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Blackv6Stang · 04-14-2006, 12:19 AM

so i was on my way to princeton on RT. 1 and all of the sudden i hear this loud noise coming from my engine bay. it went away immedietly so i just ignored it and figured i ran over something or w/e and then i hit a bump a little further down the road probably going 60MPH and it sounded like my engine dropped out of the car and it was being dragged along or something so i pull from the inside lane all the way to the side of the road and put my flashers on.

Now before i go on, yesterday i was going to change my intake box to a cold air intake but ended up having to put it back in before i could finish cause it didnt fit right and i had to go to work so i only put in 1 of the 3 bolts that held on the air box.

So i go check under the hood cause my firts thought was that something happened with the intake but there was nothing. so i check under the car from the side and there was nothing, then i go to the front and my WHOLE AIR DAM IS FLIPPED BACKWARDS UNDER MY CAR!!! the entire front of the air dam was ripped off the bumper and held on by bolts directly behind the front wheels.

If it wasnt held on by bolts i would have just ripped the whole thing off so i could keep driving. and if it wasnt for the fact that all the air was pushing my car up and making it shake violently i would have just kept going with it dragging under the car but it was like lifting my front end up.

i called about ten people for someone to bring something out to cut the rest of it off or to take the bolts off and my dad was 45 mins away.
...so i had to wait 45 mins for him to come and take off the rest of the air dam.

(((((LONG STORY SHORT))))

My air dam ripped off of my bumper on route1 and caused my car to shake violently so i pulled over and was on the side of the road for an hour or more waiting for someone to come with somethign to take the rest of the air damn off. 45 mins later my dad came to the rescue with a socket wrench and we managed to take it off. i showed up just into to have play the last half hour of my hockey practice.

PICS TO COME!!

DropTopChevy · 04-14-2006, 12:25 AM

Thats a popular thing on passats. On guy last week was writing how his just decided to leave him while driving down the highway. He said it came off without and remorse and it had served him well.

Blackv6Stang · 04-14-2006, 12:37 AM

yeah well the guy who had my car before me didnt know how to drive/park because the air dam was beat to hell from running over parking curbs when i got it

DropTopChevy · 04-14-2006, 12:40 AM

Mine thankfully is in alright conditiong it has scratches on it but it has all of the bolts holding in. I'm looking at getting a metal one though

Blackv6Stang · 04-14-2006, 12:41 AM

your lucky then. i should have expected something to happen when the front of the air dam is broken in half and held on by black zip ties

Blackv6Stang · 04-14-2006, 12:42 AM

99SL2_Modder · 04-14-2006, 07:33 AM

heh

Mine kept bottoming out, so I took it off.

Though stock, it's held on by 2 spring clips, so it flexes easy.

BlackBulletTSi · 04-14-2006, 08:19 AM

clint thats cause saturns own

04-14-2006, 12:19 AM	#1
Blackv6Stang Tri-State Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Langhorne, Pa Member #847 iTrader: (0)	Aw s!!!* so i was on my way to princeton on RT. 1 and all of the sudden i hear this loud noise coming from my engine bay. it went away immedietly so i just ignored it and figured i ran over something or w/e and then i hit a bump a little further down the road probably going 60MPH and it sounded like my engine dropped out of the car and it was being dragged along or something so i pull from the inside lane all the way to the side of the road and put my flashers on. Now before i go on, yesterday i was going to change my intake box to a cold air intake but ended up having to put it back in before i could finish cause it didnt fit right and i had to go to work so i only put in 1 of the 3 bolts that held on the air box. So i go check under the hood cause my firts thought was that something happened with the intake but there was nothing. so i check under the car from the side and there was nothing, then i go to the front and my WHOLE AIR DAM IS FLIPPED BACKWARDS UNDER MY CAR!!! the entire front of the air dam was ripped off the bumper and held on by bolts directly behind the front wheels. If it wasnt held on by bolts i would have just ripped the whole thing off so i could keep driving. and if it wasnt for the fact that all the air was pushing my car up and making it shake violently i would have just kept going with it dragging under the car but it was like lifting my front end up. i called about ten people for someone to bring something out to cut the rest of it off or to take the bolts off and my dad was 45 mins away. ...so i had to wait 45 mins for him to come and take off the rest of the air dam. (((((LONG STORY SHORT)))) My air dam ripped off of my bumper on route1 and caused my car to shake violently so i pulled over and was on the side of the road for an hour or more waiting for someone to come with somethign to take the rest of the air damn off. 45 mins later my dad came to the rescue with a socket wrench and we managed to take it off. i showed up just into to have play the last half hour of my hockey practice. PICS TO COME!! __________________ -Ryan I love my saab 900. Used to have a 1997 mustang

04-14-2006, 12:25 AM	#2
DropTopChevy Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: In a big house Member #242 My Ride: 2002 2.8 30V V6 iTrader: (6)	Thats a popular thing on passats. On guy last week was writing how his just decided to leave him while driving down the highway. He said it came off without and remorse and it had served him well. __________________ The great thing about being an architect is that you can walk into your dreams. - Harold E. Wagoner, 1986

04-14-2006, 12:37 AM	#3
Blackv6Stang Tri-State Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Langhorne, Pa Member #847 iTrader: (0)	yeah well the guy who had my car before me didnt know how to drive/park because the air dam was beat to hell from running over parking curbs when i got it __________________ -Ryan I love my saab 900. Used to have a 1997 mustang

04-14-2006, 12:40 AM	#4
DropTopChevy Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: In a big house Member #242 My Ride: 2002 2.8 30V V6 iTrader: (6)	Mine thankfully is in alright conditiong it has scratches on it but it has all of the bolts holding in. I'm looking at getting a metal one though __________________ The great thing about being an architect is that you can walk into your dreams. - Harold E. Wagoner, 1986

04-14-2006, 12:41 AM	#5
Blackv6Stang Tri-State Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Langhorne, Pa Member #847 iTrader: (0)	your lucky then. i should have expected something to happen when the front of the air dam is broken in half and held on by black zip ties __________________ -Ryan I love my saab 900. Used to have a 1997 mustang

04-14-2006, 12:42 AM	#6
Blackv6Stang Tri-State Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Langhorne, Pa Member #847 iTrader: (0)	__________________ -Ryan I love my saab 900. Used to have a 1997 mustang

04-14-2006, 08:19 AM	#8
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