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Doh, I had an accident!

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LamDecember 3, 2009
#286114

Doh, I had an accident!

So I had a little "incident" last night in the Strand underpass tunnel in London.

It was greasy last night and I was probably going a little fast for the conditions when the boost kicked in...fishtailed a little bit, and in hindsight (Apart from not going to quick), I was lucky i got it mostly under control to only cause "light" damage...its a narrow tunnel, so a more violent fishtail could've easily spun me around in there and written off the car.

Basically all wheels are damaged. One dish is completely mashed, but i'm going to order a replacement one from http://www.titanium-touch.de which is a damn sight cheaper than buying a replacement wheel from Garson (£1000 for 1!) , there is a slight dink in the other three wheels, but that is removeable/repairable.

The Vertex bumper has held up fantastically from the impact into a concrete wall, a little bit of fibreglass and filler along with a respray will sort that out. The wing isn't too bad either with the majority of it keeping its shape, probably requiring the dent bashed out, and again, a respray...

So its going back to Streetoptions this week and I'm cancelling all photoshoots til next year!

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So I had a little "incident" last night in the Strand underpass tunnel in London.

It was greasy last night and I was probably going a little fast for the conditions when the boost kicked in...fishtailed a little bit, and in hindsight (Apart from not going to quick), I was lucky i got it mostly under control to only cause "light" damage...its a narrow tunnel, so a more violent fishtail could've easily spun me around in there and written off the car.

Basically all wheels are damaged. One dish is completely mashed, but i'm going to order a replacement one from [URL="http://www.titanium-touch.de/"]http://www.titanium-touch.de[/URL] which is a damn sight cheaper than buying a replacement wheel from Garson (£1000 for 1!) , there is a slight dink in the other three wheels, but that is removeable/repairable.

The Vertex bumper has held up fantastically from the impact into a concrete wall, a little bit of fibreglass and filler along with a respray will sort that out. The wing isn't too bad either with the majority of it keeping its shape, probably requiring the dent bashed out, and again, a respray...

So its going back to Streetoptions this week and I'm cancelling all photoshoots til next year!

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nokcy21December 3, 2009
#286117
ouch :sad:
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ouch :sad:
SchnitzDecember 3, 2009
#286124
Holy shyte! That sux. Good your ok though.
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Holy shyte! That sux. Good your ok though.
LiCelsiorDecember 3, 2009
#286127
ouch, that is bad dude!
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ouch, that is bad dude!
widebody_QDecember 3, 2009
#286129
That blows but I am glad you are alright
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That blows but I am glad you are alright
GS300ToMDecember 3, 2009
#286131
all bad!!!!!!
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all bad!!!!!!
*chalo*December 3, 2009
#286188
I dont wanna see this.
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I dont wanna see this.
ni5mo240December 3, 2009
#286189
dayum that wheel ;( good ur ok
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dayum that wheel ;( good ur ok
CaoboyDecember 3, 2009
#286193
Dang boost!

Looks like it'll be a quick fix...are you going to respray the whole car? I know that paint will be hard to blend and not look like a match without a complete respray...
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Dang boost!

Looks like it'll be a quick fix...are you going to respray the whole car? I know that paint will be hard to blend and not look like a match without a complete respray...
kingpinDecember 3, 2009
#286227
Cheer up LAD !!.. ..hope you are all right sorry for the ACC ...
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Cheer up LAD !!.. ..hope you  are all right sorry for the ACC ...
LamDecember 3, 2009
#286228
I don't think it needs to be resprayed. Although its a "funky" colour, its not too crazy on the pearls and its a black base colour, so won't need too much work to make it look ok :)
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I don't think it needs to be resprayed. Although its a "funky" colour, its not too crazy on the pearls and its a black base colour, so won't need too much work to make it look ok :)
MR.JDecember 3, 2009
#286229
PORQUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


damm man that sucks glad your ok.

but the garsons NO!!!!!!!!!
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PORQUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
 
damm man that sucks glad your ok.
 
but the garsons NO!!!!!!!!!
EstimaBoyDecember 4, 2009
#286250
dang, I almost cried when I saw that pic of the rim that's smashed.
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dang, I almost cried when I saw that pic of the rim that's smashed.
*chalo*December 4, 2009
#286263
MR.J;286229 wrote:PORQUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


damm man that sucks glad your ok.

but the garsons NO!!!!!!!!!


Yo nose. :shrug:
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[QUOTE=MR.J;286229]PORQUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
 
damm man that sucks glad your ok.
 
but the garsons NO!!!!!!!!![/QUOTE]

Yo nose. :shrug:
PureDrifterDecember 4, 2009
#286266
damn that's pretty nasty, good luck with the revival!!
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damn that's pretty nasty, good luck with the revival!!
PROJECTGS3December 4, 2009
#286294
dammnnn!!!! atleast your ok.
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dammnnn!!!! atleast your ok.
chancellor842December 4, 2009
#286321
oh man now thats a bend. Sorry to see this.
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oh man now thats a bend. Sorry to see this.
VipDoutDecember 4, 2009
#286326

Re: Doh, I had an accident!

glad yo u are ok mannnnn
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glad yo u are ok mannnnn
burgyDecember 4, 2009
#286368
Glad you're OK and were able to at least save it. For those that don't know a wing in England is the fender....:biggthumpup:
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Glad you're OK and were able to at least save it.  For those that don't know a wing in England is the fender....:biggthumpup:
ELFATHER F50 CIMADecember 4, 2009
#286369
GLAD your ok !!! poor wheel took a hit :sad:
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GLAD your ok !!! poor wheel took a hit :sad:
GEE702December 4, 2009
#286394
holy shit :3gears::break:
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holy shit :3gears::break:
BAHCDecember 4, 2009
#286400
ouch, and you had just finished the car too =[.
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ouch, and you had just finished the car too =[.
Dlexin400December 18, 2009
#289252
well its not too bad, and good thing no injuries to yourself besides your feelings, but good to hear its getting repaired.
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well its not too bad, and good thing no injuries to yourself besides your feelings, but good to hear its getting repaired.
VI IXDecember 18, 2009
#289304
isn't this the super widebody gs?
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isn't this the super widebody gs?
Midway-VIPDecember 19, 2009
#289532
man that sux . glad you ok . those you can replace
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man that sux . glad you ok . those you can replace
adyDecember 22, 2009
#290037
Lam, thats harsh man.

Make it nice and new for next season and I will try to catch you at a fe shows.
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Lam, thats harsh man.  

Make it nice and new for next season and I will try to catch you at a fe shows.
Yokotas13December 22, 2009
#290082
man that sucks bad
but at least its not as bad as it could be
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man that sucks bad
but at least its not as bad as it could be
NELSON09December 23, 2009
#290099
That sux. Glad to hear you're ok though. People are a lot harder to fix/replace than cars. Damn.
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That sux. Glad to hear you're ok though. People are a lot harder to fix/replace than cars. Damn.