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CG'sSS · 11-20-2009, 05:58 PM

Driving down the highway at 6:20ish in the morning and out of the dark while switching lanes !!BAMB!!! DAMN SEMI's TIRE TREAD!!! I've always been able to see them and swirve to avoid them on all the car's i've owned and it had to happen to my 2010 CAMARO!!!!

diecast17 · 11-20-2009, 06:00 PM

wow and you had the ground effects. That sucks

mjlash22 · 11-20-2009, 06:00 PM

Ouch!

Did you use the shoe lace off your boot to hold the bumber up??

wavrun2000 · 11-20-2009, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by mjlash22

Ouch!

Did you use the shoe lace off your boot to hold the bumber up??

Looks like it. Good thinking. That does suck but hey thats what you pay for insurance for.

NoUCantDriveIt · 11-20-2009, 06:21 PM

Quick!! Someone cover Donna's eyes! She's far too sensitive to see this much damage on a Camaro... even if it isn't RJT!

(Just teasing our resident queen of the happy dance

)

amanc96 · 11-20-2009, 06:28 PM

That sucks man! I've hit it once in my 94 z28. Didn't do a whole lot of damage except for a couple of scuff marks.

camaro crazy 219 · 11-20-2009, 06:31 PM

Man i feel your pain. Sorry that happened.

Sweet Lola · 11-20-2009, 06:50 PM

That is horrible...

calflan · 11-20-2009, 06:58 PM

So sorry for that. I had same thing several years with a new front spoiler on my '77. Truckers tire shed and took out teh entire spoiler. Really sucks.
Hope it's all good real soon.

TooCool5 · 11-20-2009, 07:22 PM

No more rubber bumper covers, just tap em and they crack.
This stuff makes me crazy.

Apex Paul · 11-20-2009, 07:44 PM

I don't think a day goes by that I don't see four feet of tread off some semi truck. And each day another one gets added to the pile. I know the retreading industry will probably tell me that they are as safe as new tires, but if that's the case why do so many of these treads separate? The interstate through the city in this area is like a slalom course with these things!

CWI · 11-20-2009, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Apex Paul

I don't think a day goes by that I don't see four feet of tread off some semi truck. And each day another one gets added to the pile. I know the retreading industry will probably tell me that they are as safe as new tires, but if that's the case why do so many of these treads separate? The interstate through the city in this area is like a slalom course with these things!

It's probably not defective tires as much as the drivers never do there required pretrip and in trip inspections properly if they do them at all. Under inflated tires get hot and that's what causes seperation usually in retreads. I think PQ could also attest to this.

It sucks for the people that have nice cars and don't see these "gator tails" on the road in time.

1sickss · 11-20-2009, 08:13 PM

that sucks

Sam Friedman · 11-20-2009, 08:16 PM

Yea I'm sorry for that man, thats why I never drive behind trucks, school buses, etc, because that happens and they flick up rocks more often

11-20-2009, 05:58 PM	#1
CG'sSS Drives: 2010 2SS/RS and 1985 L98 Corvette Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Buckeye, AZ Posts: 94 View My Garage	NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART! Driving down the highway at 6:20ish in the morning and out of the dark while switching lanes !!BAMB!!! DAMN SEMI's TIRE TREAD!!! I've always been able to see them and swirve to avoid them on all the car's i've owned and it had to happen to my 2010 CAMARO!!!! __________________ Since June 19, 2009 Owns: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS IBM w/ SIM Rally Stripes w/ SIM GRFX Still Owns: 1985 Corvette

11-20-2009, 06:00 PM	#2
diecast17 Manual, Polished Wheels Drives: 2LT/RS Transformers Edition Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Trevose, PA Posts: 169	wow and you had the ground effects. That sucks __________________ 1100 = Preliminary Order = 7/27/09 NMTGCQ 2000 = Accepted by GM = 9/28/09 2500 = Preferenced = 9/30/09 3000 = Accepted By Production Control = 10/3/09 TPW 10/26/09 3300 = Order scheduled for production 10/14/09 3400 = Broadcast 3800 = Produced 4000 = Available to ship 4200 = Shipped 5000 = Delivered to the dealer 6000 = Delivered to the customer

11-20-2009, 06:00 PM	#3
mjlash22 Drives: 2007 Ford Fusion SE Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 1,440	Ouch! Did you use the shoe lace off your boot to hold the bumber up?? __________________ Ordered: 2LT/RS CGM, A6 1100 = Preliminary Order 10/1/09 2000 = Accepted By GM 12/31/09 3000 = Accepted By Production Control 1/7/10 (TPW: 2/1/10) 3400 = Broadcast 1/23/10 3800 = Produced 2/2/10 (2G1FC1EV6A9189068) 4150 = Invoiced 2/5/10 4200 = Shipped 5000 = Delivered To Dealer 6000 = Delivered To Customer

11-20-2009, 06:21 PM	#5
NoUCantDriveIt Drives: 2SS RS M6 CGM/Black Rally Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Austin TX Posts: 5,098	Quick!! Someone cover Donna's eyes! She's far too sensitive to see this much damage on a Camaro... even if it isn't RJT! (Just teasing our resident queen of the happy dance ) __________________ ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-

11-20-2009, 06:50 PM	#8
Sweet Lola #42,288 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Boise ID Posts: 349 View My Garage	That is horrible... __________________ Darren

11-20-2009, 06:28 PM	#6
amanc96 Drives: 2011 SIM 2SS/RS Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Iowa City Posts: 384	That sucks man! I've hit it once in my 94 z28. Didn't do a whole lot of damage except for a couple of scuff marks.

11-20-2009, 06:31 PM	#7
camaro crazy 219 Drives: 02 Z/28 05 TACOMA Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: charleston sc Posts: 89	Man i feel your pain. Sorry that happened.

11-20-2009, 06:58 PM	#9
calflan Drives: 1LT; IBM; 6 Spd Manual Join Date: May 2009 Location: Heath, Tx. Posts: 499	So sorry for that. I had same thing several years with a new front spoiler on my '77. Truckers tire shed and took out teh entire spoiler. Really sucks. Hope it's all good real soon. __________________ 1LT; Airaid CAI; Flowmaster American Thunder Axelback; Int Floor Lts; RS Spoiler; Radio Controls; Sequential tail lights; Oil Catch Can; VMAX Throttle Body; MACE plenum spacer; Mace manifold insulator[/I]

11-20-2009, 07:22 PM	#10
TooCool5 Drives: 2010 Camaro 1LS 3.6 LLT V6 325 HP Join Date: May 2009 Location: LS Posts: 4,244 View My Garage	No more rubber bumper covers, just tap em and they crack. This stuff makes me crazy. __________________ 2010 Camaro Auto, Inferno Orange, Titanium Interior, Gearhead Wheels AIRAID CAI

11-20-2009, 07:44 PM	#11
Apex Paul Drives: Wagon Queen Family Truckster Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Louisville, Ky Posts: 1,476	I don't think a day goes by that I don't see four feet of tread off some semi truck. And each day another one gets added to the pile. I know the retreading industry will probably tell me that they are as safe as new tires, but if that's the case why do so many of these treads separate? The interstate through the city in this area is like a slalom course with these things!

11-20-2009, 08:13 PM	#13
1sickss Drives: BADDEST SS IN ATL!!!! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Atlanta Posts: 634	that sucks

11-20-2009, 08:16 PM	#14
Sam Friedman Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: California Posts: 76	Yea I'm sorry for that man, thats why I never drive behind trucks, school buses, etc, because that happens and they flick up rocks more often

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