How projects go wrong.

Xavier · Post by **Xavier** » June 2nd, 2007, 8:46 pm

While i was getting my "Honeycomb" GS wheels powdercoated black i grabbed a set of Junker tires (that looked healthy) and steel wheels to ride around on for the time being. Bad idea. The left front tire Blew. And totally tore out Half of my Bumper. It scratched my paint like no other also. Here's pics.

This all makes me want to cry cuz now i absolutely have to find a new bumper, i guess my BPT Mercury Tracer has to be put on the back burner now. Time for a whole new front end. Anyone got one for sale? LOL

Post by **Mooneggs** » June 2nd, 2007, 9:09 pm

dude that totally sucks... why is all that paint gone from the bumper... did you hit something after the tire blew?

did it destroy your lip too?

GregoryChristian · Post by **GregoryChristian** » June 2nd, 2007, 10:18 pm

bummer... is that your fat cat in the first pic ?

Post by **Mooneggs** » June 2nd, 2007, 11:37 pm

well I didn't want to mention it but since greg pointed out the fat cat...

is that an inflatable rubber ducky in the second picture??? LOL

and if not then what is it???

Xavier · Post by **Xavier** » June 3rd, 2007, 12:15 am

Mooneggs: The paint was already peeling because my girlfriends mom backed into my car. Yes it is a rubber ducky, that also doubles as a pool.

I lost the driver's side of the lip somewhere in the side of the road, gonna leave here in a few to get it back.

GregoryChristian: That cats name would be Ding-Ding.

mx3autozam · Post by **mx3autozam** » June 3rd, 2007, 3:25 am

how long did you drive on those whels for and how fast did you go?

thsoe are donuts which are pretty much for a spare. you don't exceed 50mph and don't go to long on them.

Bochek · Post by **Bochek** » June 3rd, 2007, 8:04 am

im assuming he put on the donut after his wheel blew, to get him home.

hgallegos915 · Post by **hgallegos915** » June 3rd, 2007, 7:15 pm

O wow, that is a fat cat lol , cute. Im sorry to see that

Xavier · Post by **Xavier** » June 3rd, 2007, 11:15 pm

Exactly right Bochek.

With the shape that that donut was in i did feel comfortable passing forty on my Speedo.

Now i took off my front bumper (Found out it is legal in Idaho, And to avoid a "Fix-It" Ticket) and i made sure that the new tire was REALLY healthy

Xavier · Post by **Xavier** » June 5th, 2007, 11:50 pm

Found a replacement Bumper.

What do you all say to The J-Spec Presso Style bumper that Corksport sells. I like it but then if i get the lip then i'll be in WAY deep (More than twice the price of the bumper) but for now just the bumper will do. Anybody have pics of it without the lip?

Xavier · Post by **Xavier** » June 13th, 2007, 10:54 pm

LOL. It wasn't a bad tire it was the bent a-- wheel it was on, it made another tire blow. But i did get my bumper and i get my wheels out of the shop on friday. They better be GLOSS black.