thanks bill, I may have to give some of those places a call.
yea virgo my hood is totally boned. though surprisingly it hasnt rusted at all from all the salt they've been laying down for this "snow". I seriously wish there was a CF hood for the 1st gens. I was told that my bumper isnt a total loss though, a little filler and a good sanding and paint and it'll be like it never happened. Its also a good excuse to get the car detailed and get rid of a lot of the other dents and paint flakes. Found out the rear bumper was previously replaced and they previous owners were cheap and didnt get it done right (didnt add flex additive to the paint so its spider-webbing like crazy)
And haha I thought you hated big rims? they're 17's. and I'm really hating myself for leaving them on, the roads are covered in salt and the car is a mess, rims look disgusting...

Progress from the weekend. 6 braces to add in. Still several more to make, then finish weld everything.

From that angle it looks like a damn Civic! I like the 2 door appearance better. Though, I am sure that both of them stack up rather nicely in comparison to other manufacturers.

Why is it when people get a different brand of car they think they have to leave???

From the pictures, it does not appear to be all too bad. Mostly boned the hood prety good.

Oh, yeah, I WANT YOUR RIMS!!!!!!!!!!

hey no need to leave and you have to post pics of the car

I just wanted to say thanks to everyone for all the knowledge and help that I got from this website. I know I did not post much, but I did appreciate everything here. I recently lost my Kia after parking it over night when some 09 C300 slammed into it and totaled it. I was trying to find a decent Spectra to buy again, but stumbled upon a Solara 2.4L with the 5-speed. It was a superb deal that I could not pass up. Thank you guys again and I wish you all the best of luck and much fun with your future projects!

Just posted my review of the 2010 Kia Forte SX. I was very impressed. What a nice vehicle; really fun to drive, too. I really can't say enough good about it. Truly a competitor in the C-segment!

http://tinyurl.com/ForteSX

look up a hood at www.car-part.com

Bill

yea pretty much... found out there's a lot of give in the factory Rio springs plus with the angles and pitched that the road has I pretty much dipped right underneath her. And mind you this is after going no more than 5mph.

Dood that sucks what did you go under her car?

Ok fine... I finally figured out how to get these off my phone. (it actually takes very good quality photo's, just sucks I had to find out after this...)

Distant shot:


Closer up:


Ugh... the hood got f***ed up...


And finally the lady's car....


the cop actually told me I'm extremely lucky that she didn't want to put in a claim, cause I'd be BONED!!! lol and she's still convinced that that mark was there beforehand.... I'll go with that.

After looking closer at the damage I realized that my headlight got pushed back slightly, the radiator support is bent ever so slightly but can just be yanked back into place, the bumper got reeeeally warped, theres about a 1/2 inch gap between it and the bottom of my pass. side headlight and the hood is almost detatched from the pass. side hinge...

Now if it would hold a sheets of drywall and 2x4's I would be willing to get one. But heaven forbid you use a truck as a work truck. I would probably be one of only a few.

they're my old rims that i've had for a couple years. they are in storage right now til i can find some one to fix them without charging me an arm and a leg. maybe i'll have them out for this summer if i can get some money together for some new tires to go on them.

i think all the NC people went into hibernation for the winter. i haven't seen many on here in a while.

Whistle tips? Ill just stick to a set of flowmaster 40 series.

Just my $0.02 worth