Brand new U-Joint asploaded 3000miles later...
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Brand new U-Joint asploaded 3000miles later...
air bags deployed.... great
story: was looking at some crazy accident on I195E in jersey, and I went to proceed to move faster from 5mph... all the sudden BLAM and my airbags went off. I thought the guy behind me rear ended me. I tried to move my car and I felt that driveshaft just flopping. I thought ****, so my buddy got out and we pushed the car to the side. The rear U joint asploded and i guess hit under the car and set the airbags off.
Lesson 1: first mod should be drive-shaft safety loop.
Lesson 2: U joints with grease fittings are fail.
Now my question is, what the hell do I have to do if my airbags went off, what am I looking at besides a new windshield?
Thanks... and im all cause my car is dead
story: was looking at some crazy accident on I195E in jersey, and I went to proceed to move faster from 5mph... all the sudden BLAM and my airbags went off. I thought the guy behind me rear ended me. I tried to move my car and I felt that driveshaft just flopping. I thought ****, so my buddy got out and we pushed the car to the side. The rear U joint asploded and i guess hit under the car and set the airbags off.
Lesson 1: first mod should be drive-shaft safety loop.
Lesson 2: U joints with grease fittings are fail.
Now my question is, what the hell do I have to do if my airbags went off, what am I looking at besides a new windshield?
Thanks... and im all cause my car is dead
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very cool. you have no idea how dumbfounded I was. I am buying a driveshaft safety loop as we speak...
are you SURE i do not need to replace the module under the console? I thought once it gets set off it has to be replaced
are you SURE i do not need to replace the module under the console? I thought once it gets set off it has to be replaced
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i have glasses also they got knocked off but theya re fine... I had my belt on, but that didn't matter cause i was ******* DOING 5MPH lol.
yeah i just ordered a D/S safety loop... lol. I am going to try to go through insurance first
yeah i just ordered a D/S safety loop... lol. I am going to try to go through insurance first
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I ran into the back of a tractor trailer in my old formula because i fell asleep. I got whacked but no bruises or anything. seat belt was on. haha, it sure did wake me up tho. never again will I drive exhausted like that.
glass all over the hood too. its such a dumb design
glass all over the hood too. its such a dumb design
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Got off the phone with the insurance company. They said since I have a good plan (thanks to my mom being a great mom!) and our family has no speeding tickets or accidents, they will cover the airbag and windshield damage. the driveshaft damage is on my shoulders.
Took a look under the car real quick before i went to work, NO undercarrige damage and the exhaust/TA is fine. the driveshaft is fubard though. I can throw my stocker back in and i have a D/S loop comin from BMR.
The adjuster has to come out and make the final decision. I think he will do it because we know him well
Took a look under the car real quick before i went to work, NO undercarrige damage and the exhaust/TA is fine. the driveshaft is fubard though. I can throw my stocker back in and i have a D/S loop comin from BMR.
The adjuster has to come out and make the final decision. I think he will do it because we know him well
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someone was tailgating me through traffic so i thought he ****** rear ended me. i was furious till i saw no damage on my bumper so i was dumbfounded till i went to move it. haha