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Ran over a Parking block, Wow...
http://www.pawling.com/architectural...ages/block.jpg
UPDATE The Crossmember damage http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...ture139111.jpg So i was leaving campus and thought i had a clear passage through my parking space, WRONG. My left front tire goes over this stop(a lil bigger than the one pictured) and slams the bottom of the car on it as it goes over it. I s l o w e l y pull it out in Reverse and get out smoothly. I checked under the car and there is this strip of metal that appears the only thing scraped. Is this piece meant for Morons like myself? To protect the engine compartment etc.? And what possible damage could i have done? Im not sure if its my sub-concious but i feel like the suspension/tires jerk more quickly on cracks/pot holes. ********** UPDATE Also, i found a Huge piece of metal about the size of my palm missing from under my car. Ill post pics later, idont know what it is, but its not recent. The edges are rusted over so it must have been a while ago. The Missing Piece. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...ture140222.jpg |
u want a real answer, or the fake one, the fake answer would be YES those pieces are made especially for idiots like you...
now for the real answer, those metal pieces are to protect the car from such dangerous natural elements such as dirt/snow/rain/salt from snow/and naturally... you but all jokes aside, at least u were able to make it out of this horrific accident unscathed... remember, nothing is more precious than your life... stay safe. |
that is your ceneter cross member that took the brunt force. Check under the car and make sure nothing looks visably screwed.
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Is it possible the tires mis-aligned?
I might just be trippin about the handling though...i got really worried after that slam. |
it could be possible but it depends on how hard you hit it. rougly how fast were you going when you initially hit it?
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feel sorry for ya man
you have to get your wheels aligned after that . |
From 0 to 5-10mph
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LOL I done that before in my Accord =P
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My friend did that with her Mazda. And she just continued driving the whole car over the block thing without a care. Oh man, that nasty scraping sound.
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The crossmember is pretty tough. It's where Nissan recommends lifting the front of the car. As long as the connections at the ends fo the member look good, (esp the radiator support that it bolts into in the front), you're golden.
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update, pics^^
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Looks like the part with the missing piece is one of your pre-cats on the Y pipe.
Better have it checked for any exhaust leaks. |
Yea, and it looks pretty old too, rusted/worn edges. I dont know how my dads stupid jiffyLube checkups didnt spot it.
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That precat was clearly weld-repaired, probably due to a leak. I see nothing wrong with it.
As for the rust being a problem, well, it's obvious you're in LA and not in a salt-belt state. Parts look like that here after just a couple years. Dave |
ur fine, its just rusted off, as for that scratch, its nothing major u'll live, and so will ur max
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only thing i see missing is part of the heat sheilding
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Originally Posted by cslasher
My friend did that with her Mazda. And she just continued driving the whole car over the block thing without a care. Oh man, that nasty scraping sound.
heh my friend did that w/ his corolla..wtf at the sound..=/ |
Originally Posted by shadyonedeath
Yea, and it looks pretty old too, rusted/worn edges. I dont know how my dads stupid jiffyLube checkups didnt spot it.
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Originally Posted by Fr33way™
Because they suck.
fixed.:nod: |
Originally Posted by shadyonedeath
[MG]http://www.pawling.com/architectural/parking/images/block.jpg[/IMG]
UPDATE The Crossmember damage IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v89/shadyonedeath/Picture139111.jpg[/IMG] So i was leaving campus and thought i had a clear passage through my parking space, WRONG. My left front tire goes over this stop(a lil bigger than the one pictured) and slams the bottom of the car on it as it goes over it. I s l o w e l y pull it out in Reverse and get out smoothly. I checked under the car and there is this strip of metal that appears the only thing scraped. Is this piece meant for Morons like myself? To protect the engine compartment etc.? And what possible damage could i have done? Im not sure if its my sub-concious but i feel like the suspension/tires jerk more quickly on cracks/pot holes. ********** UPDATE Also, i found a Huge piece of metal about the size of my palm missing from under my car. Ill post pics later, idont know what it is, but its not recent. The edges are rusted over so it must have been a while ago. The Missing Piece. IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v89/shadyonedeath/Picture140222.jpg[/IMG] |
Originally Posted by 86maxima96
fixed.:nod:
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lol no.
why? |
Ok yea, i looked over all the car-history papers in my Glovebox and one says the Cat was replace.
But i guess the mechanic ripped my Dad off telling him he replaced the Cat when he just fixed it. |
Originally Posted by shadyonedeath
Ok yea, i looked over all the car-history papers in my Glovebox and one says the Cat was replace.
But i guess the mechanic ripped my Dad off telling him he replaced the Cat when he just fixed it. and knowing is half the battle... :bustrun: |
Yea, atleast i know its not damaged.
Still, they should've done a better job. It looks really sloppy. |
Originally Posted by shadyonedeath
Ok yea, i looked over all the car-history papers in my Glovebox and one says the Cat was replace.
But i guess the mechanic ripped my Dad off telling him he replaced the Cat when he just fixed it. |
Originally Posted by shadyonedeath
thought i had a clear passage through my parking space, WRONG. My left front tire goes over this stop...and slams the bottom of the car on it as it goes over it.
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You got it easy, my friend did that in his 1 month old ducati....scraped the **** out of himself and the bike...
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ran over one of those myself 2 weeks ago.....now looking for y pipe and catback
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I just did this in my mom's 350z Roadster :'( . She wanted to shoot me. I don't think I damaged anything other then the very bottom of the bumper and scratched up the plastic cover panels that help block out water. The rear components of the Z are significantly higher then the front components (ie. The exhaust sits higher then the crossmember, rain guards, etc) so once I cleared the bump it just went over the rest without scratching.
I definitely felt like an *** and moron. |
I can't believe that's 11 years worth of rust. I'd almost move to the west coast so I don't have to deal with hella seized parts on my car that just end up breaking when I attempt to take it off.
Originally Posted by shadyonedeath
http://www.pawling.com/architectural...ages/block.jpg
UPDATE The Crossmember damage http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...ture139111.jpg So i was leaving campus and thought i had a clear passage through my parking space, WRONG. My left front tire goes over this stop(a lil bigger than the one pictured) and slams the bottom of the car on it as it goes over it. I s l o w e l y pull it out in Reverse and get out smoothly. I checked under the car and there is this strip of metal that appears the only thing scraped. Is this piece meant for Morons like myself? To protect the engine compartment etc.? And what possible damage could i have done? Im not sure if its my sub-concious but i feel like the suspension/tires jerk more quickly on cracks/pot holes. ********** UPDATE Also, i found a Huge piece of metal about the size of my palm missing from under my car. Ill post pics later, idont know what it is, but its not recent. The edges are rusted over so it must have been a while ago. The Missing Piece. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...ture140222.jpg |
Hahaha
I feel lucky now. |
You are lucky with that minor damage. My cross member looks a whole lot worse than that.
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that sucks
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