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Dann19
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19th Jul 12 at 14:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

As the title says.......

How - Travelling to work on the back roads, chucking down, didnt see the corner & was going too fast, Ended up skidding into my side kurb, bouncing of that, spinning in a circle across the otherside of the road, into that kurb, over the kurb into the bush. So lucky it was half 4 in the morning and not a normal hour where more people would of been on the road otherwise id of killed me and the person coming towards me! Also shocked how once hitting the kurb at around 40/50mph, it somehow didnt flip & roll

Damage - Front Bumper Ripped off & Opel Grill snapped ! The Yellow thing has also popped up on the passengers seat belt (What does this mean ), slight crack in o/s headlight & a VERY VERY muddy car!
Some how that was the only damage

Outcome - Lesson learnt!







[Edited on 20-07-2012 by Dann19]
kennySRi
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19th Jul 12 at 14:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Lucky that was the only damage!

Hopefully it'll be a lesson for next time it rains
DansCorsaSXi
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19th Jul 12 at 14:37   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

None of the bearings buckled on wheels or owt mate? When I hit curb in my bros that was the most damage I did. Had to replace it as it had just bent it from impact.

I've learnt my lesson too and that was in a 1.2. I drive a 2.0 now.



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Dann19
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19th Jul 12 at 14:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

im going to get them checked tomorrow, they seem oryt, drove back from work (20 odd mile away) and it drove normal, handling was fine etc but we'll see nah i think ive learnt my lesson, shit myself and thinking what could of happened if it was a busy time is scary!
DansCorsaSXi
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19th Jul 12 at 14:45   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Yep... I was same mate. Shook me up abit.


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Whittie
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19th Jul 12 at 14:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Easily fixed that! Least you're alright.
GB123
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19th Jul 12 at 14:48   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

The yellow thing on the seatbelt means the pre-tensioner has fired off
Dann19
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19th Jul 12 at 14:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I was pretty shook up like, drove back to park my car at a hotel i just past, and got my dad to take me to work!


quote:
Originally posted by GB123
The yellow thing on the seatbelt means the pre-tensioner has fired off


meaning? how do you sort it etc?
Whittie
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19th Jul 12 at 14:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

^ Buy another one, about £20, don't think you ocan pop it back down, may be wrong.
Dann19
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19th Jul 12 at 14:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
^ Buy another one, about £20, don't think you ocan pop it back down, may be wrong.


cheers, i'll have alook at that,

Grill has been glued back together

made 2 L brackets for my bumper so thats fixed!
mattant
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19th Jul 12 at 15:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Pretensions are supposed to hold you against the seat when you crash, apparently only Vauxhall can replace and re-set them (according to the manual)
Dann19
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19th Jul 12 at 15:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

like how the passenger side went off when i didnt have a passenger in, but mine didnt haha
corsajay88
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19th Jul 12 at 16:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Very lucky there lad, ive got a couple of spare seatbelt pretensioners.
Sunz
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19th Jul 12 at 17:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

That's a write off





























How much for your wheels ?
dannyboy17
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19th Jul 12 at 17:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Dann19
like how the passenger side went off when i didnt have a passenger in, but mine didnt haha


mine was the same when i crashed, they are quite easy to replace, when i did mine i took the whole seat out, cant be re-set
Steve X16XE
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19th Jul 12 at 17:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Bet you've got cheap tyres?
Darryl H
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19th Jul 12 at 18:05   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Glad you're alright mate, as said it could have been much worse

A bumper, grill and a lesson learnt isn't a tough price imo


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Root
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19th Jul 12 at 20:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Sounds like you got off lightly. I've had a similar accident, braked hard, skidded into big electrical box, hit kurb, went into spin, spun a few times, knocked a post out the ground.

Just be grateful you're alive and your car damage is minimal and drive with more caution in the future

Btw, you say you hit the wheel, I'd be checking out the hub and such for any possible damage, it may have bent something

[Edited on 19-07-2012 by Root]
ArdenAndy
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19th Jul 12 at 20:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

glad your alright mate! also glad the car is fixable you must have sh** your pants! i know damn right i would have
baza31
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19th Jul 12 at 21:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

There's no way u can do all above and do no damage to arms at least. Sometimes pre tensioners don't go off it depends on what crash sensors are activated.
JaffaTB
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19th Jul 12 at 21:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i set off a pretensioner once accidentally dropping it in the shed when i was swapping subframes over
Dann19
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19th Jul 12 at 21:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

cheers for the comments, getting the car up on the ramps tomorrow to get fully checked over, not really bothered about the damage to my car cos its only a car, aslong as im oryt and in one piece is the main thing!

Steve - budget tyres, yes! defo looking into getting them changed!

Andy - i bloody did shit my pants, all that went through my head was, im going to roll & die! haha
sparcost3
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19th Jul 12 at 21:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

very lucky to have such minor damage - i also have a pretensioner for 15 posted mate if intrested u2u me
Dann19
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19th Jul 12 at 21:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

cheers mate, my mates dad works in the 'car buisness' and gets things for next to nout through sherwoods so he said he'll see how much it'll cost for a new one, if its alot more ill get in touch!
Dann19
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20th Jul 12 at 14:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Well after a morning of working on the car, it is now all fixed



also had it up on the ramps and checked over by a garage, NOOO damage at all somehow also been told the seat belt tensioner going off is now not an MOT Fail and still 100% safe so im in no rush to change that - so im a happy boy!

also got my plates replaced & went for pressed plates



soo fully fixed now at a cost of............................... £1.38

[Edited on 20-07-2012 by Dann19]

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