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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 07:34 PM
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Backed into a parkingspot that was on a hill, opend the door, wind took it before I could grab it, that ontop of the gravity of being on the hill hyperextended the door...

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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 07:46 PM
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good god the wind must have really ripped that open. what exactly did it hit?
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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 07:56 PM
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It didnt hit anything
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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 08:06 PM
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geez...makes me feel real confident about a side impact....
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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 08:10 PM
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I couldn't care less about my life, its my car I'm worried about...

lol. I'm going to a CRC tomorrow when I wake up, then I'm taking it down to my buddies shop that we painted the car at. I am thinking about just patching it myself, witch I can do n/p, but the problem is, my dads ss did the same thing. The car was 2 months old back in 1999, and he opened the door, wind caught it, and ripped it up against a fence. It just grazed the fence so it scraped the side of it, and cracked it in the same spot. He had it fixed, and it cracked again SLIGHTLY in a few months, hair line. The body man said it would have to be replaced to have it ever look 100%
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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Sgt. Spuds
I couldn't care less about my life, its my car I'm worried about...
Hmmm...interesting outlook on things.

Sorry about your luck...that sucks.
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 12:23 AM
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Like you mentioned in your post, just replace the door...You should be able to find one on Ebay.
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 12:53 AM
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Hmmm...interesting outlook on things.

Sorry about your luck...that sucks.
seriously WTF
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by skatinjay27
seriously WTF
note the "lol" in the beginning of the next paragraph

Man, Spuds, you've had some bad luck w/ your TA....Where in the door is that crack?
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 09:14 AM
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Damn spuds, it must really sting. Hell you just had the car repainted!
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 10:10 AM
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That's really unfortunate. That must have been some really strong wind gusts?
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 10:17 AM
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man I know how it feels I still have to get mine done, trying to find the new door localy...
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 11:10 AM
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dude that sucks right after you put all that time into your paint and it looked really good too. good luck
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 11:13 AM
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Honestly man, new skin would be the best idea. Like you said, it'll crack again later with something that large.
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Thanks for the compliments guys, and yes that above statment about my life was a joke. The crack is right infront of the mirror, you can actually see the mirror in that picture ( shadow at least ) I am going to jump in the shower now, and then go and take the car to a few places, and see what they say. I also may run to a few junkyards and see if they have any f-bodies, which they NEVER do.. I found a few on ebay for what I would pay, but they are all local pick up only, one even came with two int panals with cloth inserts, something that I would also love to have... Grrr. Im watching a door in MI ( all day drive.. ) on ebay right now.

Thanks for the support, updates later.
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Body shop one

590 for fixing my door
510 for hanging, spraying, and blending a door I bring in

They are currently looking for a used door.

Body shop two

1100 bucks for a new door skin and all labor



Looks like my cars just gonna have a cracked door.
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Sgt. Spuds
Body shop one

590 for fixing my door
510 for hanging, spraying, and blending a door I bring in

They are currently looking for a used door.

Body shop two

1100 bucks for a new door skin and all labor



Looks like my cars just gonna have a cracked door.
I got pretty much same estimates, yeah its not cheap.... I guess the best bet would be taking time, finding the same color door and putting it in yourself, and for now maybe just seal the crack with something?
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 04:22 PM
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The guy that helped me paint my car said he'd do it for 250 bucks


That guy is the absolute, greatest guy I know. He painted my whole car ( top notch **** ) for 700 with me helping, did my ceta conversion for some R/c car parts, and me helping, and now this? As I walked out of his garage he said " now dont ******* go telling everyone the price, I don't want people coming in off the street expecting that deal " lol
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 05:37 PM
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helps to know the right people!
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Old Jul 25, 2006 | 12:44 AM
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so cocaine got some crack? lol

that does suck tho. good luck fixin it. always sucks when somehting like that happens. i remember when my dad opened the door on our old van when we stopped at a windfarm in AZ(i think). who would of thunk it that it was windy as ****.
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