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Would that make for better accuracy with bean propellant?
Keep your powder dry.
I say BS.
You pull in the driveway late Sunday afternoon after a 4 day weekend of hard work and a
5 hour drive towing a trailer and see this:You have less than1 hour to make it look right or let your daughter drive back home as is.
You could spend almost all that time running to the parts store for the clips (assuming they have them in stock) or you could use a half dozen zip-ties in place of the clips, rehang the cover using the original but broken hole and add one hidden zip tie just in case. You can then spend the remaining half hour enjoying a sandwich with your daughter before she hits the road.
It's real easy for you to get all high and mighty and claim that you would have fixed it "properly". Good for you, except that you weren't standing in my driveway under time constraints and with no desire to go shopping for little plastic push pins when some neatly trimmed zip ties served the purpose perfectly.
Claim what you want. State what you want. The car looks as good as new and I spent a few minutes with my daughter instead of driving around town getting unnecessary parts. Maybe people with, what is it? 20?, 30?, 50? years in the auto industry have different priorities. Utilizing a perfectly acceptable DIY solution and hanging with my daughter are where my priorities lie. Park your fix next to mine and show me where it makes any difference at all. I *can* tell you that the half hour spent with my daughter will make a difference based on what we talked about during that time.
Oren wrote: ...
+600songbird
I might have temporarily tied it together like you did. to get her back on the road - but I wouldn't call it a "fix" or "repair". I'd have the parts waiting for her next trip home to fix it right.
That's just the way I do things. No BS. I have 2 daughters who drive. Both in their Thirties. I've had to bail them both out on occaision when they've had car trouble
And that's exactly what DD03 did . I saw somewhere upthread where he stated this was a TEMPORARY repair , that he intended to get the correct pushpins later . So give it up Clare , you're just being an asshole now .
How true that is.
My wife's car was hit in the parking lot where she was shopping one day. It was a long deep gash but no dent. The driver of the other vehicle provided his info and offered to pay the deductible for repairs but tried to low ball her into taking less money. Obviously she turned it over to me to communicate with the guy but he was trying to get away with as cheap as possible. I did him a favor and received three estimates, which were all over the cost of $500 deductible because, similar to your daughter's issue, they wanted to replace the bumper cover, paint, blah blah. The guy tried to convince me to take it to Maaco for a $200 paint job because the car was over 10 years old, but was in excellent condition. I told him many people have cars from the
50s and 60s in mint condition, do you think they should get $200 paint jobs? Therefore, yes, the condition places a key role as well but, even with a car in great condition (no rust or damage), if a repair is hidden and secure, such as what you did, I'd do the same damn thing.
I see where the problem is.....you used white zip ties instead of black. Clash.
Maybe the next time your daughter decides to park up on the curb, the zips ties will hold the plastic bumper on better?
Wise man. First and foremost, everyone is American. If they want to be American with Mexican, Irish, German, etc. decent, heritage, ancestors, then perfect, but the direct label of a heritage is why racism doesn't die, especially when one isn't truly from where the label applies.
I was also talking to a friend of mine, who's black, along with another black acquaintance. We were discussing something about race and I used the term black about my friend and she corrected me with "African American". I looked at him and asked if he or his ancestors were from Africa and he said "no". I looked at her and said, "well, it appears the wrong label is being applied." I often believe many black people are simply looking for a proper label since the reality is, there isn't a general label for them. But they also fail to realize there isn't a proper label for white people either since we all have ancestors from other regions.
He claimed it was temporary AFTER people called him on the "repair".
After he said it was temporay I said as a bandaid it was not bad.Then HE decided to be an asshole. Not me.
Try to keep up. That is before my repair.
I repaired the bumper cover with a hidden black zip tie. No clash, no zip tie even seen. No indication of any damage.
You do realize that there are 2 parts to this situation, don't you? The zip ties *under* the car that hold the bumper cover to the splash guard are the only part of this repair that is temporary.
The zip tie that ensures that the broken screw hole can't slip out from under the screw is not something that I plan to replace. There is no reason to.
Feel free to call it a hack, a rig, whatever. It works for me.
Moving on...
Meanie wrote: ...
if you're gonna crash, clash!
songbird (slightly modified movie quote
Maybe you should have given your daughter some drivers ed refresher training...before she hit the road.
So far, that makes three perfect drivers criticizing the driver. Good to know we still have some perfect drivers making us safe.
+1
That's what I would have done too. Especially if you need the right body fastener to complete it. It can take trips to several parts stores or the dealer to find the right one. For the BMW, I've even had to have the dealer order them because they didn't have them in stock. As long as it's secure and functional, you can fix it at your convenience.
Even paying the full collision deductible would be unacceptable to me. If you put a claim in to your insurance company to cover it, there is a good chance they will raise your rates. The other party or their insurance company are the ones who should pay in full.
Thanks, Ed.
It's amazing how easy it was for me to ignore those stupid comments. They don't know the situation and since the details have nothing to do with the repair being discussed, I have no need to respond to the haters.
Thanks again.
You are correct and I got the story wrong. The repairs were less than the deductibles which was the reason for his low balling and my seeking three estimates.
Though, I did learn one thing from our agent who indicated any damage under $500 isn't recorded nor will be subject to rate increases. I know this cause I was working in the garage one day and dropped a tool on her car. I offered to pay deductible for repairs after an estimate of $2XX something. She was also concerned about that rate increase so I contacted them and asked.
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