:( And this weekend was so good......

2000civic · 10-23-2007, 01:49 AM

Well to start this weekend was great! I installed my exhaust, went out with my girl, and got sunday off! Sweet! Then monday rolles around, and I do this to my car,

Basically it has been very windy here in Southern California this weekend since late friday night, Especially in the IE. So I come home from school, and today was trash day and everybodys trash cans are everywhere because of the strong winds( gusts over 80 mph

)but there is room for me to back into my driveway, however I have to approch it at an angle.

So I am backing in at an angle and I stop for a quick second because I see one of the trash cans moving twards my car, then all of a sudden this huge gust of wind blows the trash can straight at my car, so I panic and back up really quick to avoid being hit by the trash can. I was not hit by the trash can, however I forgot that I did not straighten out before fully backing up, so I scraped my car on a small brick wall we have at the edge of the lawn.

I was super mad at first, now I am just upset that I did not get out and move the trash cans like I should have before trying to back in and manuver around them. Im not worried about the dent, I can fix that myself, however I am going to have to get it painted professionally. Anyone have any Idea on the amount of $ it will cost? I have a few hook ups to so Im hopping it is not over 500$

laughoutlloyd8 · 10-23-2007, 01:55 AM

dang, too bad hfp side kit won't cover it up. I have a similar damage like that, but my is dented in...

2000civic · 10-23-2007, 02:00 AM

Yea mine is dented a little, but I can fix it. Im just worried about how much it will cost to paint it

Duce2k · 10-23-2007, 01:14 PM

That's messed up dude, should have let the can hit the car instead.

***carlo_amacio*** · 10-23-2007, 02:03 PM

damn that sucks

06CivEXJon · 10-23-2007, 06:09 PM

Yikes soda cans from wind did this?!

black07coupe · 10-23-2007, 06:39 PM

how you gonna fix your dent? i got a scratch/dent in the same spot man... i was driving outta a spot in a parkin garage with poles and shit all over, and i scraped my side a bit because the civic has the turning radius of a freaking tricycle...

cypress · 10-23-2007, 06:44 PM

ouchh really sorry to hear about this, let us know what the estimate is.

TheChosenGuy · 10-23-2007, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 06CivEXJon

Yikes soda cans from wind did this?!

Do you know how to read?

06CivEXJon · 10-23-2007, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheChosenGuy

Do you know how to read?

Nevermind smartass...

***07mugencivic*** · 10-23-2007, 07:29 PM

that sux man.....hope you get it fix soon

2000civic · 10-23-2007, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by black07coupe

how you gonna fix your dent? i got a scratch/dent in the same spot man... i was driving outta a spot in a parkin garage with poles and shit all over, and i scraped my side a bit because the civic has the turning radius of a freaking tricycle...

I have an auto body class I am taking, so alot of tools are avalible to me. If the estimate to take out the dent is to much I will pull it myself, probibly using a nail gun. You sand down the area where the dent is to bare metal, then weld pins in I guess you would call it "stratigic" points in the dent, then use a pull bar to bull the dent out. After that grind off the pins, and get ready for paint.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Duce2k

That's messed up dude, should have let the can hit the car instead.

Yea tell me about it lol. I wish I would have just picked them up in the first place.

10-23-2007, 01:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
2000civic Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Rancho Cucamunga,California Age: 20 Posts: 1,534 Robert iTrader: 0 / 0%	:( And this weekend was so good...... Well to start this weekend was great! I installed my exhaust, went out with my girl, and got sunday off! Sweet! Then monday rolles around, and I do this to my car, Basically it has been very windy here in Southern California this weekend since late friday night, Especially in the IE. So I come home from school, and today was trash day and everybodys trash cans are everywhere because of the strong winds( gusts over 80 mph )but there is room for me to back into my driveway, however I have to approch it at an angle. So I am backing in at an angle and I stop for a quick second because I see one of the trash cans moving twards my car, then all of a sudden this huge gust of wind blows the trash can straight at my car, so I panic and back up really quick to avoid being hit by the trash can. I was not hit by the trash can, however I forgot that I did not straighten out before fully backing up, so I scraped my car on a small brick wall we have at the edge of the lawn. I was super mad at first, now I am just upset that I did not get out and move the trash cans like I should have before trying to back in and manuver around them. Im not worried about the dent, I can fix that myself, however I am going to have to get it painted professionally. Anyone have any Idea on the amount of $ it will cost? I have a few hook ups to so Im hopping it is not over 500$

10-23-2007, 07:29 PM	#11 (permalink)
*07mugencivic* Whos The Whore NOW Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Southern CA Age: 24 Posts: 80,573 Tony iTrader: 4 / 100%	that sux man.....hope you get it fix soon __________________ 07mugencivic - MyMiniCity

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10-23-2007, 01:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
laughoutlloyd8 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,454 iTrader: 4 / 100%	dang, too bad hfp side kit won't cover it up. I have a similar damage like that, but my is dented in...

10-23-2007, 02:00 AM	#3 (permalink)
2000civic Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Rancho Cucamunga,California Age: 20 Posts: 1,534 Robert iTrader: 0 / 0%	Yea mine is dented a little, but I can fix it. Im just worried about how much it will cost to paint it

10-23-2007, 01:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
Duce2k Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,845 iTrader: 2 / 100%	That's messed up dude, should have let the can hit the car instead.

10-23-2007, 02:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
*carlo_amacio* VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brownsville TX Age: 25 Posts: 1,930 Carlo Amacio iTrader: 7 / 100%	damn that sucks

10-23-2007, 06:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
06CivEXJon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Monument/Colorado Springs Colorado Posts: 4,385 Jon iTrader: 0 / 0%	Yikes soda cans from wind did this?!

10-23-2007, 06:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
black07coupe Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: BOSTON Posts: 1,396 Mike iTrader: 0 / 0%	how you gonna fix your dent? i got a scratch/dent in the same spot man... i was driving outta a spot in a parkin garage with poles and shit all over, and i scraped my side a bit because the civic has the turning radius of a freaking tricycle...

10-23-2007, 06:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
cypress Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Boynton Beach, Florida Age: 21 Posts: 1,385 Kenny iTrader: 3 / 100%	ouchh really sorry to hear about this, let us know what the estimate is.