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    So last night was the worst night of my life, and it starts with freakin' snow everywhere. I was coming up to a right turn lane to drop a friend off and pretty much once I got in the lane I tried to slow down. My ABS completely failed and I slid more than 50 feet at about 25 mph. Only thing I thought in my head was, "****..." and grasped the steering wheel as hard as I could.

    I hit the snow bank with the front driverside wheel first, then my other wheel until the front of my car was a foot off the ground. After that, I had landed on another snow bank at more than a 45 degree angle and slid off the snow bank.

    I got out, looked at the front of my car. I saw shards of black plastic everywhere, so I thought the worst when I looked at it, and to my amazement, there wasn't that much damage. My Front driverside wheel well pretty much shattered once I hit the snowbank, and my fog light assembly got affected by it.

    But other than that, I was extremely lucky. I could've easily totaled my car and instead, I broke a wheel well.
    Last edited by MAYH3M; 02-29-2008, 10:43 AM.

    1998 Chevrolet Camaro SS
    New Trans Setup:Rebuilt 4L60E, Yank ST2800 Stall, B&M Trans Cooler,
    TCI Deep Pan, Royal Purple, Trans-go Shift Kit. Should be done in January.

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    Re: Slid into a Snow Bank at 25 mph

    yea things can always be worse. glad to see your okay though
    1998 Red T-top V6 Camaro
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    • #3
      Re: Slid into a Snow Bank at 25 mph

      Yeah that snow last night sucked, it was more like freezing rain.

      I slipped on my driveway this morning taking the dog out, too bad my truck is in the shop or id go out and do some donuts.
      *Matt


      Old people shouldnt use the internet.

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      • #4
        Re: Slid into a Snow Bank at 25 mph

        glad to hear ur ok


        but how did u manage to break a WHELL WELL?

        pics please

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        • #5
          Re: Slid into a Snow Bank at 25 mph

          He means the fender i think.
          *Matt


          Old people shouldnt use the internet.

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          • #6
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            1998 Chevrolet Camaro SS
            New Trans Setup:Rebuilt 4L60E, Yank ST2800 Stall, B&M Trans Cooler,
            TCI Deep Pan, Royal Purple, Trans-go Shift Kit. Should be done in January.

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              Re: Slid into a Snow Bank at 25 mph






              1998 Chevrolet Camaro SS
              New Trans Setup:Rebuilt 4L60E, Yank ST2800 Stall, B&M Trans Cooler,
              TCI Deep Pan, Royal Purple, Trans-go Shift Kit. Should be done in January.

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              • #8
                Re: Slid into a Snow Bank at 25 mph

                ahh, thats no big deal.

                Probably a crap load of snow got forced in there and caused it to break.

                You can probably get that new peice from any car getting parted out in the F/S section or from a junk yard for cheap.
                *Matt


                Old people shouldnt use the internet.

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                • #9
                  Re: Slid into a Snow Bank at 25 mph

                  Hopefully, I also bent my driverside fog light assembly up, so I'll have to bend that back, lol.

                  1998 Chevrolet Camaro SS
                  New Trans Setup:Rebuilt 4L60E, Yank ST2800 Stall, B&M Trans Cooler,
                  TCI Deep Pan, Royal Purple, Trans-go Shift Kit. Should be done in January.

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                  • #10
                    Re: Slid into a Snow Bank at 25 mph

                    geez man, glad everythings ok, kinda. our cars are crazy to drive in bad weather.
                    Heady Navy Blue Metalic<br />Heady Catback Flowmasters<br />Heady Bilstien HDs, PAnhard rod, LCAs,SFCs<br />NGK\'s and MSD Wires, K&N flowin + Smooth Bellow<br />Y87 3800 GT Performance.<br />I love the way this car makes turns!<br /><br />1989 black Camoaro RS. R.I.P.

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                    • #11
                      Re: Slid into a Snow Bank at 25 mph

                      wow, you were lucky
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                      1994 Camaro - Sold
                      1999 Trans am Vert - Sold

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                      • #12
                        Re: Slid into a Snow Bank at 25 mph

                        good to see ur ok....doesnt look bad at all, by the description i would have thought your bumper was shattered and wheel was ****ed up, but doesnt look too bad.....i hate the weather here, but its almost gone

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                        • #13
                          Re: Slid into a Snow Bank at 25 mph

                          Very lucky man. Be more careful in the snow!

                          It's the splash gaurd, I think they are like 40 shipped or less on ebay brand new.
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                          • #14
                            Re: Slid into a Snow Bank at 25 mph

                            (In the first picture)
                            Is that gap between the side of the hood and the fender supposed to be that big? And it almost looks like the rear of the fender isn't lined up with the door anymore.

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                            • #15
                              Re: Slid into a Snow Bank at 25 mph

                              Originally posted by cantrip View Post
                              (In the first picture)
                              Is that gap between the side of the hood and the fender supposed to be that big? And it almost looks like the rear of the fender isn't lined up with the door anymore.
                              Yeah I was gonna say, check out that gap....

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