bad weekend the the camaro (pics) :(
10-02-2006, 12:42 AM
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bad weekend for the camaro (pics) :( first i take it to get some new tires put on, and they bent in the tabs that the fenders bolt to, breaking off the bottoms of the fenders and pusing them out. its like they have no clue that those lifts come with rubber blocks for the body seam. and them i was leaving my parking spot at my dorm and completely forgot that i parked next to a 3ft pole. needless to say i turned straight into it and side-swiped the passenger side of my car. i feel like a freaking moron. but thankfully i have a really good body man in my family. he put some screws in the bottom of my fenders to pull them in (see the green circles), and next week he is gonna fix the passenger side of my car.
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sorry about the crappy pics. just kinda held the cam underneath the car and pushed the button
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sorry about the crappy pics. just kinda held the cam underneath the car and pushed the button
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10-02-2006, 01:38 AM
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Originally Posted by 1SicV8
isnt that bottom piece metal?
10-02-2006, 02:28 AM
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thats funny, he said it would be around 300 for me, if he cant pull it out and if he can do that it will be alot cheaper. he is kind of slow, but the work is great. im just bummed because i would rather spend money of fun stuff, but i dont want to drive around a wrecked car. just some unexpected expenses i guess it happens to everyone
10-02-2006, 04:12 PM
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i think i might get some money from the tire place. i talked to the manager earlier today. he said that i will have to drive it by so he can look at it. but he was real cool, i told him that i will be getting body work done and that crap needs to be fixed and i wanted to see what he could do. he seemed real understanding, so ive got my fingers crossed
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same thing happeend to me when i got one tire cuz i blew it, they jacked it up by the fender tab underneath cracked on both sides, and popped out the fenders, needless to say i was pissed, they didn't do ****.......f*ckers
10-02-2006, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by 98BlkFormula
you put bandaids on your car
10-12-2006, 02:24 PM
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Camaro is in the body shop! Tire place is paying out. i had some crazy quotes for them. $2100, $1600, and $1300 for new fenders. but they had me go to someone who does work for them and he quoted me $830 for fender repairs. i know i kinda got worked there because i had to mention that this was for the tire place. everyone told me that my fenders are basically unrepairable. but i dunno i might just put in another screw down there, i could have fun with $800
10-12-2006, 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by blertawho
Camaro is in the body shop! Tire place is paying out. i had some crazy quotes for them. $2100, $1600, and $1300 for new fenders. but they had me go to someone who does work for them and he quoted me $830 for fender repairs. i know i kinda got worked there because i had to mention that this was for the tire place. everyone told me that my fenders are basically unrepairable. but i dunno i might just put in another screw down there, i could have fun with $800
The tire shop around here broke the damn tabs on my moms Z28 and almost did it to mine before they caught and didn't ruin it completely. Seriously how f*cking dumb do you have to be to lift the car up from there. Sorry to rant but that really irritates me.....there is nothing worse than a Camaro with broken flared out quarters.
10-12-2006, 03:03 PM
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well, hey i'm getting paid. im sure a ton of people have this problem. im sure i could have gottem more money from them, but i was just ready to resolve everything. i bet you could just take your car to a big tire place and have them rotate your tires or something. and then say they messed up your fenders when they lifted it. they do not pay attention to anything. if they dont know how to jack up a car, how are they going to notice that your fenders are already messed up. im sure that there are some people on here who work for tire shops. im not trying to say everyone who works at tire shops are morons: just the people i have had experence with. everytime i go to one it is just more motivation to keep going to school
10-12-2006, 03:28 PM
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What in the HELL is the matter with these shops??? The tire shop around here broke the damn tabs on my moms Z28 and almost did it to mine before they caught and didn't ruin it completely. Seriously how f*cking dumb do you have to be to lift the car up from there. Sorry to rant but that really irritates me.....there is nothing worse than a Camaro with broken flared out quarters.
The tire shop around here broke the damn tabs on my moms Z28 and almost did it to mine before they caught and didn't ruin it completely. Seriously how f*cking dumb do you have to be to lift the car up from there. Sorry to rant but that really irritates me.....there is nothing worse than a Camaro with broken flared out quarters.Furthermore the car has been out since 92 (as a 93 model) and these dumbasses still have no clue about the plastic fenders.