lol
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 5:41 pm
by chewy
Yeah a remember when me bro had his little mini was lower that low and in the sam day we ended up putting the jack through the floor and a lenght of wood through the wheel arch. I told him it was rusty lol
Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 12:50 pm
by drewbar
Sounds like a proper s**t mate. I hate it when people open they're doors into your car and stuff, I always try and parralel park where post or just park in a quite part where no one will go near my car lol and avoid family wagons lol.
Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 1:06 pm
by chewy
Going to speak to a guy in a week or two about getting it detailed, A mate thinks it should all come up nice
Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 3:23 pm
by chrisjames
Man thats sucks
The trick is not to loose heart. Sometimes you feel like giving up on your car when all that happens but keep at it
Hope it all gets sorted soon
Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 5:19 pm
by chewy
Just one of those days lol
Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 10:48 pm
by mwbpsx
gave my girlfriends ex a lift home (thats the kind of guy i am !!!!! lol)
she decided to wind him up and when i stopped to let him out he slammed the door causing £700 of damage.
prob is he 6'5" and 20 stone ffs