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I'm apparantly good at breaking driving lights [56k no]

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 12:06 am
by jamal
So this is the third time in two years I've broken one of these off, and the 2nd time in two months. This time it was a truck tire on the freeway at night in traffic. The car in front of me kicked it up. Anyway, if anyone has any interest in what the insides of an FF1000 light are, here are some pictures:

Broken grille and dented hood:

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The lens is very durable:

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ABS dust cover not so much:

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After the last time I decided against getting steel or aluminum mounts to avoid breaking the light. It seems to have paid off.

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Neato magnesium reflector:

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My collection of parts:

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So the cost of repair parts is like $20, which isn't so bad. I guess now would be a good time to find a turbo grille to go with the turbo bumper I'm buying.

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 12:33 am
by magicmike
I'm going to dial that number on the post it, this is so exciting not knowing where i'm calling !!!

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 12:33 am
by jamal
actually that's a part number for some fitting we have.

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 12:49 am
by magicmike
oh, I was wondering why when I called they said, "good morning acapeesi"

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 1:29 am
by jamal
hahahaha.

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 1:40 am
by gto7419
magicmike wrote:I'm going to dial that number on the post it, this is so exciting not knowing where i'm calling !!!
I laughed when I read this :-D

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 2:11 am
by BAC5.2
That's odd. My Hella 500's have had all kinds of shit thrown at them, without incident.

Re: I'm apparantly good at breaking driving lights [56k no]

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 10:56 am
by jamal
yeah this was a pretty big piece of truck tire. It actually wrapped over my hood and was dragging on the ground until I moved off the road and stopped, at which point it dragged under my car for a bit.

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 11:53 am
by BAC5.2
Dang, that's a big piece of tire!

Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:18 pm
by Manarius
magicmike wrote:I'm going to dial that number on the post it, this is so exciting not knowing where i'm calling !!!
It's not a phone number...

Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:30 pm
by jamal
well part of it is apparantly

Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 2:51 am
by magicmike
Manarius wrote:
magicmike wrote:I'm going to dial that number on the post it, this is so exciting not knowing where i'm calling !!!
It's not a phone number...
Yes, first off I was joking, second I was corrected to it being a part number in the thread right below mine which is about 5 posts obove this one if you read them all ;)

Re: I'm apparantly good at breaking driving lights [56k no]

Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 3:15 am
by Bheinen74
now would be a good time to find a turbo grille to go with the turbo bumper I'm buying.[/quote]

You suck. you are buying the white turbo bumper, which i made a very decent offer on to put on my real turbo car, which is white, which for some reson the prevous owner replaced the front bumper with a non turbo bumper. I am sick of trying to get the real turbo bumper in white, for my car.
again, you suck.
well, you know, i am just frustrated, cause people are putting turbo bumpers, on non turbo cars, when i have a turbo car without the correct bumper.
and the one you are getting was in the correct color of my car.

Re: I'm apparantly good at breaking driving lights [56k no]

Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 3:52 am
by jamal
Bheinen74 wrote:You suck. you are buying the white turbo bumper, which i made a very decent offer on to put on my real turbo car, which is white, which for some reson the prevous owner replaced the front bumper with a non turbo bumper. I am sick of trying to get the real turbo bumper in white, for my car.
again, you suck.
well, you know, i am just frustrated, cause people are putting turbo bumpers, on non turbo cars, when i have a turbo car without the correct bumper.
and the one you are getting was in the correct color of my car.
Turns he is going to try to sell the whole car and I'm probably not getting it if that's any consolation.

Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 7:48 am
by klaxed
magicmike wrote:I'm going to dial that number on the post it, this is so exciting not knowing where i'm calling !!!
I got the image of a person jumping up in down in excitement. Very amusing. :lol: