TC-DNB Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 (edited) Basically crashed my car a couple hours ago! Was having a barney with the misses, come to this corner after a bridge too quick (nothing too aggressive though) Very damp,slippery - old man fell over walking back to van!) and went up curb into two concrete posts with small round rails inbetween. Car ended up parallel with road, jus on a small grass bank, gounded on rails and concrete! Thought it was really bad...worried about police turning up and getting a nice big bill for repairs etc. Got it out with a mates truck...pulled the car back a bit and then lifted the front round. Taken home and sat on drive now. Damage might possibly only be a new tire, new rad and front bumper! Headlights and bonnet somehow managed to come out intack! Damage really only looks like that...but will jack up tomorrow and have a good look. Fingers crossed Got parts waiting in scrap yard already - bloke said he has loads of zetec escorts in there! Spot of luck! Loads of pics on mobile but no cable to transfer them! I will get some in the morning with proper camera and post up! Sorry for the big post with no pics but thought i'd share my night with you...and i'll more than likely be doing a progress thread with the car if repairable...thinking now might be the time for an upgrade? Tom Edited January 29, 2008 by TC-DNB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig855S Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 unlucky mate,hope its repairable,splitter time if its repairable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC-DNB Posted January 29, 2008 Author Share Posted January 29, 2008 unlucky mate,hope its repairable,splitter time if its repairable! splitter time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC-DNB Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 Finally found phone cable! Here are pics as promised...picked up new rad and housing today, and also a mk5b cabby bumper (no mk6 bumpers in scrappy-gonna try and customise this one! My laguna splitter survived!) New tire needed...http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj208/TC-DNB/Picture255.jpg Radiator smashed back and bent housing...hit lambda sensor, crumbled washer bottle...slam panel, bonnet, headlights all not a scratch!http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj208/TC-DNB/Picture253.jpg Aftermarthhttp://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj208/TC-DNB/Picture257.jpg After smashing through 2 concrete posts and metal railhttp://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj208/TC-DNB/DSC00719.jpg Not as bad as it looks...had to be lifted out thoughhttp://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj208/TC-DNB/DSC00718.jpg How that didnt even scratch headlights or bonnet i dont knowhttp://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj208/TC-DNB/DSC00700.jpg Repair has begun...bumper gettin sorted and sprayed tomorrow, fit new rad and get wheels back on.....TEST DRIVE (dreading it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danposs86 Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Bloody lucky there mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC-DNB Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 Bloody lucky there mate. Only other damage was cracking a spat getting it recovered and small scrapes on exhaust underneath, but all intack VERY lucky, so long as theres no major damage we've not spotted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluff2007 Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Sorry to hear that m8, doesnt look to bad thou. Fixable. R the angels headlights ok? They wud be expensive to replace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC-DNB Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 Sorry to hear that m8, doesnt look to bad thou. Fixable. R the angels headlights ok? They wud be expensive to replace Headlights are UNTOUCHED (and cost me over 200quid so im happy they werent damaged)....i cant believe it! Got rad and bumper free (dads mate owns a scrappy) so repairing cheap. need new tire and gotta spray bumper (gonna try myself....prob just temporary) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Ouch, gutted mate, looks like you had a very lucky escape and the escort lives to drive another day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escort_Kid Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 got out of that one without incuring too much damage lucky enough, surprisingly looking at it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl160180 Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 By the look of the second from last pic it looks like the railing has been stopped by the bottom arm, At the most from what I can see suspension wise I reckon you'll get away with a bottom arm and tracking set Would of throught that the bumper would have at least pushed the passenger headlight up by the way it's been hit! Lucky man As long as everyone involved is ok tho that's all that counts, metal can be replaced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madxrcabby Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 VERY lucky , good luck with the testdrive , hope its all back to normal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC-DNB Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 Cheers everyone...me and then misses fine. Not even shocked which is werid! Rail missed wheel by mm's and your right Carl, stopped shy of lower arm. Trackin will def need doing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluff2007 Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Sorry to hear that m8, doesnt look to bad thou. Fixable. R the angels headlights ok? They wud be expensive to replace Headlights are UNTOUCHED (and cost me over 200quid so im happy they werent damaged)....i cant believe it! Got rad and bumper free (dads mate owns a scrappy) so repairing cheap. need new tire and gotta spray bumper (gonna try myself....prob just temporary) Thats gd then!! glad to se that its being repaired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig855S Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 quite an impact there but not many broken parts,lucky. Idea for front bumper sounds good but i reckon it'll be rather hard to customise without using a mk6 bumper top half. recomend just getting a full mk6 bumper from ebay/evo or other scrappies. And def re-use goona,or get a cossie splitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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