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ouch! smashed up..
« on: February 22, 2009, 01:50:07 am »
golf i found in the scrap yard around the corner.. looks like truck hit it from behind and slammed into a wall







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Re: ouch! smashed up..
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2009, 02:21:01 am »
ouch, gutted. i wouldnt want to have been in that

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Re: ouch! smashed up..
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2009, 03:17:32 am »
thats what my gearbox came from haha


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Re: ouch! smashed up..
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2009, 07:08:06 am »
occupant area stood up well all things considered

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Re: ouch! smashed up..
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2009, 11:46:20 am »
 for JoesGTi......  doesnt that want you to think twice about putting back your rear safety Gurder in your GTi?.Are there any insurance implications on your policy??

Thats a nasty picture, hope everyone got outa that safely.
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Re: ouch! smashed up..
« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2009, 12:22:04 pm »
looks like they did seeing as i went in to rip out a door grab handle since mine was a bit worn down :D


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Re: ouch! smashed up..
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2009, 02:10:58 pm »
for JoesGTi......  doesnt that want you to think twice about putting back your rear safety Gurder in your GTi? Are there any insurance implications on your policy??

....Exactly my thoughts too.

Plus the insurers would almost certainly drop you like a hot brick if no safety girders for public highway use. I think jonnyc may also have removed his.


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Re: ouch! smashed up..
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2009, 03:01:19 pm »
OUCH! That looks like a serious smash. I bet the occupants of that had a sore neck in the morning  :surprised:
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Re: ouch! smashed up..
« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2009, 05:38:34 pm »
for JoesGTi......  doesnt that want you to think twice about putting back your rear safety Gurder in your GTi?.Are there any insurance implications on your policy??

Thats a nasty picture, hope everyone got outa that safely.

Not sure which part you are referring to here, do you mean the metal 'bumper' that sits behind the plastic one? I can't believe anyone would ever do such a thing, as they usually have 'crush cans' attached to them which are designed to crumple and absorb impacts, removing these is as good as suicide if you ever have a crash, and as said your insurance would be completely voided.  :sad:
I work in a car factory and build car bodies, so I know about the structural integrity of them.  :happy2:

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Re: ouch! smashed up..
« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2009, 05:43:10 pm »
Yes thats the one, it was removed to "save Weight"and to modify to fit an R32 rear with exhaust/bumper setup.

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Re: ouch! smashed up..
« Reply #10 on: February 22, 2009, 08:29:11 pm »
Lumps of metal were removed to save weight and allow the fitment of a modded bumper   :confused:

Wouldn't it have been better to have replaced the GTI metal with on from the R32? Or do they not fit?

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Re: ouch! smashed up..
« Reply #11 on: February 22, 2009, 08:35:52 pm »
i think it was removed to help fit the R32 exhaust/bumper setup to joes GTi tbh stealth.

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Re: ouch! smashed up..
« Reply #12 on: February 22, 2009, 09:37:22 pm »
OUCH! That looks like a serious smash. I bet the occupants of that had a sore neck in the morning  :surprised:
They should be thankful to have a neck at all looking at state of the car!