I hit a patch of black ice last night pulling into a gas station and hit one of those poles that sticks out to protect the pumps. Lucky for me and my car I only smashed up the passenger side mirror.



Lucky for me, the stealership parts store had a replacement in stock.
A 15 minute drive in early morning traffic, $120, and 10 minutes later she was good as new.



Like I said, lucky I didn't do any body damage, I was surprised by the way I slid into the pole. Still cost me $120 I could have spent on more go-fast parts. Sucks.

 

Sorry the pictures are so big. Didn't think to re-size them. I'm running low on sleep.

 

damn man, that really sucks. glad it was just a mirror and not a bumper/hood!

 

Ouch, sorry man. You should of talked with the gas station, they may have been liable.

 

That's $120 that could have been put towards a winter beater...

 

Where in OH are you? I know southern OH got slammed pretty hard this winter. Glad your fix was simple and quick. Cannot wait for spring!!!

 

I'm up just east of Columbus. We got hit pretty hard, but not as bad as some places north of us. I can't wait for spring either. I'll really be able to play with the x-charger then.

 

Yeah, you were lucky! Could have been a lot worse. I think I would have put more $$ towards purchasing the Agent 47 mirrors. pascal has them on his car. But then again, it was the OEM F-150 looking side mirror that saved your car!

 

I already bought these for the stock mirros:

http://www.midwestautogear.com/Produ...ror_Covers.php

Lucky again I hadn't put them on before I crushed the mirror because they'd have probably been ruined. Now that I got the new mirror installed, I put them on and I think they look pretty nice. Maybe I'll upgrade later.

On the plus side, I only had to buy the one mirror, and I had it today instead or ordering something for later.

 

Pretty pricey. Anyways, toss up a picture when you get them installed. Curious to see how they look like, especially on a silver