HOLSTEIN Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 well, w/ mothers day and my fathers bday in the week my sister and i deceided to throw a suprise party. their outdoor cooking grill died so i said i'll bring mine.... no problem right,,,,,wrong.. i was going down the interstate at 62mph taking my time when a semi went by fast, the force of wind hit the grill and flipped it..... now how does this happen when i have four, yes 4 straps holding it down....well one strap must have loosened up half way there cause when it flipped it flipped over the tailgate onto the bumper and swayed back and forth till i stopped.... damage= two big dents and scratches on tailgate, the tailgate bedrail protector will have to be replaced due to the HUGE gouges in it, and it scratched my bumper steps that i had color matched.... it really sucks but it could have been worse, there was a minivan right behind me w/ another semi behind it, could have been real bad. anyway i guess my father in law isnt that bad after all since he owns a pro ppg body shop i got pics if someone wants me to email them so they can post for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montanass Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 that sucks man... but your right, it sounds like it could have been a whole lot worse... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tawss04 Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 That happen to a budy of mine but he got lucky, the grille just flew out of his truck and no damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Silv Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 Send pics to me. [email protected] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOLSTEIN Posted May 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 Send pics to me.[email protected] <{POST_SNAPBACK}> pics sent...... thanks for posting i was really hot at the time but now im cool w/ it... talked to my father in law and he said that the lip on top of the bed rail cap is so you cant open the tailgate w/ the hard cover closed..... wonder how much that piece will cost otherwise should be a two day turn around.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Silv Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 ouch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOLSTEIN Posted May 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 yea, the two scratchs that look like markers are deep gouges to bare metal and dents on top of that... i would say if i had to pay for it it would be in the $500 - $700 range.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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