LAST MINUTE 8/1/08 miller Jeep Trail NIGHT run. - Page 2

Saphteemon · 08-02-2008, 05:37 PM

Great pics......

SKINUM · 08-02-2008, 05:43 PM

Your bumper must have movement for it to pop that piece out. Does the bumper have a gap for body movement?

fjessence · 08-02-2008, 06:04 PM

Dude last week the exact EXACT same thing happened to me in pismo after jumping off a dune.

Exact same bulge and fender movement, I had to take off the fender trim and top engine bay trim to get to some of the bolts holding the fender and barely got it to move (the last bolt is behind the door and the door will probbaly need to be removed) but I got the fender out of the way of the door just barely, but thanks to that I have a bunch of scratches on my passenger door now. I have the exact same fender gap in the front as well, and was also wondering if dealer would cover it, we should start a new thread, maybe we can get more input.

lonelydriver · 08-03-2008, 11:29 AM

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Saphteemon previously said:

Great pics......

Thanks, was kinda hard to take night pics, everything came out too dark unless i did a long exposure

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SKINUM previously said:

Your bumper must have movement for it to pop that piece out. Does the bumper have a gap for body movement?

The bumper didn't contact the fender at all, theres about a 3/4 inch space b/w the bumper and the fender. It might have been a tree that could have hit it as I have a pretty good mark there from a thick branch.

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fjessence previously said:

Dude last week the exact EXACT same thing happened to me in pismo after jumping off a dune.

Exact same bulge and fender movement, I had to take off the fender trim and top engine bay trim to get to some of the bolts holding the fender and barely got it to move (the last bolt is behind the door and the door will probbaly need to be removed) but I got the fender out of the way of the door just barely, but thanks to that I have a bunch of scratches on my passenger door now. I have the exact same fender gap in the front as well, and was also wondering if dealer would cover it, we should start a new thread, maybe we can get more input.

I'll prob try to move the fender back forward too. There seems to be a lot of threads on bulges already. Just not sure if our case is the same since we actually hit something to cause it... Can't believe a less then 2 mph bump could cause the fender to crumple... would have never happened in my old 62. possibly better crumple zones for passenger protection?

lonelydriver · 08-03-2008, 11:33 AM

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GTKrockeTT previously said:

definitely be careful, and take it slow! you don't want to mess around with those ledges.

Thanks, those ledges are def. no joke

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oscarr previously said:

x2..

Hey Oscar, thanks for the tips on the directions, you were right, its hard to find the trail head! but we found it eventually

GTKrockeTT · 08-03-2008, 12:14 PM

glad you guys made it out ok...relatively. my buddy rolled his samurai down a hillside on Lockwood, and that was in broad daylight.

lonelydriver · 08-04-2008, 12:57 AM

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GTKrockeTT previously said:

glad you guys made it out ok...relatively. my buddy rolled his samurai down a hillside on Lockwood, and that was in broad daylight.

Yikes.... hope no one got hurt

***Fjamming*** · 08-04-2008, 02:44 AM

Blair Witch actions.

Scary stuff to be wheeling at night. I'm glad you guys got out of it safely.

Pointman1776 · 08-04-2008, 03:36 AM

Oh man oh man oh man I wish I was in town to go. Darn it. Next time.

And awesome pics! Thanks for posting!!!

**oscarr** · 08-04-2008, 09:55 AM

sorry to hear about the bulge.Ya you are right it's not suppose to happend in the first place.Bad fender design by Toyota.It's a stress point in the car's body.Take it back to the dealer hopefully they could get you some new fenders.Glad you made it out of Miller in 1 piece.