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    So I was driving down the road the other day and got to close to the side and hit the snow...started getting sucked towards the ditch...I was fighting to get back on the road when one of those rubbermaid mailboxes jumped out in front of me. I smashed throught that thing like it was not even there but managed to get back on the road. I thought my front passenger side was wasted for sure, plus it was really hard to turn the steering wheel and there was scrapping noises....man! I turned down a side street and pulled over to access the damage. As I got out all I heard was sizzling and steam coming out from under the hood. As I walked around the front I noticed that instead of a smashed front end....all I had was a broken headlight.



    I still heard the sizzling though...so I popped the hood to find that the whole engine compartment was packed with snow from the middle of the car to the inner passenger fender. It was packed all the way to the underside of the hood like I was trying to fill it in for shipping. I started digging and poking at the snow and managed to get most of it out of there...then I looked at the wheel and noticed that the reason it was hard to turn was that the wheel well was also packed with snow too.
    I recently purchased some headlights from rolla4me because my old ones were all brown and rusty inside...so instead of waiting for better weather I was forced to change them now. Man what a differance in brightness....he even included fairly new looking bulbs. I think I got a great deal for 35 bucks! And I think that I am very lucky that there was no other damage to my car , not even any new scratches. All in all I think it turned out ok.




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  • #2
    Those are new bulbs i had sitting around in my garage.. Glad i could help replacing your headlights..

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    • #3
      Wow, you got lucky! Back in 94, I lived in daytona beach, and tropical storm gordon came through. That claimed my engine from flooding, but more to the point, the assistant mgr where I worked drove through a slightly cold, HUGE puddle of water. Danged if it didn't crack his block on his probe! Or warped it, don't know if those were cast or not. For you to get out with just a broken light is awesome!
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      • #4
        Nice !!! Now take some day light pic of your car.

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        • #5
          So now you another set for backup!
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          • #6
            I'd say you were due for a change! Glad nothing else was hurt.
            Simon - pimptiva.com

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            • #7
              Glad a headlight was all you lost!!!

              Ain't it nice when the only part you need to replace, you just happen to have on hand already?? :wink:

              Dumb thieves go to prison, smart ones go to work for the Government.

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              • #8
                Cool that you are alright.
                Cool that you didn't wreck into the ditch.
                Cool that you didn't get any body damage.
                Cool that you already had the lights.
                Cool that you were going to replace the lights anyway.

                That's a pretty happy story actually!
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Maxtiva
                  Nice !!! Now take some day light pic of your car.
                  LOL....those are pretty much day pics except for the last 2. I took them all with my cell phone thats why they are a little grainy. There are pics on here of the car already. It is the one that I bought from mattswab, the GL SPORT.
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                  There ain't no rest for the wicked
                  until we close our eyes for good.
                  I will sleep when I die!
                  I'm a little hunk of tin, nobody knows what shape I'm in. I've got four wheels and a running board, I'm not a Chevy, I'M A FORD!

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                  • #10
                    I bet you were relieved when you seen just a headlight :lol:

                    Yep , looks like it needed changed out anyway .

                    They look very nice and bright now
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                    • #11
                      You sure go about the hard way to change headlights!
                      Brian
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                      • #12
                        I like an adventure when I drive....remember the ditch story....lol
                        "FLTG4LIFE" @FINALLEVEL , "PBH"
                        89L Silver EFI auto
                        91GL Green Auto DD
                        There ain't no rest for the wicked
                        until we close our eyes for good.
                        I will sleep when I die!
                        I'm a little hunk of tin, nobody knows what shape I'm in. I've got four wheels and a running board, I'm not a Chevy, I'M A FORD!

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