jelloslug
Active Member
Look at it this way, now you have someplace to mount a front parking camera...
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This recently happened on the interstate in New Orleans:
Thousands of roofing nails that fell off a truck Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 26)
Especially fantastic for cars without run-flats and no spare tire...
Thousands of roofing nails that fell off a truck Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 26)
Especially fantastic for cars without run-flats and no spare tire...
rocketdallas
Member
Wow, I'm glad you were okay and it didn't do more damage. I had a similarly strange incident last year with a landscaping truck dropping a pitchfork on the road and the car in front of me ran over it, kicked it up, and shot it into the front end of my car.
Surprisingly, my damage was minimal also. Hope the repair is quick for you.
Surprisingly, my damage was minimal also. Hope the repair is quick for you.
GatorGuy
Member
A person.
Saw a guy riding in the bed of a pickup who looked over the edge and fell right out. They were on a highway too going a decent speed.
I thought about that as well, but I think the license plate holder may be worse than the hole
. I think it can be repaired without replacing the bumper. I found a local shop that can do it but I need to have them check the damage first. That happens tomorrow am.Given all the stories in this thread I consider myself lucky.
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I thought about that as well, but I think the license plate holder may be worse than the hole
Given all the stories in this thread I consider myself lucky.
I would suggest checking on the price to just replace the bumper cover too. Last I checked, Tesla had lowered the price considerably (like $350 for the bumper cover + painting).
Mike
Any damage to your Battery cooler? It in about the same spot behind the bumper.
I think they will have to replace the bumper.
I think the battery cooler is ok but will check when the bumper comes off.
Solarman004
Member
Years ago, while jogging on a road shoulder, a stake-bed truck passed me carrying a large load of unsecured cinder blocks. Just as it passed, one flew off and exploded on the ground about 8 inches from my foot.
Clearly, some folks either don't think or don't care.
jelloslug
Active Member
The ones that scare me are flatbed trucks carrying basketball sized rocks with no tarp, sides or anything to keep them on the truck bed.
I blame cartoon physics. It's why we see so many people in online videos doing things that can only end badly. They got their ideas about Newtonian physics from cartoons...
whitex
Well-Known Member
Solarman004
Member
After seeing the OP photo, I should probably rethink transporting my kids in the frunk...(although it is easier to clean)
Not likely. It'll give a little more absorption and bounce, but this punched right through the plastic bumper with minimal bend - that's way too much force for a PPF to absorb.
I thought about that as well, but I think the license plate holder may be worse than the hole
Given all the stories in this thread I consider myself lucky.
Please share the estimate for repair when you have it. Last time I looked into it, cost was essentially identical to have a shop repair the bumper covers vs buy a new one + paint it...
An old Astro minivan dropped one in front of me on the freeway a decade or so ago, when I was driving an ancient Mercedes diesel. I tried to straddle it - it turns out that the oil pan is the lowest part of that car, and about two inches lower than the spare was thick. That was fun. :-/
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