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Old May 28, 2010 | 03:11 PM
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i was driving around last night and went down an unlabeled dead end so i had to turn around. so i decided to have a little fun with it and turn around in the mud where semi's had dug the area up. i hit the mud hard going through and barely made it out, got across, turn around, and gunned it to make it back. on the way back my back left tire hit a semi rut, tossed my back left end into a fire hydrant i didn't know was hidden in all that grass, and i hit.

back left wheel = GONE
back left tire = GONE
back left fender behind the wheel = Crushed but popped back out and needs a little work and paint
back bumper = twisted

U-turns are a pain in the
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Old May 28, 2010 | 03:55 PM
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Haha^^^ I knew it was going to get ruff when I heard "fire hydrant hid in the grass"....that's stinks man
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Old May 28, 2010 | 04:09 PM
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yeah it does, luckily i have a friend who's certified in auto body so he can fix it for me. does anybody know if the fender can be taken off the bed?
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Old May 28, 2010 | 04:21 PM
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Yeah they sell the entire bedside separately at Certifit. It's like 300 for the long bed each side I think.
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Old May 28, 2010 | 04:23 PM
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Oh and if you need a new set of rims I'm selling mine, not sure where you are but I'm trying to get like $150 for all 4 chrome rims.
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Old May 29, 2010 | 01:14 AM
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ouch!!! that sucks bro hope everything comes out how it was
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Old May 29, 2010 | 01:02 PM
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150 for all 4? id take that deal lol
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Old May 29, 2010 | 06:56 PM
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Where the hell are the pics?
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Old May 30, 2010 | 12:48 AM
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i was to ashamed of the accident that i didn't take pictures of immediate after but i'll get some current pictures tomorrow and post them

i think i'm going to get a new rim from the scrap yard this week but thanks, the set cost me $50 originally too
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Old May 30, 2010 | 03:17 AM
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i think pix were the last thing on his mind when it happend
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