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Offline Smelly_Cat

Merry Xmas and we need a new car

« on: December 25, 2010, 03:14:18 PM »
Oldest Son lost it and hit a big rock,  big damage but I drove it home after the rock let go of it.  Every one is fine.  Can I reused the air bags some how?   SC

Offline letsbuggy

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Re: Merry Xmas and we need a new car

« Reply #1 on: December 25, 2010, 07:23:37 PM »
buy that boy a tank

Offline Russ

Re: Merry Xmas and we need a new car

« Reply #2 on: December 25, 2010, 07:35:02 PM »
or a bus ticket.

Offline Smelly_Cat

Re: Merry Xmas and we need a new car

« Reply #3 on: December 25, 2010, 08:44:36 PM »
Yep  my oldest boy is trying to beat his younger brothers record for cracking up cars.


Its a competition that I wish would end.  sc

Offline Smelly_Cat

Re: Merry Xmas and we need a new car

« Reply #4 on: December 26, 2010, 04:14:13 PM »
All you need is a scissor jack and a 2x4 .. Presto Chango. Perfect

Offline certdubtech

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Re: Merry Xmas and we need a new car

« Reply #5 on: December 27, 2010, 08:53:23 AM »
Quote from: letsbuggy on December 25, 2010, 07:23:37 PM
buy that boy a tank


No... then we would ALL have to worry about him....

Give him one last chance... it's called a bicycle.   :)

Offline Smelly_Cat

Re: Merry Xmas and we need a new car

« Reply #6 on: December 27, 2010, 11:32:49 AM »
Car is coming together
Were's the cheapest site or place to get a windshield?

Offline Ret.Bugtech

Re: Merry Xmas and we need a new car

« Reply #7 on: December 27, 2010, 12:32:03 PM »
Quote from: certdubtech on December 27, 2010, 08:53:23 AM
Quote from: letsbuggy on December 25, 2010, 07:23:37 PM
buy that boy a tank


No... then we would ALL have to worry about him....

Give him one last chance... it's called a bicycle.   :)


I would put him in a pedal car with the pedals welded then get some logging chain and tie it to something immovable(if thats possible)I'm not sure what that would be at this point unless it would be Stupie ::)
« Last Edit: December 27, 2010, 12:49:04 PM by Ret.Bugtech »

Offline Ret.Bugtech

Re: Merry Xmas and we need a new car

« Reply #8 on: December 27, 2010, 12:45:26 PM »
Sure you can use the air bag over. Just get some cotton thread and needle , a bucket of cedar chips. Put them in the air bag then sew up the split and then duct-tape the bag to the steering wheel. And there you have it. The cedar chips will help to cover that odor that seems to appear after getting scared to death :o
« Last Edit: December 27, 2010, 12:52:30 PM by Ret.Bugtech »

Offline Smelly_Cat

Re: Merry Xmas and we need a new car

« Reply #9 on: December 27, 2010, 02:57:23 PM »
Them airbags sure are made of strong fabric.   Seems a waste to cut them out so I stuffed them back in  dash,  Sc

Oh the reason the windshield cracked is they had a glass snow globe on the dash and when the Airbag blew,  it smashed the snow globe against the window,..  Why me?  SC

Offline certdubtech

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Re: Merry Xmas and we need a new car

« Reply #10 on: December 27, 2010, 03:24:53 PM »
Quote from: Smelly_Cat on December 27, 2010, 02:57:23 PM
  Why me?  SC

Because you do things like putting a glass snow globe on the dash where it can be launced through the air in the event of an airbag deployment.... ;D. 

Just be thankful the globe was sent into the windshield, not somebody's face.   ;)

Offline Ret.Bugtech

Re: Merry Xmas and we need a new car

« Reply #11 on: December 27, 2010, 04:12:01 PM »
Quote from: Smelly_Cat on December 27, 2010, 02:57:23 PM
Them airbags sure are made of strong fabric.   Seems a waste to cut them out so I stuffed them back in  dash,  Sc

Oh the reason the windshield cracked is they had a glass snow globe on the dash and when the Airbag blew,  it smashed the snow globe against the window,..  Why me?  SC
Here is something to think about. In Tn. if you have a bad enough accident in a car with airbags and they did not go off and someone got hurt , DOT and your Ins. or the other person's Ins. inspectors will look and WILL find out why. If they find out the bags had already exploded or were not even there, shame on you and byebye Ins. Hello Lawyer from the other guy farm.  I had a friend from Chickamauga had this very thing happen to him.Cost him about $45,000. and was lucky .   Good Luck

Offline volksnick

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Re: Merry Xmas and we need a new car

« Reply #12 on: December 27, 2010, 05:09:58 PM »
45k!!!    Thats worth a drive to a pullapart for an air bag... it seems they are relatively cheap for an airbag.

Offline Smelly_Cat

Re: Merry Xmas and we need a new car

« Reply #13 on: December 27, 2010, 07:02:30 PM »
Good info Bugtech.  I'll have to think more on this,  I read one thing that maybe your Insurance Company will not give you the safe car airbag discount.  I'll give allstate a call on this.  SC

Offline Smelly_Cat

Re: Merry Xmas and we need a new car

« Reply #14 on: December 29, 2010, 07:14:24 PM »
I bought a tank , its a 94 Sherman M1,     called Allstate.  They could not confirm that driving a car with exploded air bags was bad risk ,  or that they would not cover my passenger injuries.    they will get me more  answers Thursday.  SC
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