My 1st AV Boo Boo

sjtommy99 · Sep 2, 2003

I'm out working around the house, using the garden hose to wash out the dog pen. I had a piece of 4 x 4 lumber leaning against the garage near the door where inside is parked Mellow Yellow. As I pulling on the hose to put it away, I feel it catch on something. I turn around in time to see it's the bottom of the 4 x 4 and its falling into the open garage door. Know how time seems to stop and everything goes in slow motion, thats what it was like as I watched the end 4 x 4 hit the lens of the rear tail light and put a hole in it :8:

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I'm a good 8 feet away, nothing I could do put watch :8:

. After cursing myself for being so stupid I realized that I'm really lucky because anothe 1-1/2 and it would have got the tailgate and I'd be looking at $500-600 repair bill. As is I'm out $50-100 for a new lens assembly. Got to look on the bright side

The first scratch always hurts the most

TLB · Sep 2, 2003

I think you might be out more than you think, that sounds a little low.

Be sure to let us know the final cost, you never know when it's going to happen to us fellow members.

flynhigh · Sep 2, 2003

Sorry to hear about your little misfortune.

ShapeShifter · Sep 2, 2003

TLB said:
I think you might be out more than you think, that sounds a little low.

Probably true. :6:

But it's still lucky it didn't hit paint, that would probably cost a lot more than a tail light.

Of course, if it hit cladding, you probably would only be dealing with a dirt smudge. >:D

Mellow, sorry to hear about your ordeal, I hope things "heal" quickly.

-- SS

watsonbird123 · Sep 3, 2003

of course if it were a f*rd a peice of red plastic and some duct tape would fix that for sure.

OK OK back to reality I think TBL is right you may be out a little more then that.

WB123

baddawgxl · Sep 3, 2003

that sucks .sounds like you have luck like me.hope it dosent cost to many $$$$.

jeffleff · Sep 3, 2003

You may want to look on eBay for a replacement lens.

ChevyThunder · Sep 3, 2003

Major Bummer!!!

I recently noticed my first scar. It's obviously a door ding, and in the one place I'm not protected by the cladding --- above the wheels in the fender well. :E:

It went clear to the metal. :8:

Yes, the first one hurts the worse.

Good luck with the repair.

CT. :B:

danlwil · Sep 4, 2003

mmmmmmmmm... I was reminded today at the gas pump.
Pulled up
looked out
opened the door
smack! right into the concrete post :8:

hey...

no ding

Thank goodness for cladding

Alaska_AV. · Sep 4, 2003

my first AV tail light cost $112.00 I hope yours is cheaper

Capecruis8der · Sep 4, 2003

Yello
Your bummn'
You gave new meaning to "Gettin hosed

I know what you mean about SLOW MOTION
Late one nite back in the late 70's I was crusin in my 70 monte,with one of my drinking buddies on a hot 95deg nite

After dropping him off at his house, I was heading home and after slowing at a stop sign, a beer bottle rolled out from under the seat
I quickly grabed it and flung it out the passanger side window, but as i look up, the window was closed
So I watched the bottle in slow motion make 4-5 revolutions before disintagrating the window :7:

Still trying to figure out why he put the window up
[actually I think I know] >:D

midlifecrisis · Sep 4, 2003

Hey Mellow - don't let your bad luck work it's way over to my town!

When my Av was a baby, I found a big paint scratch in my fender. I was so puzzled how the white scratch got on the top of the fender. Turns out that my house downspout had fallen off the house and wacked the Av. :E:

D'ooohhhhhhh! I almost got the scratch completely buffed out....

Blueruck · Sep 4, 2003

Sorry to hear that - after the 1st - the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th etc are much easier

- ask the guys from Texas about the holes in Blue's cladding - I am kind of like OH Well - too many dings and things on the AV