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LRJet35 · 09-21-2013, 02:17 PM

While driving down the highway this morning I had a run in with some kind of metal debris in the middle of the road. It looked like a large strip of metal, maybe some scrap that fell out of a truck. It was right on the line between the passing lane and right hand lane, and of course right where I merged over to the right to exit. By the time I saw, it was too late to avoid. I ran it over with the right front tire and that bounced it up enough to slam into my passenger side skirt. Luckily it didn't hit the door or any of the metal body work, but it gouged and distorted most of the side skirt

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There was no tire damage, but my front wheel received a pretty deep gouge

As soon as I hit it and heard the sound it made I almost puked. Car was pristine, not a mark on it, and to add insult to injury I had just spent 2 hours detailing it that morning

djnice · 09-21-2013, 03:06 PM

It could have been worse. I know that doesn't help much, but it looks like you got off without anything serios. Maybe its time to get ZL1 side skirts?

White_SS/RS · 09-21-2013, 03:24 PM

I just get sick of the amount of garbage and crap always laying in the road. The other day I had to turn around because an intersection was covered in 4 inch boulders. WTF?!

Sorry to hear about your car. Best of luck with the repairs.

kmm1412 · 09-21-2013, 03:40 PM

Sorry to hear about your car.

You are lucky that there wasn't more damage to the door or fenders.

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Originally Posted by djnice

Maybe its time to get ZL1 side skirts?

^^^This

EarlyApex · 09-21-2013, 04:26 PM

I thought the same thing

canecorso69 · 09-21-2013, 04:42 PM

All this road construction in the NE is a PITA. I see you are from eastern PA...this wasnt anywhere on 95 was it. I travel 95 for work and I see crap all the time.

dixonk · 09-21-2013, 04:43 PM

This would be the perfect opportunity for the ZL1 side skirts

LRJet35 · 09-21-2013, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by djnice

It could have been worse. I know that doesn't help much, but it looks like you got off without anything serios. Maybe its time to get ZL1 side skirts?

Yea that's what I was thinking, as much as it sucks I got pretty lucky. It missed the door by about 1/4 inch

And surprisingly, no tire damage...

LRJet35 · 09-21-2013, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by dixonk

This would be the perfect opportunity for the ZL1 side skirts

I haven't ruled out this possibility

I'm more pissed about the wheel then anything. I assume that's a repairable gouge? I highly doubt the insurance company would spring for a new wheel

beany323 · 09-21-2013, 05:05 PM

sorry to see and hear about that. this morning going to breakfast i mis-gauged the curb and turned into it. clipped the left of my splitter.. trying to see if theres a way to fix but honestly i know i am going to buy a new one. 500 bucks.. so much for parking away from everyone else.. !

LRJet35 · 09-21-2013, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by beany323

sorry to see and hear about that. this morning going to breakfast i mis-gauged the curb and turned into it. clipped the left of my splitter.. trying to see if theres a way to fix but honestly i know i am going to buy a new one. 500 bucks.. so much for parking away from everyone else.. !

Yea, I park in the farthest possible spot at the store, and a rogue piece of metal gets me

LRJet35 · 09-21-2013, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by canecorso69

All this road construction in the NE is a PITA. I see you are from eastern PA...this wasnt anywhere on 95 was it. I travel 95 for work and I see crap all the time.

No on rt 22 in Allentown area. Just as bad if not worse then 95

cornerspeed92 · 09-21-2013, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by LRJet35

While driving down the highway this morning I had a run in with some kind of metal debris in the middle of the road. It looked like a large strip of metal, maybe some scrap that fell out of a truck. It was right on the line between the passing lane and right hand lane, and of course right where I merged over to the right to exit. By the time I saw, it was too late to avoid. I ran it over with the right front tire and that bounced it up enough to slam into my passenger side skirt. Luckily it didn't hit the door or any of the metal body work, but it gouged and distorted most of the side skirt

.

There was no tire damage, but my front wheel received a pretty deep gouge

As soon as I hit it and heard the sound it made I almost puked. Car was pristine, not a mark on it, and to add insult to injury I had just spent 2 hours detailing it that morning

That really sucks!!!!!!!! I dont even want to take her out anymore(except the track)every time i do, something *ucks it up.This happened 5 miles from coming home from a 1000 mile road trip.These wind shields are $700.00-$800.00

LRJet35 · 10-13-2013, 10:11 AM

Finally got the car to the body shop this past Tuesday, and they still have it. Apparently the first attempt at painting the rocker panel failed with the paint "molting". So they have to strip it and repaint it this weekend

Not quite sure why the paint would do that unless it was improperly prepped. Makes me wonder what the final product will look like

09-21-2013, 02:17 PM	#1
LRJet35 Drives: 2013 2SS RS 1LE Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Eastern PA Posts: 251	First Road Rash While driving down the highway this morning I had a run in with some kind of metal debris in the middle of the road. It looked like a large strip of metal, maybe some scrap that fell out of a truck. It was right on the line between the passing lane and right hand lane, and of course right where I merged over to the right to exit. By the time I saw, it was too late to avoid. I ran it over with the right front tire and that bounced it up enough to slam into my passenger side skirt. Luckily it didn't hit the door or any of the metal body work, but it gouged and distorted most of the side skirt . There was no tire damage, but my front wheel received a pretty deep gouge As soon as I hit it and heard the sound it made I almost puked. Car was pristine, not a mark on it, and to add insult to injury I had just spent 2 hours detailing it that morning

09-21-2013, 03:06 PM	#2
djnice Drives: 13 ZL1 SIM, 99 Z28 Black Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 708	It could have been worse. I know that doesn't help much, but it looks like you got off without anything serios. Maybe its time to get ZL1 side skirts? __________________ 2018 C7 Z06 - WGG, M7. / 2013 ZL1 - SIM, 6 spd, RotoFab CAI, Can. / 1999 Z28 - Black, 6 spd, K&N, Subframe. / More Fun Stuff - www.inlandspeed.com

09-21-2013, 03:24 PM	#3
White_SS/RS Drives: 14 1LE Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 1,567	I just get sick of the amount of garbage and crap always laying in the road. The other day I had to turn around because an intersection was covered in 4 inch boulders. WTF?! Sorry to hear about your car. Best of luck with the repairs. __________________ LMS Engineering

09-21-2013, 04:26 PM	#5
EarlyApex Drives: 2013 IOM 2SS 1LE Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Damascus Or Posts: 403	I thought the same thing __________________

09-21-2013, 04:42 PM	#6
canecorso69 run ur car not ur mouth Drives: 2013 1LE Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Middletown, DE; Mayfield, NY Posts: 1,220	All this road construction in the NE is a PITA. I see you are from eastern PA...this wasnt anywhere on 95 was it. I travel 95 for work and I see crap all the time. __________________ TSP headers, cat delete, x-pipe, atak, RPM custom cam and tune, Phfadt 1.25 springs, 15" Carlyle conversion, Nitrous Outlet, Procharger F1A-94, Meth inj

09-21-2013, 04:43 PM	#7
dixonk Drives: 2011 Audi Q7 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Elk Grove, CA Posts: 1,084	This would be the perfect opportunity for the ZL1 side skirts

09-21-2013, 05:05 PM	#10
beany323 Drives: Camaro 2SS /RS/1LE Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Southern Cali. Posts: 1,566 View My Garage	sorry to see and hear about that. this morning going to breakfast i mis-gauged the curb and turned into it. clipped the left of my splitter.. trying to see if theres a way to fix but honestly i know i am going to buy a new one. 500 bucks.. so much for parking away from everyone else.. ! __________________ "The fact the GT500 can barely beat a $37k car with 200 less horsepower speaks volumes. There are about a million mods you can do to a LS3 to make a Camaro do the 1/4 faster then a GT500." (Vroom.) Updated w/ Willow Springs: 1. Nissan GTR Track Pack 1:19.6 2. Ducati 1198 S 1:19.7 3. Nissan GTR 1:20.3 4. Corvette Z06 1:20.4 5. Audi R8 V10 Plus 1:22.0 6. Ferrari 458 Italia 1:22.3 7. CAMARO SS 1LE 1:22.7 8. Shelby GT 500 1:23.5 9. Mustang Gt Track Pack 1:25.8

10-13-2013, 10:11 AM	#14
LRJet35 Drives: 2013 2SS RS 1LE Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Eastern PA Posts: 251	Finally got the car to the body shop this past Tuesday, and they still have it. Apparently the first attempt at painting the rocker panel failed with the paint "molting". So they have to strip it and repaint it this weekend Not quite sure why the paint would do that unless it was improperly prepped. Makes me wonder what the final product will look like