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Grumpy AuContraire > wrote:
> wrote: > > I did go back to the parking lot and drive the rebar down below flush with > > the curb piece. > I see litigation by a crafty lawyer in your future... I did have the thought that "someone else is at fault here". Then I smacked the rebar down with a hammer, looked around for some little clips that might belong to me, lying on the ground, and got back in my car. I have a "normal" parking place, here at the "mailbox pod" where folks in my area get their mail. http://maps.google.com/maps?q=38.797162,-122.553558 Someone was in "my" spot, and I pulled in to a different spot, and ... crunch. If I had stopped and had a look when I couldn't back off easily, I probably could have flexed something and saved my plastic car parts from damage. I think I've probably ground off some of the plastic against the road. I suppose a crawl under this Saturday, with some duct tape and baling wire. I did glance under there, thinking I might remove it instead of tying it up. Because it's a hybrid, there is a lot of plastic under there, probably more than other Civics. -- Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley Lake, CA, USA GPS: 38.8,-122.5 |
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Tegger > wrote:
> wrote in : > > I think I've probably ground off some of the plastic against the road. > I repost my last reply: > Aha, that sounds like the splash shield. Given what you've just described, > the plastic just might be salvageable. It's pretty tough. I did keep that in mind, and now that the Civic is 120K, 8 years old, and dog-eaten, baling wire is on the list of remedies. When I tied it up, it was substantially there. I didn't look for the fastening points, I just used the drain cutouts as a place to thread my twine and pull it forward to where the bumper overlapped it for aerodynamics. http://picasaweb.google.com/clarence...eat=directlink For it's 8th birthday in March, I think I'll take my HondaCare refund and get the front end cosmetically repaired. -- Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley Lake, CA, USA GPS: 38.8,-122.5 |
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On Jan 4, 11:38*am, wrote:
> And what if there is no alt.autos.honda on my news server? > I don't get to read your pithy reply? you can read it on google groups |
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bucky3 > wrote in news:e6431a4d-522a-467a-a92f-9ee9c9d7a335
@f9g2000vbq.googlegroups.com: > On Jan 4, 11:38*am, wrote: >> And what if there is no alt.autos.honda on my news server? >> I don't get to read your pithy reply? > > you can read it on google groups Ewww. Google Groups sucks big time. It's a dumb way to get Usenet. The free providerEternal September carries it, as does the for-pay Altopia. -- Tegger |
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"Tegger" wrote
> The free providerEternal September carries it, as does the for-pay > Altopia. news.eternal-september.org It works great. |
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Tegger > wrote:
> wrote in : > > There was some noise, as the bungee cord and wind competed for control > > of the plastic. The bungee cord lost, flying up onto the hood, and > > the plastic folded back under the car, dragging heavily. > Aha, that sounds like the splash shield. Given what you've just described, > the plastic just might be salvageable. It's pretty tough. Crawling under the car today wasn't very exciting at all. There is some bubbled up plastic on an edge from road rash, and some breaks too small to be concerned about, but overall, I think I'll be in fine shape after replacing 9 of the push-pin fastners. The piece that hit the ground is about four inches long, from the bumper back to about the radiator. It wraps up the sides into the fender well, and I think the fender well connections are all that kept it on the car. The larger piece of plastic under the engine cavity has some damage, but that may have been from other road debris over the miles. there are a couple of pushpins missing of the original 9 in that pan. I can see where the bumper snagged the piece of rebar and partially tore, popping some of the pushpins. I found one on top of the engine, pin still in, but the bulging part of the surrounding plastic was broken off. -- Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley Lake, CA, USA GPS: 38.8,-122.5 |
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