I didn't need this right now... [Archive]

chicaboo

19-04-2007, 01:32 PM

Hello joyfull happy people,

If it wasn't enough that the drive to dorrigo cost me an exhaust, 2 blown shocks diagonally opposite (so have to replace all 4) my bumpstops, and my trolley jack, all totalling over $1000 - now this has happened to the SP18 today: Someone struck my car while parked near work, which resulted in a creased bumper and broken mounting clips, headlight brackets have snapped (these are part of the headlights!) and hopefully there isn't any more damage underneith that I can't see... :( :mad:

http://www.users.on.net/~gavinstapleton/DSC00541.JPG
http://www.users.on.net/~gavinstapleton/DSC00542.JPG
http://www.users.on.net/~gavinstapleton/DSC00543.JPG

I will be putting up a WTB ad to chase up an SP20 bumper, so please if anyone can help direct me to a bumper with no creases or broken clip guides, I would greatly appreciate it.

Cheers,
Gav.

KittyKatSmack

19-04-2007, 01:39 PM

oh Gav
I'm so sorry to see someone has done such damage and not owned up to it.

Do you have insurance?
Please say yes.....

We're all here for you, feel free to vent and rant, we feel for you.

*massive hugs*

chicaboo

19-04-2007, 01:51 PM

Thanks puss, apreciate the support.

Insurance excess as I have noone to claim against is about $1150, funnily enough it's so high because of the SP20 bodykit. Even though an SP20 bumper costs bugger all more than a 1.8s... Anyhow, I have spare lights, and I will just need to buy new mouting clips AGAIN, then get a new or 2nd hand bumper and have it painted. So $600 should see me looking new.

I actually got scraped yesterday at the Hyperdome too, but it polished out thankfully. Definately not been my year so far...

Gav.

skitz

19-04-2007, 02:02 PM

wow man that really sux ur copping in hard i hope that this is the worst u get and its all smooth sailing from here in.

cheers kyle

chicaboo

19-04-2007, 02:10 PM

It can get worse, I just hope it doesn't...

Cincinnatus

19-04-2007, 02:29 PM

Hard luck bud. Happens all too frequently these days. Shame. Maybe contact local council and see if there was a cctv camera pointed the right way when your car was hit? A couple of phone calls could save you some serious dosh.

Rupewrecht

19-04-2007, 02:30 PM

Damn - that's a decent hit too.

Poor Gav :(

chicaboo

19-04-2007, 02:41 PM

Thanks guy.

Dan, it's pushed the foglight inward...

DrSilver

19-04-2007, 02:48 PM

Sorry to hear! I hate people who do hit and run! It will all work out mate!

89sp1.8

19-04-2007, 03:11 PM

damn they really did a number on ur car mate,really hate it wen ppl dont own up to their mistakes.
hope she gets fixed soon :)

Hebz

19-04-2007, 03:17 PM

Unlucky Gav.

Really hope you get it all fixed and tha culprit gets whats coming to them . . .

I'll go on a stake-out for ya!

Heb

Rupewrecht

19-04-2007, 03:20 PM

What goes around, comes around. Karma will get them.

LordWorm

19-04-2007, 03:44 PM

Bastards!

How hard is it to admit fault and leave a note on the car? stating what they did?

Some people have absolutely no respect...

DrSilver

19-04-2007, 03:52 PM

i have nothing against old people but they are the worst drivers. Some old guy accidently smashed the mirror of a car parked on the side of the road by driving too close to it and he took off without leaving a note! what a disgrace! and his wife was in his car too!!

chicaboo

19-04-2007, 04:18 PM

Unlucky Gav.

Really hope you get it all fixed and tha culprit gets whats coming to them . . .

I'll go on a stake-out for ya!

HebThanks Matthew, I can't wait to see your new car on a cruise if we ever have one some time soon or when you're down this way.

All: I really don't think the car will get fixed any time soon, it's basically been parked for the last 4 months until I am well enough to fix what was already wrong with it. hopefully the Laser will be back up and running next week and the SP18 can go back to resting until I have the cash to fix the flywheel, bottom end and now this lot...

Cheers,
Gav.

zappy65

19-04-2007, 04:45 PM

so sorry Gav, like rupe said what goes around will hopefully come around and very hard we all hope...as if you wouldnt notice reversing into that anyway....

chicaboo

19-04-2007, 05:01 PM

Well, it's still all pushed in 3-4" right now since it's popped out, I'm scared as to what I'm gonna find when it comes off the car... :(

marcs_sp20

19-04-2007, 05:33 PM

What a shame considering all the bad luck u have had lately gav...

Jay_Mazda3

19-04-2007, 06:00 PM

damn gav :( ppl have no respect for other peoples things anymore, this really hasnt been your year, we need to find something to change your luck :)

woofy

19-04-2007, 06:24 PM

skitz

19-04-2007, 06:38 PM

Truly sucks when people do that, also sucks when people see someone do it, and pretend they didn't see it either. I saw a guy openly stealing stuff out of a car..while the alarm blared and two families either side completely ignored him. There were people everywhere and they were all pretending not to see anything.

ahhh but the question is did you do anythink?

as you said FAMILYS who know the guy breaking in could have a gun, knife etc who would want to indanger there kids etc for butting in if ur alone then its a bit different (better if ur with a group of mates)

u have to see that from both sides...

its low that there is ppl out there that do this in the first place

zappy65

19-04-2007, 06:56 PM

one word FEAR and no matter how badass you are theres always something around the corner to make you shrink...

Bear

19-04-2007, 07:55 PM

welcome to the society that always leaves it up to someone else to fix the problems ... Gav, I can sympathise ... ages back I was in Civic and returned to my car to find that someone had reversed into the front of my Prelude so hard that the right hand side of the bumper had nearly fallen off and the headlight couldn't open (that's how I noticed the damage)

i'm also a firm campaigner for justifiable road rage ... 1 offence permitted per person per month ... I think it's reasonable

Cosmo Dude

19-04-2007, 07:58 PM

I hope things start looking up.
Put a printed sign close to the damage asking 'Did you see who did this to my car yesterday??? Please call 04********' and park in the same place.
You may be lucky.

zappy65

19-04-2007, 08:07 PM

a bit off the point there was just an article in the latest Autosalon about a Commodore driver and a dude in a Landcruiser..as a witness had well witnessed...the Commodroe driver was in the left lane and wanted to be in the right one (lol) so he merged without an indicator and without checking his blind spot. The Landcruiser had to slam on his brakes engulfing everyone on the surrounding road with tyre shreds. The Landcruiser dude then decided to get out of his car and repeatably hit him in the face through the window..He then pulled the driver out of the commodore and kicked him in the chest a few times causing hospitalisation....Now everyone reading this may find this harsh but i would have done the same...I hav been in a serious car crash before because of an drunken idiot and its not pretty. People should take responsibility for there actions...its not hard to look behind you for a second to make sure it clear little lone the indicators that are there for a reason...and lets face it, they save lives...its also not hard to look behind you when you reverse in a shopping mall or down a driveway (which happened to me by the idiot neighbour last week)..the moral of the story is at least we all here are motor enthusiast and even though society as a whole despises us it is very rare that a large number of us will ever break the law and i bet we all look behind us when we reverse...thanks for reading my ramblings...now back to Gav's ****ty misfortune...take it away Gav..

woofy

19-04-2007, 08:23 PM

ahhh but the question is did you do anythink?

as you said FAMILYS who know the guy breaking in could have a gun, knife etc who would want to indanger there kids etc for butting in if ur alone then its a bit different (better if ur with a group of mates)

u have to see that from both sides...

its low that there is ppl out there that do this in the first place

It wasn't only families...there were couples....and most of the people around were unfortunately guys. And yes we blocked his car in (non obviously) and called the police....there are undercover guys there...unfortunately..he took off and abandoned his car..so we waited a bit..but the cops couldn't find him...not sure if they got him later. BUt yeah people can always call the cops...if they are scared. I can't remember who said it but the phrase "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing" seems pretty prevalant.

chicaboo

19-04-2007, 08:42 PM

Thanks kiddies.

Although I have quite an anger myself, I think using yourself or car as a weapon towards someone who ALMOST hit you with their car, is entirely retarded. To me that logic sort of COMPLETES what ALMOST happened when you stop to think about it. Sometimes we have a brain fart and bad stuff happens, but if you were trying your best at what you were doing, you still stuffed up, but it's not like you meant it...

Anyhow, what happened to me isn't one of those situations. And since they did hit my car on a nice big wide road with gross negligence, and had I been there if I couldn't use myself as a roadblock to stop them for their details (numberplate), I would love to repay their kindness as they drove off until I was satisfied to the tune of my my repair bill...

You watch this thread, as the height of their rudeness, I wouldn't be surprised if they say to their insurance company that I hit them and try and recover damages from me! I've seen this happen to ppl before in my lifetime. This is my public record preceding that event should it ever occur.

Gav.

Cincinnatus

19-04-2007, 08:54 PM

It was Edmund Burke, and all those whom have stated it or some such similar are correct, things have been getting worse. However, please don't think the moron in the landcruiser was in any way justified in beating a man into insensebility for cutting him off. We all make mistakes, i've cut people off before, never intentionally (well maybe that bastard in the commodore but only cause he did it first), and believe you me, I look. Not only do i check my mirrors but i do a head check (glance through the windows) before changing lanes or just to make sure theres no one there at random intervals. An old habit aquired from riding motorbikes for the last 10 years, but in all that time believe me mistakes have been made.

Be aware of others, be sensible to their errors, and if some idiot cuts u off and has the Hutzpa not to apolgise, think of all the sh*t he is heaping on himslef by acruing all that bad Karma.

Gav, hope thinks turn around soon. Peeps, lets not kill each other for not much good reason.

Cincinnatus

19-04-2007, 08:58 PM

Well gav it's recorded for posterity, time and date on every post, so if it ever goes through official channels, who knows, you might just get your money back and hopefully they'll get their cumupence.

chicaboo

19-04-2007, 08:59 PM

Well said cuz. :)

Cosmo Dude

19-04-2007, 09:15 PM

It is sad that we live in a society were over half of the citizens believe that they can’t be held responsible for there actions and are not responsible. The bulk of these fools think that violence wins over. Oh how wrong they are.

I solved my insurance issue with patience, appropriate words, truth and the facts.

zappy65

19-04-2007, 11:22 PM

chicaboo

19-04-2007, 11:38 PM

Karma is a religion for athiests. But anyhow, whatever happens, happens... Just that 'whatever' really sucks for me of late...

Gav.

skitz

20-04-2007, 12:09 AM

Sadly unlike you gentlemen and think what you will, i do not think justice ever finds its place, there will always be someone who is bent in the system...the system is there to be bent and twindled into how people want to see it...i also do not beleive in Karma...that saying i have only ever nudged one car and it was 4WD and yes i left my details...but do you honestly think that people acting good will ever stop other people and make them think...come on we were all feed that crap at school, do the right thing and others will follow...what a loud...humans will always do whats right to benefit themselves...i have found myself in many situations where violence is the only answer and i would most likely think that most of you have too. What im trying to say is the person who hit Gav's bumper probably drove away without a care...and probably even forget that they ever did reverse into his car...thats the world we live in...through this car enthusiats eyes anyway..

i am sorry to say but dude i totally disagree with ur out look on life ... so when that commador driver dies in hospital because we later find out he had a pase maker etc etc and something went wrong and the person in the landcruser gets charged with murder will u still say he was in the right?

its ppl that think like u that make police needed!!!!!!!

VOILENCE is NEVER the answer to anything. its just somthing that ppl that are d1ckheads do because they are to f@#ked to talk like adults ...

cant wait till the day that ur the person in the commador and u make a LITTLE mistak and some guy thumps ya ... we will c what ur opinion is like then

i have seen and had a lot of things happen to me and i find it offensive to see some one accepting violence so easly. sorry if i ofended u zappy but thats just my feelings on the matter

i am sorry for the words used and the direction i have spun this post but i REALLY get anoyed by ppl that try to make violence sound okay

Cincinnatus

20-04-2007, 01:30 AM

OK, to say violence never sorted anything out is childish. It has, shed loads of issues. Don't believe me? Look for Carthage on the map, or Nagasaki. Violence certainly does sort issues out. The point being made is that it never sorts them out well. The Roman empire is dust and America is sick and dying, fast following in its footsteps. Violence begets violence. The next time some wanker cuts u off, think long and hard before you get out and decide to break his head, u might put him in hospital but more then likely depending on his background, his family will come gunning for you and yours..... what then? u reciprocate? where does it end? When the guy with the biggest gun blows the most people away? Sorry bud, not in my town.

Plutonus

20-04-2007, 09:52 AM

I think everyone is taking this too far now...

zappy65

20-04-2007, 11:33 PM

well trust me if i do ever make a bad mistake like that and end up killing someone i wont be alive...but no i dont believe violence is the answer, im always the first to talk but i will just say it is always a type of resolution....wether you like it or not...skitz dont be stupid man, i hav my opinions and you have yours at least i know i can speak out loud to some one and not be pushed ova chers mate...Cinncinatus this is exactly what im trying to say but with a bit less emotions thanks guys for hearing my views...now for my next topic fart propelled BG...will it work...lol

KittyKatSmack

21-04-2007, 01:55 AM

OK folks, lets keep it to the topic at hand.

There are a bunch of topics that will always get heated responses (and misspelt responses like Skitz's;))

Gav, have you got a price for the front bar yet?
Have you found out how many clips and brackets you may need?

We're all keeping our fingers crossed for you, although we don't need to put them in our mouth to cross them ;) :P

pr1mo

21-04-2007, 08:03 AM

put the stock bar back on and go the add on thing that dan has i reckon. would look sweet and probarbyl the cheapest way out of jail :)

chicaboo

21-04-2007, 12:09 PM

Tina: One of the clips is part of the headlight, the other is a break-away design (which is why everyone's bumpers sag when it bends) and it is cheap to fix at about $7. I have a spare set of black headlights, so I just need to get the shagged clip. So that's easy done. Where the screws were torn from the r/h guard, I can just persuade that area to go back as it should be with a rubber mallet! :D

The only other problem is the stiffening brace under the bumper, which is $58.91 at ozeparts. It's not essential that I have this, although it helps the bumper keep it's shape and prevent it sagging in the middle under it's own weight. Although with my trusty hot glue gun I could prolly get this good enough to work again...

A front bar from ozeparts with member discount is $407.88 (same price as a regular 1.8 bar!). :( Lucky I don't need to buy a headlight, as they are $283.14 each! I love my SP20 bar, but if I can't get one cheap enough I may have to consider Mike's suggestion. Damn, I hope the old front bar hasn't gone to $#!T sitting out the back of the house! :p The old bar had scrapes on it, although these might be able to be concealed by Rupe's Fieldbreak? The biggest problem is adapting the foglights to the Fieldbreak and getting the unit to bolt up to the bumper at any rate.

Mike, have you got pics of the Fieldbreak test fitting to your sister's car? Or do you remember what was involved to get it to go on? If am really lucky the JDM Titanium grey (25G) is the same as mine, and nothing will need to be painted... :)

Gav.

pr1mo

21-04-2007, 02:34 PM

we never did get pics of it! i dont really talk to that sister anymore anyway and she had the silver color protege so yeah maybe ripper could go up....

dan knows more than me.

cheerzzzzzz

dfvadr

21-04-2007, 06:56 PM

tuff luck buddy , i dont have another one to offer lol

chicaboo

21-04-2007, 09:18 PM

Dan's gonna sell me the Fieldbreak. This is not my prefered option, as the car won't feel like an SP18 to me anymore (and fitting will be a nightmare). However I won't need to paint it or the old 1.8 bumper, and it is the only one in Australia! Downside is going to be getting the foglights to fit, as it didn't come from japan with brackets or any sort of mounting clips, so things will need to be fabricated...

Gav.

Ripper323

22-04-2007, 07:19 AM

Hey Gav, bad luck about getting hit. I feel your pain, when my missus was up in sydney a couple of weeks ago with our bombadore, some old bloke backed into it in the car park, right into the rear quarter.
If you need me to do anything with the fieldbreak bar before Dan sends it up let me know and I'll cruise up there and check it out. I can't believe he is finally going to sell it!! He's had that bloody thing since I became a member of AGT!!

Hebz

22-04-2007, 04:20 PM

Thanks Matthew, I can't wait to see your new car on a cruise if we ever have one some time soon or when you're down this way.

Hopefully sooner, rather than later :)

Waaaaait a minute - since when did I reveal my first name? :p

Probally just lack of memory on my part

Hope the new front bar looks insane :)

Heb

chicaboo

22-04-2007, 07:53 PM

Alan: If you wanna get tricky I could post you my foglights with the brackets and you could have a crack at making something up? I'm thinking they will just bolt up to the black grills that fill the area where the 1.8s foggies would normally go.... I guess you could put contact on your bumper to prevent scratches from the clips to nowhere on the Fieldbreak. But you've got a baby and stuff so I wouldn't want to put you out, paid or otherwise.

Matthew: You've been outed! :p I hope it looks groovy too.

Gav.

outbakoz

22-04-2007, 08:35 PM

Go the backyard style, my spotlight brackets are made from old bed rails :D

Rupewrecht

23-04-2007, 10:30 AM

we never did get pics of it! i dont really talk to that sister anymore anyway and she had the silver color protege so yeah maybe ripper could go up....

We never fitted it to your sisters car. You are a man with delusions.

i semi- trial-fitted it to Kennys old SP20.

chicaboo

23-04-2007, 10:45 AM

Well, Allan is going to help me out with the foglight adaptation. So I guess all questions will be answered at that time. So he will be speaking to you soon. :)

Gav.

chicaboo

25-04-2007, 10:09 PM

UPDATE: I removed the buggered front bumper and headlights today, and put the spare black headlights on with the old bumper. Since the old bumper is creased so badly (even split in places), I removed the foglights, and I'm actually going to cut the foglight tunnels/rebates/recesses/tubes out of the old bumper, then glue them into the back of the Fieldbreak. This means the foggies will fit to the Fieldbreak in the exact same manner in which they do to the SP20 bumper, and function the exact same way! :)

The bro in Hong Kong is working with me on the wonky black headlights...

Gav.