4th July nightmare :(((( Wrecked Z

ts-c63 · 07-12-2012, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by HKYStormFront

how did the exhaust removal go?

it went better then I expected, was able to take off the cans and mid pipe but no luck on the Ypipe

. The Y pipe was not letting go and I didnt want to kill myself trying to take it off being that the car was only being held up by a jack and two jack stands.

HKYStormFront · 07-12-2012, 03:52 PM

yea... when it doubt, pull out

kenchan · 07-12-2012, 04:09 PM

yah, honestly if you're working under the car with no impact driver and feel uncomfortable, get the f- out of there.

onzedge · 07-12-2012, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by HKYStormFront

yea... when it doubt, pull out

Now you tell me. Where was that advice 24 years ago before I had two kids?

HKYStormFront · 07-12-2012, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

Now you tell me. Where was tha advice 24 years ago before I had two kids?

i was in diapers... wait a minute

onzedge · 07-12-2012, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by HKYStormFront

i was in diapers... wait a minute

Well done.

kenchan · 07-12-2012, 04:45 PM

lol!!

ts-c63 · 07-12-2012, 05:46 PM

Hahah and pull out is exactly what I did.. I'm so happy I didn't get test pipes a week earlier cause there was no way I would of been able to or even tired to take those off with simple hand tools.. P.s the rubber hangers wouldn't move either so I sliced through them with a blade haha easiest part of the job

kenchan · 07-12-2012, 05:48 PM

lol at cutting hangers. that's the first time ive heard anyone remove exhaust in such effective/speedy manner!

ts-c63 · 07-12-2012, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

lol at cutting hangers. that's the first time ive heard anyone remove exhaust in such effective/speedy manner!

It honestly cut off like 20mins of work haha

HKYStormFront · 07-12-2012, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ts-c63

It honestly cut off like 20mins of work haha

lube helps... just sayin'

oh... we're still talking about exhaust weren't we

fryzia23 · 07-12-2012, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ts-c63

I just went to go look at the car again at the yard its being held at to check out the damage in detail more. All I have to say is I do not want this car to be fixed the!! I looked under the mats and stuff in the trunk at the floor is all twisted... He hit my car so hard that he knocked my rear springs off! My rear springs were in the front seat of the car along with what looked like my control arms and camber arms. Can you guys tell me what will happen with my exhaust? I bought it off a fourm member so I dont have a invoice or anything for it. Do you think insurance will pay for a new exhaust system?

Something similar has happened to me 2 weeks ago where my nismo was hit parked at the gym parking lot. Again another 18 year kid doing god knows what and hit the rear of my car while I was inside the gym. Its not as bad but still it came out to 10k for total damages including my ark exhaust which got bent. In that case where theres an aftermarket part the insurance will replace it with the oem unit. When the adjuster guy showed up to evaluate the supplement, my body shop guy told him that since this is the after market exhaust I will need the entire oem catback system. And he went for it and approved it.
The total for oem nismo catback is $3182 which Ill be picking tomorrow from my body shop guy. So Ill be buying another Ark and the rest is going for the mods Ive been planing to do in the future but get to do it now. Also I was told by the adjuster I definitely have a claim for diminished value compensation so you should make sure to get that too.
Your stock exhaust would be ~$1500 so the top speed would pay its self off unless your car will be totaled then I dont think it would matter anyways. But nonetheless I wish my nismo was never hit and Im sorry to hear that something similar has happened to you. Best of luck
BTW I also got altima hybrid that Ill be rocking for at least another 2 weeks while the car getting fixed :/

ts-c63 · 07-13-2012, 05:56 PM

Update: My Z was taken today from the yard where it has be kept since the wreck and was transfered to a salvage yard. An assesment of the damage should be done either today or monday. I then will be waiting on my insurance to let me know what will happen next.

This has to be the most annoying process ever!! More annoying is that when I was driving the Z I would never seen any nice cars on the roads to mess around with, but now that im in the Altima I see something sick all the time. Last night I saw a pack of 350s and 370s on the highway rolling together

this sucks!!!

the_student · 07-13-2012, 06:15 PM

My first Z was totaled and no it wasn't my fault lol. But mine had a little less damage than what yours appears to be. Hopefully they total yours. Mine was only a year and a half old at that time.

dmhenderson · 07-13-2012, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ts-c63

Update: My Z was taken today from the yard where it has be kept since the wreck and was transfered to a salvage yard. An assesment of the damage should be done either today or monday. I then will be waiting on my insurance to let me know what will happen next.

This has to be the most annoying process ever!! More annoying is that when I was driving the Z I would never seen any nice cars on the roads to mess around with, but now that im in the Altima I see something sick all the time. Last night I saw a pack of 350s and 370s on the highway rolling together

this sucks!!!

Believe me, I understand. I saw a 40th today and started to wave and then remembered I'm driving a brown Cube.

07-12-2012, 03:52 PM	#92 (permalink)
HKYStormFront A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Greer, SC Posts: 14,954 Drives: 06 Frontier SE 6spd Rep Power: 52	yea... when it doubt, pull out __________________ Patrick // 06 Frontier 6spd Nismosis // Mods: Uprev Tuned @ Z1 Motorsports: 257whp & 292 ft lbs 09 Pontiac G8 GXP // M6 // Sunroof // Tint... For now

07-13-2012, 06:15 PM	#104 (permalink)
the_student Track Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: bay area Posts: 522 Drives: '13 LE 4runner Rep Power: 17	My first Z was totaled and no it wasn't my fault lol. But mine had a little less damage than what yours appears to be. Hopefully they total yours. Mine was only a year and a half old at that time. __________________ 2009 370Z PW 6MT Base/Sport/KW/PWJDM/HKS...RIP. 2011 370Z PW 6MT Base/Sport...KW V3/HKS/TE37 SL/Clear Bra

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07-12-2012, 04:09 PM	#93 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	yah, honestly if you're working under the car with no impact driver and feel uncomfortable, get the f- out of there.

07-12-2012, 04:45 PM	#97 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	lol!!

07-12-2012, 05:46 PM	#98 (permalink)
ts-c63 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: nyc/nj Posts: 384 Drives: 2012 370z 7At Rep Power: 14	Hahah and pull out is exactly what I did.. I'm so happy I didn't get test pipes a week earlier cause there was no way I would of been able to or even tired to take those off with simple hand tools.. P.s the rubber hangers wouldn't move either so I sliced through them with a blade haha easiest part of the job

07-12-2012, 05:48 PM	#99 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	lol at cutting hangers. that's the first time ive heard anyone remove exhaust in such effective/speedy manner!

07-13-2012, 05:56 PM	#103 (permalink)
ts-c63 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: nyc/nj Posts: 384 Drives: 2012 370z 7At Rep Power: 14	Update: My Z was taken today from the yard where it has be kept since the wreck and was transfered to a salvage yard. An assesment of the damage should be done either today or monday. I then will be waiting on my insurance to let me know what will happen next. This has to be the most annoying process ever!! More annoying is that when I was driving the Z I would never seen any nice cars on the roads to mess around with, but now that im in the Altima I see something sick all the time. Last night I saw a pack of 350s and 370s on the highway rolling together this sucks!!!