so I get in the car to go to lunch, moveing at around maybe 10mph in the praking lot, and a big *** BEE or a Wasp comes in through the window and I'm like trying to dodge that damn thing B4 it stings me and BAMMMMMM :eek: the car bounces off the curb, I press the break and the pedal goes to the ground, I'm like Damn Something broke for sure. some smoke comeing out of the front and the car ain't stoppin??? finally it comes to a rest, I go out and look and Damn my heart just fell on the ground... But O well Its happined now, had the car towed to the dealer and they'll have insurance come look at it tomorrow. So far looks like the front rim/tire, rear rim, Tie rod end, Lower control arm and strut are busted, a little scratch on the front bumper but other then that no body damage.
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Things just happin in a hurry sometimes man. My *** wasn't hungry after that I tell U that much.
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Ouch! Good luck with the fixin' Ali!

Man, that sucks... sorry to hear this..

but you sure only 10mph? cause i've hit some crazy bumps with the Type Es, I am talking about a road hump that's the size of a unabridged dictionary and mearly bent the rim... much less break it completely off...

anyways, sorry about your lose... hope they fix it up nice.

-Shing

Wow that's terrible bro, I'm sooo sorry to hear that. Damage doesn't look TOO terrible, at least there wasn't too much body damage. I'm sorry again. =( Good luck with it!

Chris

sorry bro..the same thing happened to me once except the wheel was bent totally in towards the car.

it cost a lot of fix..(around $2500CDN)!!


Hope its much less for you!

OUCH!! I feel for ya..
 

Insurance will make her brand new again.

bees suck...
 

sorry to see that! hope everything else is still straight

Looks like the front chin got scrap a little->
 

There are some marks on the wheel well too. I never seen a rim brake off like that. They usually just bent. Don't worry. The insurance will take care of it.

I promise I didn't do it on purpose. I know I was still in 1st gear b/c I was trying to push that damn bee out of the car so I was using my right hand with my left on the steering wheel. I think the rim broke b/c the Lip hit the curb and just got stuck in it and had no give. but Damn I've never seen em break like that B4 either. Just let State Farm and Nissan Rip each other off, I just want my car fixed, but its not as bad as it seems. the bottom is scraped a bit but not too bad. No other body damage. what U see on the fender is sust from when it hit the curb and the air blew out of the tire.

damn bees. hey, it couldve been a lot worse though. at least u have it insured.

damnnn..

maybe he was drifing his maxima again? :)

mwuahahah. :)

sorry to hear about ur accident.. did u kill the bee at least?

Hope is just cosmectic and no frame damage
 

You wont be doing any drifting like your sig pic for a while.

Used what? the rims? I got em brandnew from tirerack.

sorry about the ride
 

are you sure rims are suposed to crumble like that i thought they only bend not completely shatter. Sorry about the ride hope things turn out just fine! :)

Ouch. I can't look at that.
 

You see, if I sold u mine Borbets in the summer, now I would be looking at my killed rim. ;)

Damnnn. Sorry man. Hope everything works out for you.


Car looks very nice from the side. H&Rs look great.

Good luck.

The wheels look like they were made out of fiber glass! I've never seen a rim brake off a car like that!!

Wow! Sorry to see this :(

Hey, what really bothers me is how the Borbet failed. I would've expected it to crack, but it looks like the spoke section has separated from the rim... That really sucks, especially if you going faster and hit a really deep pothole.

Sorry to hear about your car :( . That really sucks.

Are yo sure you didn't run over a landmine? >>
 

That kind of damage is pretty severe. I'm sure you were not going a mere 10 mph.

That is a sorry picture for sure!
 

Sorry to hear about this, man that really bites! It could have been worse, but that is of little comfort to you right now. Those rims look like they were made out of paper-maché or something, that is a very bizzare photo. What is the ETA on the repairs? Hang in there.

Dang man, sorry to see.

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dude...
 

1----i feel your pain
2----i hope you nailed the little sumnabit*h

ouch I know that had to hurt
 

I'm with ya on the bees/wasps though.. I hate em.. next time just stop so you don't hit a curb :).. those borbets just popped right apart didn't they?? damn.. at least no body damage is evident.. hows your ins. co. going to handle the rims?.. since they aren't OEM..

What hurts more, a bee sting or a hurt car?
 

Do NOT show your dealer your sig.

I HATE--LOATHE--insects....
 

everytime one of them flies/crawls/jumps/etc. into my car, I pull over and KILL it, just so that something like this doesn't happen.

Sorry to hear this..
 

Just hope you didn't bend the frame. Other then then, no big deal, could of been worse. Next time I'll know better not to go with Borbets

Well, I had the exact same Borbet Type Es --->
 

on my 95 SE. PIONEER almost bought them from me. ;) But he decided to get new ones.
I drove my Borbets for over a year here in Boston, and I hit number of huge road holes, bumps, you name it. Rims looked like new. Never looked bent.
Borbet Type E is a very strong rim.
Any rims would get damaged if it was hit with enough impact.
And I even though PIONEER was going slow, he did hit it under bad angle and drove into the curb.

Wow, sorry about your car. Never saw a wheel
do that. That's very weird...Hope there is no
frame damage. good luck.

:eek: sorry to see that...good luck with getting it fixed....

Wow...I feel your pain -- I did it 3 weeks ago...
 

But at least I wasn't swatting at a bee! ;)

It had just started raining and I was making a right hand turn (more turn than curve, but not 90 deg) and right as I was finishing up the turn the car broke lose and slide towards the curb. My front right rim sorta riccocheted(sp?) off the curb. It wasn't as bad as yours -- my tie rid was fine, and rim is only scratched a little.

Here are my pics: http://www.fobart.net/ryan/car/oops/


Sorry to here about it though! Be careful out there!

Re: Ouch. I can't look at that.
 

Man! that hurts. hope you are able to fix it, good luck man!

Damn thats painful to look at
 

but look at it this way other than the damage to the ride which looks repairable no damage to yourself or anyone else.

I'm so sorry about your accident. Hopefully you can get it fixed asap. What kind of digital camera did you use? The resolution was really sharp.

Sorry to Hear about that man
 

Hey I hope everything works out for ya man. Take Care
-Jeremiah
1995 Maxima SE

Sorry to hear-->>
 

At least you didn't F" up your paint.. The color on your max is sweet!!

Quick Update On Car Repairs
 

Thanks for all the replies guys, didn't know so many people would actually read the thread..
The Cost of Repairs is about $2150..
The parts that are ordered
Lower Control Arm
Spindle
Hub
Bearing
Strut
Tie Rod
Sway bar
Front/Rear Rim
1 Tire
Labor

Talked with the dealer this morning and they said the car should be done by friday depending on how long tirerack takes to ship the rims.

The Insurance company was kind enough to get me in a Caddy Seville to take some of my pains away. Nice car, All U can have in a car pritty much, Nice power. The only thing is people look at me and think what the Heck is this kid doing in a big *** caddy. For those of U who have seen me I'm a little skinny punk so Big car and Me well its a odd match, but I'm looking forward to my Max.. Pic of the caddy.
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Hey Pioneer..
 

Why don't you see if you can keep that Seville? So what if it's a car for old ppl?:laugh: It's got 275hp!(or 300, depending on trim level)

Re: Hey Pioneer..
 

yeah This is the SLS not the STS but still damn its too much car for me. Could prolly get 2 maximas for the price of this damn thing. Nice comfy though. Seat warmers work Great :D

Re: Re: Hey Pioneer..
 

r u sure you weren't drifting? hehehe.

Re: Re: Re: Hey Pioneer..
 

Stop Picking on me Chesten :bawling: No that time I wasn't :D If I were that wouldn't have happined