SoCalSS Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 So as some of you may know I was in a pretty bad accident back on Dec 02 2006, in which i took a freeway on-ramp at too high of a speed and the truck fishtailed into an electrical box on the off ramp. The rear driver side hit the electrical box just before the rear tire well and tore out the drive shaft, destroyed the shackles and suspension, destroyed the rim and tire, the tonneau cover, the rear bumper and tailight, and a slight bend in the frame...etc Unfortunately with the accident happening at 11:25 at night I didnt have the chance to take pictures of the truck in the middle of the freeway, but needless to say im VERY suprised they didnt total out the truck. Allstate said the damage had to be 80% the value of the truck for them to total it out. So ive been without the truck for the past 2 months waiting for it to come back from the body shop. Unfortunately there was a set back when they tried aligning the truck and found there was an issue with the the rear differential. So I had to wait another 10 days until the new differential came in and they would be able to install it and get the truck re-aligned. The only good thing about the accident is I did get a new tonneau cover....The Gaylords Speedsturr...Before I had a X2000 on the truck and I like the asthetics of the Speedsturr over the X2000...So I wanted to share some picture the body shop sent me today to make sure the tonneau cover was the right one I wanted. I "should" get back the truck on Friday of this week. I will post some more pictures when I get the truck back then but here are a few of the new lid and the damage they fixed...ENJOY Is there a reason as to why it takes forever to upload a picture on this site now? I had to link these pictures from another site...It seems like before the revamping of the site it was much easier to upload pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onyx_ss Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 looks preaty sweet, do you have a part number for that website/part number on the cover? Onyx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haul@ss Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 i aint ever gonna take on a ramp too fast again! looks good now tho from what i can tell.. that lid only one center lock from one i can see.. mine has one on each side... wonder if thats new? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalSS Posted January 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 i aint ever gonna take on a ramp too fast again! looks good now tho from what i can tell.. that lid only one center lock from one i can see.. mine has one on each side... wonder if thats new? I didnt understand the one center lock either? The guy at the body shop said Gaylords had to "custom make it" which seemed weird to me given I thought they would have these in stock for the 03-07 models. I thought it would have two lock on each side too... I will take some more picture when I get it back this weekend and put a good coat of wax on her. Taking an off ramp at that high of speed probably 70-80 was one of the dumbest things ive done, even though I thought the truck could handle it. Im thankful, especially seeing that I could have possibly taking someone elses life and I didnt. Granted I didnt think the truck would have fishtailed. But I thank god that I didnt hurt someone else by being reckless. Should be a lesson to everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04CHASE Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 just and fyi the x2000 isnt the bed cover but the style of hinges it uses. so you may have the gaylord speedsturr with x2000 hinges. i like that bed cover also i wihs mine has the single lock in the middle instead of the two . kind of sucks you didnt get a new truck but looks like they fixed it ok from the pics, hopefully it is the same but after a wreck like that its hard to make it as good as new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalSS Posted January 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 just and fyi the x2000 isnt the bed cover but the style of hinges it uses. so you may have the gaylord speedsturr with x2000 hinges. i like that bed cover also i wihs mine has the single lock in the middle instead of the two . kind of sucks you didnt get a new truck but looks like they fixed it ok from the pics, hopefully it is the same but after a wreck like that its hard to make it as good as new. Thanks Chase, The reason I traded in my lifted 2002 Silverado was due to an accident of running over a honda who made a left turn in front of me. Truck was never the same after that...Im praying that the same thing doesnt happen to this truck...I was hoping they totaled it and I could buy a left over 2007 BTW chase where does the lock attach to? Do they put something on the inside of the tailgate to latch the lock onto? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hot rod truck Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Hope all goes well with the repairs and they have it fixed correctly. Pics look good and I like your tonneau cover choice. I do have to ask... what type of off-ramp were you on? Cloverleaf or long right hand sweeper? 75-80 shouldn't be a problem for the sweeper... but a cloverleaf Just curious as to what happened Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterp Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Glad to see you back on the road. Allstate is really good about their claims, if the truck isn't "right" then you tell Allstate and they will raise holy hell with the body shop, they are really good about protecting the customer that way. Mr. P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalSS Posted January 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Glad to see you back on the road. Allstate is really good about their claims, if the truck isn't "right" then you tell Allstate and they will raise holy hell with the body shop, they are really good about protecting the customer that way. Mr. P. It was an on ramp to the freeway, a right hand sweeper I guess you can say. I dont exactly know why the tires didnt stick to the road, the tread is getting low on the tires, and it was late so maybe some moisture on the ground . It may have been a higher speek than 70-80 but thats what I guessing...By the time I hit the electrical box I wasnt even looking at the speedometer Not back on the road yet until Friday, which is the body shop's idea of enough time to install the differential and re-align the truck when they get it in this week. Allstate has been great to me. My first accident was with the girl in the civic, who was uninsured (thank god for uninsured motorist coverage!). I basically went over the front of her hood like I was at a monster truck rally and totalled her car and caused a little over 5 K worth of damage to the front suspension of the truck. The body shop told me their repairs are lifetime, and they keep a detailed spec report of what was replaced for 3 years incase I lose the one I receive after picking up the truck. I also know if the truck isnt right I will be taking it back to have it checked out. The suspension is what I am worried about currently. I will take her out to a some windy roads to see if everything is still handling well. I just wont be taking off ramps at high speeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterp Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Did they replace the frame? or just repair it? AFA the accident - tires are a large factor in what you describe, the Goodyears are dangerous. Get some good Kuhmos or Pirellis and Hotchkis bars, you'll have a completely different truck. Mr. P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalSS Posted January 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Did they replace the frame? or just repair it? AFA the accident - tires are a large factor in what you describe, the Goodyears are dangerous. Get some good Kuhmos or Pirellis and Hotchkis bars, you'll have a completely different truck. Mr. P. They repaired it. Put it on a frame "stretcher," to put it back to specifications. I was waiting until the tires were a little lower on tread until I bought a new set. I definetly wasnt going back to the goodyears after what happened in this accident, and a few times of the truck getting squirely (sp?) in the rain... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2006SilverSS Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 I have a SungLid with the single lock on it, if the gaylord uses the same type of setup it locks with the same type of mechanism that the cab doors use (one on each side of the cover). I think that I would have hated going with the model that has the 2 locks, at times I wish I would have gotten the option to open it from a remote (would be handy when your hands are full). I'll see about snapping some pics of it when I get home from work tomorrow morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireman31 Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 sorry about the SS man looks like the body shop did a decent job on the fix nice to see the insurance didn't total it I saw an '06 on the news today that was involved in chain reaction crash in NYC............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsws6 Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 new paint needs some time to cure you might want to wait a while before you wax it. you should check with the body shop about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2006SilverSS Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 new paint needs some time to cure you might want to wait a while before you wax it. you should check with the body shop about it. If I'm not mistaken the paint is supposed to cure for 30 days or something like that. This is what I was told when I purchased the sunglid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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