How did this happen?
06-28-2011, 09:00 PM
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How did this happen?
I came out of my night class and noticed the below damage to my Eight, WTF!!!
It almost like someone tried to jack the car up but the wrong way. I have not hit anything and it was not there yesterday. How the heck did this happen? I wonder how much this is going to set me back?
It almost like someone tried to jack the car up but the wrong way. I have not hit anything and it was not there yesterday. How the heck did this happen? I wonder how much this is going to set me back?
06-28-2011, 09:15 PM
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06-28-2011, 09:30 PM
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I HATE SPEEDBUMPS!
06-29-2011, 06:10 AM
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Wow, I feel pretty stupid. I looked at some pics when I bought the car and guess what? The damage was already on the Eight. 
I wonder how much it is going to cost me to fix it. I might as well have the rear bumper done at the same time since there is a scratch (I knew about this one).
I wonder how much it is going to cost me to fix it. I might as well have the rear bumper done at the same time since there is a scratch (I knew about this one).
06-29-2011, 07:06 AM
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I feel so embarrassed, I did not see something like that. It is pretty hard to see unless you are looking but still. The factory side skirts might cover that! I did a search on e-bay and found these. Maybe someone has a set for sale that are cheaper.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tchlink:top:en
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tchlink:top:en
Last edited by EightCostsMoney; 06-29-2011 at 07:16 AM.
06-29-2011, 07:32 AM
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What ever you do dont buy those from ebay. Those are way over priced. You might want to look up length of the areo flare to see if it will cover the dent up. I bought a whole areo set for $150, that included front air dam, areo flares (side skirts),and front mud flaps.
06-29-2011, 09:44 PM
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i got damage in that area fixed for about 1k on both sides, has to be repainted but luckily for you there is a seam in the clear coat in that area that separates the rocker from the rest of the body
07-20-2011, 12:21 PM
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Don't feel too bad. When I got mu used 40th AE I also overlooked a couple of things. Granted, mine were "minor" bumper scratches, lol.
But like you, I was also more concerned with getting a compression test done.
Hope you can fix it soon. Perhaps this is a good excuse to go ahead and get a more aggressive body kit
But like you, I was also more concerned with getting a compression test done.
Hope you can fix it soon. Perhaps this is a good excuse to go ahead and get a more aggressive body kit
07-20-2011, 01:32 PM
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Don't feel too bad. When I got mu used 40th AE I also overlooked a couple of things. Granted, mine were "minor" bumper scratches, lol.
But like you, I was also more concerned with getting a compression test done.
Hope you can fix it soon. Perhaps this is a good excuse to go ahead and get a more aggressive body kit
But like you, I was also more concerned with getting a compression test done.
Hope you can fix it soon. Perhaps this is a good excuse to go ahead and get a more aggressive body kit
That sucks. You fail, you get 10 RX-8 club damarets.
07-24-2011, 07:32 PM
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That's rough. I hope that dent was factored into the price... Did you get a good deal on it? I noticed some scratches on my 8 that had been covered up by touch up paint. I only discovered them when I waxed it and some wax was left in the scratches. It just makes you feel a little duped...