04-24-2017, 06:49 PM | #1 |
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Freakin Road Debris!!
Washed my car this weekend and noticed my grill looked odd. Looked a little closer and I see one of the horizontal bars of the honeycomb grill is missing. Look a little closer still and I see the below PVC fitting laying behind the grill against my radiator! I have no idea how or when it happened, but it's hard to believe I didn't hear it. My wife drives the Camaro about 60 miles round trip at freeway speeds 4 days a week, and she didn't hear it.... but then she tends to enjoy the excellent stereo system in the car! Fortunately there was no sign of an impact on the radiator!
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04-24-2017, 07:07 PM | #2 |
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She had the music really high up or is lying lol
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04-24-2017, 07:26 PM | #3 |
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That sucks! At least no damage to the bumper or radiator. I can't imagine not hearing that, even with the stereo turned up. Blown speakers might be your next repair.
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04-24-2017, 07:29 PM | #4 |
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Looks like its a fragile piece. A bird couldve done that and you'd never hear or notice it happen while driving.
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04-24-2017, 08:05 PM | #5 |
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that's too bad. best to keep distance from the car in front of you
some people will actually drive in debris just to get some to flick back at you. I have also had people clean their windshield on the freeway then laugh when I go around them .
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04-24-2017, 09:04 PM | #6 | |
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04-24-2017, 09:40 PM | #7 |
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Warranty repair for sure! That sucks.
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04-24-2017, 10:41 PM | #8 |
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Certainly not a warranty repair. Not the manufacture's fault in any way, so to replace the grill it's on me. It's actually not very easy to see except in bright light, and probably not real easy to get in and out, but I suspect I'll have to get it replace since it will drive me nuts just knowing its there! Part of the broken grill piece was up against the radiator too, but there was still some pieces missing.
Pretty tough stuff, still can't imagine how one of us didn't hear the impact! |
04-24-2017, 11:06 PM | #9 | |
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04-25-2017, 02:04 AM | #10 |
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You think Texas and Arizona are going to be any better? You got to move where people are scarce and that usually means really cold winters or areas where people are leaving like Detroit. Thanks, but no thanks. If you move to any built up suburban area around a big city, it's going to be same crap drivers.
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04-25-2017, 07:06 AM | #11 |
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perfect time to upgrade to the SEMA grill
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04-25-2017, 07:14 AM | #12 | |
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04-25-2017, 07:14 AM | #13 |
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04-25-2017, 07:19 AM | #14 |
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The "accessory grill" I think is the actual name. I have it in red on my car, see my sig pic!
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