Goodbye 2011, thanks for the hole in my fender...

Haven't been on in a while, so I thought I'd share what will be the most memorable part of my 2011.... and unfortunately not in a good way :(

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And for the story behind the photos, I was going on my lunch break from work December 19, 2011. Got out of the parking lot and up to the stop sign at 54th & Lewis (Tulsa). Well, there were construction signs obscuring my view of the road, so I was having to look left and right quite often. Long story short, I thought I had the clear in turning left (south), and somehow didn't see this F-150 in the left southbound lane...which I later found out was because he had just gotten onto Lewis from the other side of the construction. First accident that was my fault. Sucks, I was hoping to go my whole life without one of those, especially driving the SS. I also got a nice 150 dollar ticket for failure to yield. On the flip side, the other guy was really nice about it (and he got a ticket for expired tags). Not enough damage for my 1000 dollar deductible on my side, fortunately have full coverage for the little damage I did to his son's truck.

Looking at having to buy a new fender, bumper cover, and do some rigging on a small plastic piece that busted on the lower back end of the headlight assembly. For now, I have a nice little fender scoop to keep my engine cool :lol:

Damn man that sucks, and the ticket on top of it is kind of bs imo.

Ouch that sucks.

Yeah that's pretty much standard for Tulsa PD. Someone has to be at fault, and the ticket just solidifies it. He let the fact that my license wasn't on me go since I know my number.

And I got tapatalk again just for you Spaz, I knew you missed me :lol:

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That sucks Terry... :(

Glad you're ok and good to see you back on here!!!

That'll buff right out lol..

That sucks man..:(

Yeah I'm fine Andy, just my pride that hurts. You can see from the damage that I was at least quick enough to turn and prevent a direct collision. That would have sucked worse as I'm sure his back tire would have been on my Hood lol. No Hood damage BTW which is awesome.

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same thing i'd say "at least the hood is ok..."

If you look real close you can see the truck tire actually buffed out some of the haze on my headlight lol. They are getting bad again...I've buffed them out about 4 times now, may just replace them when I get the other parts :dunno:

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Like you said, could have been a whole lot worse. Good to see that you came through it unscathed.

Damn man, that really sucks. Could have been much worse and glad to hear the hood is ok.

Nobody got hurt and parts can be replaced but the tickets are the worst when it come to insurance rates. I know, I live in New Jersey with the highest rates in the country. Parts are available and the paint should be easy to match. Good Luck.

Glad you were quick enough to somewhat dodge the brunt of the hit.

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Nobody got hurt and parts can be replaced but the tickets are the worst when it come to insurance rates. I know, I live in New Jersey with the highest rates in the country. Parts are available and the paint should be easy to match. Good Luck.

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200 for parts,not sure what paint will cost. They said my insurance wont go up much if any since it's my first accident and first ticket on record.

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200 for parts,not sure what paint will cost. They said my insurance wont go up much if any since it's my first accident and first ticket on record.

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That's great. In my state the rates would go up 30% for a chargable accident and the ticket. My 22 year old son has a clean record and he is on my policy. We both have clean records and he pays 2750.00 per year for full coverage on a 2005 Subaru Legacy Turbo. One ticket and accident would cost him an 800.00 increase. Glad you were not hurt.

I feel you on the headlights, I have done them every 2 months for the past year. I finally had enough and bought the whistler mod headlights from an old sponsor. I don't like having little LED's in my headlights so they were my only option.

Sorry to hear about it, Terry. Good to see you back though :)

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I feel you on the headlights, I have done them every 2 months for the past year. I finally had enough and bought the whistler mod headlights from an old sponsor. I don't like having little LED's in my headlights so they were my only option.

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Yeah I've played with the idea of getting aftermarkets, but I've seen too many complaints about them retaining water, horrible wiring etc. I think I will go the same route as you and just go stock with whistler

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Sorry to hear about it, Terry. Good to see you back though :)

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Good to be back :rocking:

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great time to throw some clear corners in there

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great time to throw some clear corners in there

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Also not a bad idea.

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Wifey reminded me of the Camaro/Firebird salvage here in Tulsa. Looks like I can get good parts for at least a decent price from there. Also going to probably pick up a couple interior pieces I've been needing to replace.

100-125 for fender. 175-260 for bumper cover. Wide range has to do with condition I'm sure.

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Wifey reminded me of the Camaro/Firebird salvage here in Tulsa. Looks like I can get good parts for at least a decent price from there. Also going to probably pick up a couple interior pieces I've been needing to replace.

100-125 for fender. 175-260 for bumper cover. Wide range has to do with condition I'm sure.

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If they dont have it, call my buddy at american camaro and firebird in okc. His name is gary.

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If they dont have it, call my buddy at american camaro and firebird in okc. His name is gary.

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Will do, thanks

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Hello 2012, you suck. Go away, thanks....

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Semi blew through a red light and smashed into my mother in law and bro in law in my truck... they are ok but pretty banged up. Fortunately this one comes back on the trucking company and not me. That being said, my slave cylinder in the SS went out the very next morning on the way to work... just another day in the life of Y2K...

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Wow! You're having a bit of bad luck biting at your heels, aren't ya...

Terry, take a damn break and come up to MI for a vacation!!! You need it!! I have several beers that I need help consuming.

I'm glad everyone is ok (all things considered)

damn looks like a lot of hard luck man, and i think i have a right side fender at the shop thats new comes with a years coat of dust too that i will just give you. Pm me if your interested and ill give you my cell number

Damn dude, talk about bad luck. Wish i still had my old master but i think i threw it out.
Glad to hear everyone made it out alive and at least it was the trucking company at fault.
Hope this year gets better for you

Definitely some strange luck, but maybe not all bad. I will get a new truck, I should say my wife will get a new truck lol. And the slave went out just in time for taxes. Any other time I would be struggling to come up with money to repair. Wicked I sent you a pm, thanks!

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Damn dude, talk about bad luck. Wish i still had my old master but i think i threw it out.
Glad to hear everyone made it out alive and at least it was the trucking company at fault.
Hope this year gets better for you

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Last time my slave went out it took the master with it. Hopefully not the case this time. Otherwise I will be wishing you still had it :lol:

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Master and slave... wonder if a sponsor would give me a deal for buying both....lol

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Any suggestions on where to go for parts? WS6Store seems to have some good prices.

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Check with KY speed and see what they can do.

Went with WS6Store. Shipping was free and prices were a bit friendlier, and I'm pretty sure they are a sponsor as well?

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They are not a sponsor. Glad you got what you needed though and at a price you liked.

They must have been at one time. They had a drop down box for where I heard about them and ls1.com was on the list. Oh well, yeah I got a good deal. Now I just need a transmission mount, I have a suspicion that my mechanic broke it, I'm pretty sure I would have known if the mount was was broken before. Not worth questioning him at this point though.

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Trans mount comes in today, slave and master tomorrow. Hopefully have the car back by the end of the week. Wicked let me know on that fender, might be able to meet up this weekend if you're available.

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Hope you get her rolling again soon

That sucks. The only time I've been driving while in a wreck was when I was going to work early one morning in my old piece of crap S10. I pulled up behind an F-250 (also an old piece of crap) at a stop sign. He started to turn right, but then he backed up into me trying to go left. We pulled into a nearby parking lot and I got out pissed. Told him he "knocked my damn grill off." He thought I was serious for a minute, so I told him my truck never had a grill and then we went our separate ways. Lol.

I miss my old beat up S-10...

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Update: got my car back last weekend (long ass wait...) this new setup feels...soft. But it works, so good to go for now. Waiting for wicked to get back with me on that fender :toetap: :)

On the truck.. Had to use my insurance company to fight the trucker's insurance company, they tried to claim my mother in law was 25% at fault for not looking both ways at the green light (based on poor assumptions that have no base). Police report clearly states 100/0 on fault. So State Farm took care of them, and got me 11,500 for the truck and full reimbursement for the wrecker service and storage charges. Take that Sentry Insurance, like a good neighbor, they done kicked yo ass. Mother in law is pursuing medical separately with Jeff Martin law office. The wreck completely ruined her back fusion she had done a couple years back, and latest exam shows her knee is busted up pretty bad as well... brother in law has torn ligaments in his back.

Wifey and I have been shopping around for a new car/truck. Trying to stay at or below 13k. Saw a 04 Tacoma 4 door TRD 80k miles for 11k

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Glad things are moving forward for you. I hope your Mother and brother in-law both get taken care of as well.

Glad to hear some things are looking up. Hope your mother in law and brother in law get better soon

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Update: got my car back last weekend (long ass wait...) this new setup feels...soft. But it works, so good to go for now. Waiting for wicked to get back with me on that fender :toetap: :)

On the truck.. Had to use my insurance company to fight the trucker's insurance company, they tried to claim my mother in law was 25% at fault for not looking both ways at the green light (based on poor assumptions that have no base). Police report clearly states 100/0 on fault. So State Farm took care of them, and got me 11,500 for the truck and full reimbursement for the wrecker service and storage charges. Take that Sentry Insurance, like a good neighbor, they done kicked yo ass. Mother in law is pursuing medical separately with Jeff Martin law office. The wreck completely ruined her back fusion she had done a couple years back, and latest exam shows her knee is busted up pretty bad as well... brother in law has torn ligaments in his back.

Wifey and I have been shopping around for a new car/truck. Trying to stay at or below 13k. Saw a 04 Tacoma 4 door TRD 80k miles for 11k

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sorry man been busy the last 2 weeks i pm'ed you back ill text you when i get a sec and we can set up a time to meet. was it just the fender that you needed i think i may have come across a HL and a Bumper just have to check on the year but ill let you know about that

I could use all if you got em to spare. You can pretty much text me anytime. Appreciate your help

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I could use all if you got em to spare. You can pretty much text me anytime. Appreciate your help

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well my buddies dad that buys junk cars has one but the bumper is not in the best condition and would need some glass work to get it back together so thats a no go and someone already robbed the hl's off it.

That's ok I can get the bumper for fairly cheap, and I've been needing to replace both my foggy headlights. I may get some Whistlers from afterthoughts if they still sell them. Did you find the fender?

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Going to look at a 2008 G6 GXP today. 75k miles. I offered them 12k for it if they pay ttnl. They are taking the offer if my wife likes the car. We are going to Fayetteville AR to look/buy.

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That's ok I can get the bumper for fairly cheap, and I've been needing to replace both my foggy headlights. I may get some Whistlers from afterthoughts if they still sell them. Did you find the fender?

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yup found the fender just need to pull it out, and if not 6LE sells the whistlers for like 250 i was going to buy some but got rid of it

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Going to look at a 2008 G6 GXP today. 75k miles. I offered them 12k for it if they pay ttnl. They are taking the offer if my wife likes the car. We are going to Fayetteville AR to look/buy.

2008 Pontiac G6 for sale in Fayetteville - 1G2ZM577884184981 – Superior Buick GMC

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looks good thank god it doesnt have that fugly ass wing on it

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looks good thank god it doesnt have that fugly ass wing on it

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Yep that would have been a deal breaker. The hoods are cool, but it's worth the sacrifice to not have that batwing shit. I could always buy that hood later anyway.

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