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Close up of damage
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This is a close up of the hole that was left in my ZX3 after I was rear ended by a Ford F350. It's the actual tow bar that made the whole.
Before
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Here is what it looked like before I had the work completed.
After
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I had an SVT bumper/grill replacement used.
They only wanted to patch the hole but I took the opportubity for the insurnace to work in my favour for a change.
The hatch had a dent in it too that you couldn't see in the before picture.
It's nice and clean now with no badges or stickers.
I want to find a nice and clear front end bumber noow but haven't found one I like yet. Suggestions?
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what is the thing hanging off rear bumper??
svt bumper made your ride 10 times better
i would go with svt front to match rear or ww wrc front bumper kinda match well with svt rear.
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2002 Facelift bumper with the JDM lip.
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konafocuswrc,Aug 17 2007, 04:10 PM Wrote:what is the thing hanging off rear bumper??
svt bumper made your ride 10 times better
i would go with svt front to match rear or ww wrc front bumper kinda match well with svt rear.
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Car grounding.
The car looks great! Just not a fan of the hanging ground... :huh:
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08-18-2007, 09:32 AM
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oh i thought so..
by the way, r u from asia country??
i am from korea, so i m not a racist but lots of japanaese and korean do that kind of stuff off from rear chasis or muffler..
i agree, i m not a fan of grounding strap
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The SVT rear cover - nice!
Uh, I don't understand the purpose of the "grounding strip".
Can someone please explain it for me?
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NOS2Go4Me,Aug 17 2007, 05:50 PM Wrote:The SVT rear cover - nice!
Uh, I don't understand the purpose of the "grounding strip".
Can someone please explain it for me?
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mayb when thunder strikes..?? :)
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konafocuswrc,Aug 17 2007, 09:06 PM Wrote:NOS2Go4Me,Aug 17 2007, 05:50 PM Wrote:The SVT rear cover - nice!
Uh, I don't understand the purpose of the "grounding strip".
Can someone please explain it for me?
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mayb when thunder strikes..?? :)
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I tend to put my foot in it and outrun the front :)
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Some say the grounding strap will cure peoples knoxious feeling when riding in a car.
Well, so I heard :P
Sad to hear about your incident btw.
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08-18-2007, 01:58 PM
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konafocuswrc,Aug 17 2007, 06:32 PM Wrote:oh i thought so..
by the way, r u from asia country??
i am from korea, so i m not a racist but lots of japanaese and korean do that kind of stuff off from rear chasis or muffler..
i agree, i m not a fan of grounding strap
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p.s. the bumper looks great.......and yea do the SVTF as well
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the grounding strips are supposedly designed to allow any static electircity generated by the car while driving to be grounded to the earth. the rubber tires insulate the car from the ground and prevent any electricity from being disipated except for when you are are touching the car and the ground. you act as a conductor and provide a path for the electricity to travel. this is the shock you sometimes get when you exit your vehicle with your hand on the door or frame.
this is the beer assisted explanation, i will edit it with the proper explanation tomorrow morning :)
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looks really good , put an complete svt kit and remove that grounding strip also your muffler tp aint lighning up .
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SVT ZX3,Aug 20 2007, 10:40 AM Wrote:Big time improvement.
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ditto....were gonna have to get the ottawa peeps out for some pics. :D
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Looking for suggestions on a new front bumper.
Was thinking of the SVT front end again but I'm not sure...
If you have any suggestions, posta pic...
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How does a 98 to 01 european mk1 bumper sound? PM me for details
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2002 Facelift front bumper - Ghia Style
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