Worst two days my car has had.

"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
06/16/2015 at 09:42 • Filed to: None

First someone backing into it, now I clipped the mirror on a metal fence at the side of the road. It was tight and I misjudged the width of my car slightly. Completely my fault.

Luckily the assembly is fine, just need new glass since it didnt hit too hard. Plus a tiny crack in the plastic where it hit that’s repairable.

DISCUSSION (14)

CalzoneGolem > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
06/16/2015 at 09:43

All of this on three white wheels and one black.

Leon711 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
06/16/2015 at 09:44

it’s not the end of the world, My MX5 was hit 4 times in 12 months and I still managed to sell it yesterday.

Cé hé sin > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
06/16/2015 at 09:49

Can you actually buy the glass on its own?

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Cé hé sin
06/16/2015 at 09:50

Yeah you can order it. My local parts place has it but it’s cheaper online or from a salvage yard.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Leon711
06/16/2015 at 09:50

The person who hit it was at least polite and is footing the bill. The mirror is an easy fix too luckily. Should only cost about a fiver.

Nicole > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
06/16/2015 at 10:40

Over the winter I knocked an orange construction barrel in a similar fashion—- except my side mirror and assembly shattered into a million pieces. Barrel was frozen into a snow bank and had no give when I hit it.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Nicole
06/16/2015 at 10:47

Ouch, I got really lucky that it wasn’t worse. I had slowed down a lot because it was so narrow so the hit was relatively light even though it was a solid metal fence. Would’ve been 5 times more to fix if I’d wrecked the assembly.

Nicole > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
06/16/2015 at 10:57

Yeah I wasn't even going fast, it was a narrow road made narrower by 5ft of snow. I couldn't believe it when I realized what had happened. There was nothing left, I had a chunk of plastic hanging from some wires.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Nicole
06/16/2015 at 11:04

I just looked over and the mirror was folded in and the glass and back were gone. Going back to pick them up was a little embarassing...

Nicole > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
06/16/2015 at 13:42

Worst part for me was texting my boyfriend a photo, apology, and promise to pay for the fix. :D It wasn’t even my car - we were a 1-car household until a few weeks ago.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Nicole
06/16/2015 at 13:45

Haha at least I didn’t have that awkwardness. Just some swearing as I got my tools and some superglue. My gf did laugh at me a fair bit about it though.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > CalzoneGolem
06/16/2015 at 13:48

The 4th wheel now has base coat. Some wet sanding and clear and I’ll have matching wheels haha.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
06/17/2015 at 07:00

cut the shape of the mirror and take to window seller?

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > pip bip - choose Corrour
06/17/2015 at 07:01

I’ve already ordered some precut glass. I scrubbed the old glass off the backing plate with a dremel and the new glass sticks on with adhesive.