Annnnnd I wrecked it...Mounts and Bushings did great!

[Hornung418]

So I was test driving the new 75D mounts and bushings around 3:30 and was cut off on my test of city driving and handling. 30 mph zone going slightly over after yielding for the right hander. Cut off by an out of town couple with no signal, jumped on the brakes and only managed to let them tag my Driver Side front fender. It's truly incredible...Hood is fine, Driver door is fine. Pics speak for themselves..

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The Nissan Maxima

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Their car

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[Meric]

Oh bro sorry for your accident! As long as its their fault your okay.. :) Don't worry.

[BimmerWill]

Sorry to hear about it man. Guess its time to upgrade the front bumper ;) anyone know how difficult it would be to just get a new fender for that side and swap them out? Or is it welded in...never tried to take mine off before. Glad you're alright and the car didn't take too much damage.

[az3579]

The good news is that the car can be driven home.

[JupiterBMW]

Everyone is safe, cars are easily fixable. As for the fender, it does bolt on, the drivers side on my car was replaced before I bought it. And yes, repairs always provide an opportunity for upgrade!

Good luck with the fix and keep us posted!

[Ryans323i]

Glad you're okay. Hope everything works out easily with who's at fault and getting your car repaired.
And I'll say it, "Assholes look where you're going!".

[GSEN820]

As long as you are ok. As mentioned earlier cars can be fixed. Sucks in the mean time.

[Hornung418]

Thanks family. Got the claims process started yesterday.

I don't have contempt for the couple. They are from Delaware and just followed the traffic into a turn lane for Target, but they wanted to go straight. No signal and I was at the right place at the wrong time :( its a confusing street. I'll get a pic of the scene.

Will, the fender comes off with some torx screws and some under body work removal, welding not necessary. I still can't believe that's all that was damaged and with the front impact, the air bags didn't deploy...I'm sure that would have totaled the vehicle.

Horney...via TT.

[nike001]

I smell M-tech II, Clears & a new fender and you'll be back at it! :)

Glad it wasn't worse..

[Hornung418]

Keeping the ambers, Wil has clears on his '01 OB 325i and the look is not for me.

Horney...via TT.

[Crestwood1001]

Wow man glad your ok and that's just a bruise! Use it as a chance to do some nice upgrades!

[Whitexi]

Dam that sucks, but maybe you can get a new front end like mentioned?

[johnrando]

As long as you are ok. As mentioned earlier cars can be fixed. Sucks in the mean time.

Plus one. Sorry to hear that. Glad the fix up work is already in process.

[kayger12]

Glad you're ok, Justin.

Love your gracious attitude about the other driver/couple. Building good karma, my friend.

Good luck with the repairs.

[S85FTW]

Accidents are never fun, hope for a speedy recovery of the BMW and shortly it I am sure it will look better than before.

[Hornung418]

Thanks all. Still pretty sore from Friday's repairs. Neck and back are stiff as a board.

Horney...via TT.

[M3TA5IN]

Good thing you're ok Justin. Let me know if you need anything.

[midlandtech]

Damn seem like every time I turn around another mafia member has had an accident... Glad your ok and the car isn't too badly damaged


~Steve
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[Newjack]

I would be so upset if this happened to me. I'm sorry to hear about this Justin. Thankfully the car didn't sustain damage to multiple areas, and although it still isn't free to fix, it is a lot cheaper than a new front end. I hope the insurance company goes after them and doesn't screw you over too bad. I'm just assuming that there was a police officer present and a police report written?

And most important, I'm glad you're ok!

[Johnmadd]

Damn, don't know what my reaction would have been but probably not very nice. Glad its gonna be ok for you man.

[Hornung418]

Thanks guys.

No police report needed as no one was injured. We exchanged policy numbers phone numbers and snapped some pics. I still can't believe that only one panel and the bumper were hit. The corner of the fender went under the hood and not a single scratch was had. And most importantly, my bi-xenons weren't harmed. Custom work and $500...phew.

If I'm not found liable, I won't have to pay anything. Remember, they hit me :) I do want an Mtech II pretty badly. Hopefully I can make it work.

Below is a map of the intersection. I did some late braking into the yield and saw a queue of cars turning left going to Target. The single lane becomes two lanes just before the Wallgreens Pharmacy. Thankfully that was there for me to turn into or I would have gone into the kerb.

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[Newjack]

The reason I asked about a police report is it helps show who was at fault. Especially if they admit to the cop that bit was their fault, then change their mind later.

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[Hornung418]

Insurance will determine that.

Appraisal appt. tomorrow.

[jreyes19]

Glad to see you're ok and that insurance will hopefully take care of it all

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[Stu]

We can rebuild it. We have the technology.

Faster.

Stronger.

Better.

...M-Tech II :p

[Nomar06]

Sucks to hear....glad your ok and no major damage.

[danewilson77]

Sux.



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[Hornung418]

Alignment is off and my suspension may be damaged pretty badly...

Horney...via TT.

[M3TA5IN]

Alignment is off and my suspension may be damaged pretty badly...

Horney...via TT.

Sad face :(

[Johnmadd]

Alignment is off and my suspension may be damaged pretty badly...

Horney...via TT.

Symptoms?

[Hornung418]

Wheel wobble and some awesome vibrations through the steering wheel.

Horney...via TT.

[johnrando]

DANG!

[derbo]

glad you are fine and had a good reflex to brake!

[M0nk3y]

:( :( :( :( :( :( :(





















:(

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[Ryans323i]

Dang it Justin! I'm so nervous the damage is going to start adding up. Our pre-facelift cars just aren't worth much anymore, yet repairs still cost the same! Too much suspension damage and the car could get totaled.

Although I was looking at the wheel and it looks pretty terrible. Maybe it's bent and out of balance, and the impact through off your alignment. Conclusion, maybe you just need a new wheel and an alignment. :fingerscrossed

[jayjay_dee]

Glad you are ok Justin...

Not really sure why you didnt get a police report, other party can always deny its their fault, but i really hope not...
Happened to 2 of my friends already (because they were being very nice and trusting)...

Good luck and I cant wait to see your car with the MTech II bumper on...

[webster]

sorry to see this. hope your car heals quickly. glad you're ok. stupid idiot drivers...

[pfr]

Glad you're ok, Justin.

Love your gracious attitude about the other driver/couple. Building good karma, my friend.

Good luck with the repairs.

+1

[Hornung418]

Insurance appraiser failed to call me today. So I get to get up and call him bright and early so I can get my rental. They still think the car is in driving condition but I had only driven it for 2 miles after the accident, so my opinion of the condition was uneducated.

Priced out the bumpers on RealOEM.com and cross-referenced through ECSTuning.com and found that they are comparable in price. All I can hope for is that the claims adjuster is on board with me.

[static667]

Bummersville, man. At least it wasn't a major collision requiring extensive repairs. All will be well soon. No worries.

[Ryans323i]

Best wishes with the adjuster today.

[johnrando]

Best wishes with the adjuster today.
+1

[cakM3]

Best wishes with the adjuster today.

+2

[zhpnsnv]

Crap! Sorry about that bro. Good luck.

[Hornung418]

Just dropped it off at the collision shop. Getting an MTech II front bumper and a facelift hood. Just gonna pay the difference which should be minimal.

Just need Liberty Mutual to get back to me and tell me I'm not liable.

Horney...via TT.

[S85FTW]

Just dropped it off at the collision shop. Getting an MTech II front bumper and a facelift hood. Just gonna pay the difference which should be minimal.

Just need Liberty Mutual to get back to me and tell me I'm not liable.

Horney...via TT.

Faclifted hood looks great on preface cars, cant say the same for the other way around (sadly from first hand experience).

[Hornung418]

Faclifted hood looks great on preface cars, cant say the same for the other way around (sadly from first hand experience).

Definitely!

Horney...via TT.

[Johnmadd]

Good deal with the upgrade.

[M3TA5IN]

Just dropped it off at the collision shop. Getting an MTech II front bumper and a facelift hood. Just gonna pay the difference which should be minimal.

Just need Liberty Mutual to get back to me and tell me I'm not liable.

Horney...via TT.

Justin just an FYI I had a similar situation happen to me with my jeep wrangler, had a $500 deductible. I was able to source the "facelift" parts myself for the body shop. I saved them so much I ended up paying $48 all said and done for my deduct

Awesome you're getting upgraded man :)

[jayjay_dee]

The accident could be a blessing in disguise after all...

MTech II bumper FTW!!!

[Hornung418]

http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy41/jhornung318i/2012-08-06_17-26-40_120.jpg

Picked up my rental after Liberty Mutual finally admitted liability. My car will be covered by them and I will start the process tomorrow. Since the fender will need to be blended into the hood, and my hood is riddled with rock chips and two rather large dents, I will be replacing it with a Facelift hood and BMW Performance Kidneys. An Mtech 2 front bumper will be going on as well. I will have the car aligned to ZHP specifications and if we find anything else it will be billed to Insurance.

Car will look like this when completed sans the power bulge and M3 mirrors:

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[M3TA5IN]

Sexy :biggrin

[Whitexi]

In for pics after

[Ryans323i]

A little OT, I didn't know you could get a facelift hood with a bulge, it looks great.

I can't wait to see how your ride looks after everything is installed! The facelift hood looks so much better with the mtech II, I'm glad to you took that into account and are upgrading. The 328 is going to look great!

[cakM3]

Justin, I got to know how you got the facelift hood w/ powerdome.....is this something you had the body shop do?

[M3TA5IN]

Justin, I got to know how you got the facelift hood w/ powerdome.....is this something you had the body shop do?

He said SANS power dome.

[cakM3]

I saw that Cody but the pic showed the power dome....just wondering if Justin knows how this was done (looking at the pic I can see this is a pic of someone's bimmer). This is something I want to do to my ZHP eventually... looking to do this someday...

[M3TA5IN]

Gotcha

[Hornung418]

I saw that Cody but the pic showed the power dome....just wondering if Justin knows how this was done (looking at the pic I can see this is a pic of someone's bimmer). This is something I want to do to my ZHP eventually... looking to do this someday...

Aftermarket. That particular car is from Mylasia. Jeremiah had a CF powerdome sedan hood but it cracked at the passenger side shock point. Think it was Vorsteiner.

My new hood will be OEM just based on fitment alone. Car doesn't need a CF hood as its not a racecar, but I do want a CF roof panel, to improve handling.

Horney...via TT.

[Hornung418]

Okay. So I went to the body shop to start the repair process. Sent Steve some links to the body parts (Hood and Bumper) we are going to spray the entire front end and just blend it into the doors. Now it's just a waiting game. Tick Tock...18 days to Bimmerfest East.

[M3TA5IN]

Okay. So I went to the body shop to start the repair process. Sent Steve some links to the body parts (Hood and Bumper) we are going to spray the entire front end and just blend it into the doors. Now it's just a waiting game. Tick Tock...18 days to Bimmerfest East.

I got you covered if its not done buddy, hopefully it is though.

[Hornung418]

Thanks again, Cody. You rock!

[echo46]

Going to look really nice. Post pics, for sure.

[Hornung418]

Definitely! I can't wait to have it back. I only got to drive it twice on the new bushings and mounts...

[az3579]

18 days... ouch. Might be cutting it close, but we'll see! Hopefully it'll be done. Driving that Sentra is going to drive you insane in the membrane.

[Hornung418]

18 days... ouch. Might be cutting it close, but we'll see! Hopefully it'll be done. Driving that Sentra is going to drive you insane in the membrane.

Yes...my last car was an 08 2.0 SL. CVT trans still sucks. But the SR has some nice touches, although the radio reception is horrible! Good firm steering. Managed to squeal the tires under turning though haha.

Horney...via TT.

[az3579]

Yes...my last car was an 08 2.0 SL. CVT trans still sucks. But the SR has some nice touches, although the radio reception is horrible! Good firm steering. Managed to squeal the tires under turning though haha.

Horney...via TT.

Drift that biotch! :biggrin

[Newjack]

Drift that biotch! :biggrin

FWD
Drift

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[az3579]

FWD
Drift

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If you're good, you can drift almost anything.

[Hornung418]

I'm not going to thrash the rental. I'd like to keep the $100 security deposit.

Horney...via TT.

[az3579]

I'm not going to thrash the rental. I'd like to keep the $100 security deposit.

Horney...via TT.


I didn't say trash... drift ≠ trash. ;)

[Newjack]

Yeah buy it isn't as exciting or fun.

Throw that ebrake!

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[S85FTW]

Progress pics nao!

[Hornung418]

Got nothin, Kris. I sent an email on Tuesday with the links and part numbers for the hood and the bumper. I will call the body shop tomorrow and see if they've started yet, or if they even received my email.

[S85FTW]

Got nothin, Kris. I sent an email on Tuesday with the links and part numbers for the hood and the bumper. I will call the body shop tomorrow and see if they've started yet, or if they even received my email.

That bites, its pretty standard practice now with body shops to email you with a progress link once they get started. They snap hundreds of pictures throughout the build and every few days they upload the progress online for you to see. At least thats what I have seen at body shops near me and my best man's body shop in Boston.

[Hornung418]

Yeah, this is my first experience with a body shop. I've heard tonnes of great things about Steve and the work he does. He's been doing it for a long time, and his father even longer, so it would seem he knows what's up. I'm very excited to have the new look. Next up, Cosmetically speaking that is, is the Hamann CF lip that MidlandTech has on his sedan. Kid up the street has it on his e46 M painted and it looks so boss.

When I get it back, I'll be converting the vehicle to run MS43 and have all the 3.0 parts on the 2.8. With a little luck, I found everything I needed for $300 shipped to my door :) Next post I will have some progress to share, promise :)

[S85FTW]

If you know a good fabricator, get some good adapters fabricated and throw ITB's while you are at it from the S54! It was something I was strongly considering for my old zhp. Get rid of that disa dip and add top end power.

[midlandtech]

Next up, Cosmetically speaking that is, is the Hamann CF lip that MidlandTech has on his sedan. Kid up the street has it on his e46 M painted and it looks so boss.
Pretty easy install although it does involve taking that new bumper off and drilling holes in it



~Steve
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[Hornung418]

Car will be ready by Wednesday, Thursday at the latest. Super pumped to make it to Bimmerfest.

Horney...via TT.

[M3TA5IN]

That's awesome man!

[Ryans323i]

Car will be ready by Wednesday, Thursday at the latest. Super pumped to make it to Bimmerfest.

Horney...via TT.

Excellent dude!

[webster]

good news :)

in for pics of upgrades...

[Hornung418]

So I don't have it in my possession yet, but I got to see it and my pants got tighter than you can imagine.

I'll just leave these here ;)

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Horney...via TT.

[M3TA5IN]

Do you wear skinny jeans?

Jk, awesome dude!

[Hornung418]

It's like sleeping with an elephant's trunk.

Have to get the lower grill, fog lights, washer nozzle grill and I think that covers it for aside from the performance grills which are being overnighted to Bel Air for free :)

Horney...via TT.

[M3TA5IN]

:rofl

Can't wait to see finished product dude

[webster]

wow seeing that color sparkle in the sun totally gives me a new appreciation for the OB

[Johnmadd]

Looks great!

[Ryans323i]

It looks fantastic so far. Make sure they adjust the hood (it may be even the fender) to have it all line up right, the DS looks a little off. And how the hell did you get the air filter down there!??

[Hornung418]

:rofl

Can't wait to see finished product dude


wow seeing that color sparkle in the sun totally gives me a new appreciation for the OB


Looks great!

Thanks guys! Wes, if you ever make it up to Bimmerfest or SIGFest, you'll have to check out Jon Estrella's OB ZHP. It's my inspiration.


It looks fantastic so far. Make sure they adjust the hood (it may be even the fender) to have it all line up right, the DS looks a little off. And how the hell did you get the air filter down there!??

Noted! When we get everything lined up and in place, I'll have them align it.

As for the air filter, that's silicon tubing with an AMSOil EA filter on the end, tucked neatly between the fender liner and the brake duct :)

cosmosracing.com

Horney...via TT.

[S85FTW]

Great progress! Did you get a chance to peek under the hood? Were there any issues with the strut tower mushrooming or moving from impact? Did they check all of that? Maybe something to address just to prevent future structural problems.

[Johal E32]

wow, glad to hear everything is working out!

So, are you facelifting the car with just the hood? Or the hood and the facelift headlights? I can see you are still re-using the stock pre-face fenders and probably the corner lights.

[danewilson77]

It looks fantastic so far. Make sure they adjust the hood (it may be even the fender) to have it all line up right, the DS looks a little off. And how the hell did you get the air filter down there!??

Wait. So that's Justins car?

[Hornung418]

Kris, I didn't open the hood. My strut towers were already mushroomed slightly before the accident and it's something I'm going to fix when I repair the suspension. Not it the cards at the moment.

I'm keeping the lights as is. The fender is already painted and installed. My lights are bi-xenon and fully functional with a new LCM paid around $570 for the lights and the LCM to be coded by TerraPhantm. And I love the way the hood overlaps the lights and gives it that Boser look with out having to mod the hood.

[Ryans323i]

Wait. So that's Justins car?

Yep. Smexy huh?

[Hornung418]

Should be done today!!!! Not getting a new wheel as it was not damaged other than some scuffing. We are going to see how the spare 44 is and go from there.

That will save me $160 to pay for some extras like the Perf. Grilles or the hood.

[M3TA5IN]

Saweet!!

[jayjay_dee]

post the pic of the final product already, lol....

cant wait...

[M3TA5IN]

I think it should be a bimmerfest unveiling :p

We could crack a bottle of champagne over it an take it back to the body shop

[Johnmadd]

I think it should be a bimmerfest unveiling :p

We could crack a bottle of champagne over it an take it back to the body shop

:rofl

[Ryans323i]

I bet you put 50 miles on her today, just enjoying having her back! And post some dayum pics!

[Hornung418]

Wont have it back til Monday...gahhh.

Horney...via TT.

[Hermes]

pics of MTech on or ban

[Johnmadd]

Wont have it back til Monday...gahhh.

Horney...via TT.

Sucks man, you probably had the whole weekend planned too. :(

[Hornung418]

Yeah I don't have to work til Friday, but its just annoying.

I went to the dealer instead and drove an F30 328i xdrive with 10 miles on it to at least get some driving pleasure in. That's a fancy machine. Really enjoyed the N20!

Also filled out an application for a Detailing position...let's see how that goes.

And last...checked out my Performance Grilles. My oh my do they look great! Hopefully I can strip the paint on the chrome trim I put on last month and wrap them in gloss black before Bfest...right now only the passenger side is painted, and it looks retarded.

Horney...via TT.

[johnrando]

I definitely know how you feel. Great that it's working out, can't wait so see the final. GL on the detailing position.

[Hornung418]

I cannot believe how long this is taking. I still don't have the car back. I'm loosing my cool here. This was supposed to be done on Wednesday. Now It's not going to be done until tomorrow, and while it's only a day away, I was told on Friday that it would be done on Monday, after being told on Thursday it would be done on Friday. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuu--.

[M3TA5IN]

Bastards!!!!


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[Johnmadd]

Perfection has no set times. Hopefully it will be perfect! Lining that stuff up can be a total pita.

[S85FTW]

Maybe the painter doesn't have the gentle hands of a rapist.

Sorry, had to :)

[Hornung418]

All the paint work is done. Apparently they needed some brackets for something and BMW wasn't in a hurry to get those parts to the body shop. So he's putting the blame on BMW and I'm just ready to drive my car. I just want to drive it :crying:

[Merritt07]

Man, that's rough, everything that has happened. Just take solace in knowing that the wait is worth the quality work. You seem to trust the guys doing the job, so that's really what counts. When I put my car up a grass embankment, I ended up taking her to my ex's dad, who owned a body shop. I couldnt be happier about the work. It took a bit longer than I would have liked, but I didn't need the amount of work yours required.

Maybe I missed the update, but how did the suspension end up fairing? You said something about a possible issue?

I hope you get her back soon.

[Hornung418]

I will know fully after my dentist appt. Looks like I will finally have it back today!

Horney...via TT.

[M3TA5IN]

Hoooorayyyyy


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[Whitexi]

Well, how bout them pics lol

[Hornung418]

Oh...you'll get pics.

It's to dark for pics now. But lets just say that I did not enjoy the ride home, and did not enjoy it when I popped the hood.

I spent all evening correcting the issues that they didn't even address. First, the bill. $1,141.XX. Jaw hit the floor. He didn't even tell me about the prices he was getting. Second, The M-tech II Bumper was only $50 extra, but I didn't get foglights, brake ducts, or the lower mesh and was out of alignment. Third, a headlight tab was broken in the process, and not addressed. Fourth, the hood doesn't meet the fenders and won't close when I put the new Performance Grilles in it. And Last (that I've discovered so far), the fucking driver side lug nuts were not even finger tight. I went back to the shop not 20 feet after pulling out and told him that the wheel was not balanced, he told me to come back tomorrow and we'll get em balanced. Came home, and low and behold when I go to inspect the work, now that an issue had arisen, I find out that the last part of the puzzle was left incomplete. I feel cheated out of my money, more than you can imagine. Pics of the failure tomorrow :(

[M3TA5IN]

Any plans to address this?? Document it all. Sucks dude!


Sent from my fancy city machine.

[Hornung418]

Ugh...I mean I had my friends help me realign the hood, but now it doesn't meet up with the Nose. That's how it's supposed to be for the moment. I had to realign the hood pins after aligning the hood, because it wouldn't close after I scooted it flush. We will see how they address the part about the lugs. Sure people forget...but when you are dealing with something as essential to a car as the wheel? Come on, that's not to be missed. I will have them take care of all the issues I found and they didn't repaint the mirror cap...That was actually damaged in the crash...and they didn't repair it. I just remembered that one.

[danewilson77]

Damn. :jawdrop

[S85FTW]

Wow, I'm sorry man. All that wait for half assed work. Definitely let your insurance company know.

[az3579]

:facepalm

[Whitexi]

That's not good, they sound shifty.

[johnrando]

SUX!!!!!!!

[Nomar06]

Damn....hopefully it all gets taken care off.

[Whitexi]

Keep us posted Justin, I hate shops like that.

[webster]

Damn....hopefully it all gets taken care off.

+1

[jayjay_dee]

sad day for the familia...

[Hornung418]

Good morning. Here are some pictures.

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And now for the annoyances.

Didn't even bother to remove the brake ducts.

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No foglights :(

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Bumper alignment is off by about a quarter inch.

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[derbo]

Looks like you need MTECHII brake ducts :) I believe you can adjust the headlights to make them a little more flush.

But otherwise looks great with the MTECHII bumper!

[Hornung418]

Head light tab is cracked.

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Center alignment is off with the lower headlight trim.

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Brake duct tab isn't clipped into the fender liner.

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Just admiring stupidity.

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Mirror cap...unaddressed :facepalm:

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For the three week wait, I'm very disappointed with the quality of the job. The paint work is very nice, but the reassembly is pathetic. Car drives fine now that I tightened the lugs on the driver side front, but why the hell am I paying to do half the work myself?? Anyways. Looks good from a distance. She's a 40 yard fade now...hooray.