***TST's Official "Boring" Thread, Part Deux***

[russiankid]

Relays are a piece of cake to wire up.

[jpalamar]

Originally Posted by Oakes

Well.

Stopped at the body shop today, to really discuss with them about the car.

Reason it isn't totaled, is because they are going to attempt to straighten out the pillar and not replace it, because to replace it, requires the entire rear quarter and front a-pillar into the firewall to be cut out, and rewelded. They think it's possible to fix without doing that, I think it's retarded, but it's not my say there. So with that said, they said that may change, and if it does, then things will need to be seriously reconsidered because the work triples at that point and the parts jump another 3k at least. It's no where near totaled at their current estimate, however, I will be calling the insurance company tomorrow morning and seeing what my options are.

Also with the apparent case of the tree being a major complaint and needed to be brought down before this happened and wasnt done, I'll have some argument there in at least getting loss of value and maybe even the property owner to cover it through their insurance. I've already started talking to other body shops about this type of damage. I'm not letting this just be a fix and give back, cause if it is, I will drive it straight to a dealer and trade it on a GT-R or something /sarcasm, but srs at the same time.

I always thought of you as more of a Lambo kinda guy

That does suck though, def talk to a few other shops and ask if they would even attempt to fix it that way.

[Big_Jim]

morning everyone. Its thursday, right?

[Elliott18t]

Originally Posted by Oakes

Which is why I'm uncomfortable with it. Their argument is, it's one of the cleanest maintained cars theyve seen come in there, and theyre a higher end shop. He was shocked he couldnt find any scratches on it for 43k miles ;) So they want to minimize cutting up the unibody if they dont have to, I can kinda see that, but not when it's my friggin door pillar that's in sync with the rest of the structure of the car.

ask them if they have even bent a paperclip and then bent it again....

are the going to reinforce that ****?

[jpalamar]

I love how people join a foum just to ask a question that they are too lazy to just search for. I'm fairly certain this has been discussed in that section withing the last few months. http://www.tristatetuners.com/forum/...93#post1763493

People should be allowed to post in ask the law until 50 legait posts or a 3 months. All these BS threads makes it a PITA for me to fish though when I actually need info on stuff and can't use search because 10,000 BS threads come up.

[HickRocket1258]

Nick, it sounds like you have quite the mess on your hands with the car. If the tree was told that it would need to be taken down, then it would be on the owners of the land it sits on. The way the tree guys were telling us about our house is that one tree got hit and some big pieces came off, and if we didn't do anything to take it down, if it fell on the house, then insurance wouldn't be liable for it because the tree needed to be addressed.

[Foolinaround]

happy birthday angelo

[Big_Jim]

oh shiz, its your birthday ang?!?!!?

Happy Birthday!!!

maybe since its your birthday, nick will let you be on top.

[jpalamar]

Originally Posted by Big_Jim

oh shiz, its your birthday ang?!?!!?

Happy Birthday!!!

maybe since its your birthday, nick will let you be on top.

If Nick wasn't mad about the car, he probally would be that generous... but not this time.

And Happy B-day Ang, any exciting plans?

[Oakes]

As much as I love him, he's still catching tonight. I need to let out some rage.

[HickRocket1258]

Happy birthday Angelo. Hope you have a good one man.

[james_ls]

Originally Posted by Big_Jim

morning everyone. Its thursday, right?

Yessir.

Come out with us tonight.

[Big_Jim]

Originally Posted by james_ls

Yessir.

Come out with us tonight.

Im working tonight at the bar....... Where yous goin?

txt coming. lol

[grimm]

got a new driveway and already have 2 ****ing dents in it from my jack. mother ****er!!!

[jpalamar]

Thats crazy man. I've never had any issues with a jack, but jackstands did leave a mark before. Now I always put a small peice of playwood under the stands.

Sucks so much that it was recently done.

[grimm]

yea i put wood under the stands i didn't think i need to put wood under the 5" roller at the front of the jack.
well the whole ordeal of getting the new driveway has been a month long headache. ****ty contractor and crappy work.

[piku]

Originally Posted by grimm

got a new driveway and already have 2 ****ing dents in it from my jack. mother ****er!!!

Yeah you definitely can't use a jack or stands on asphalt. Bad bad idea. Luckily I only left dents in rental property. I used to do it on old streets all the time it would never leave a mark but anything like a residential driveway or newer pavement is a lot softer.

[Big_Jim]

I left marks from my jack stands in my street before, and i plan on doing it again next weekend lol.

[grimm]

yup, lesson learned ****ing ruining a new $2500 driveway a month after it was finished.

[Elliott18t]