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Chris Senior Enthusiast

Chris

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After cleaning the truck out, having a quick wash done before a slew of doctor appointments i backed into my own wrought iron brick fence pillar

 

damage to truck

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damage to pillar

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MikeNH Senior Enthusiast

MikeNH

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Looks like you got the pillar better than it got you at least!

travis73 Enthusiast

travis73

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that sucks,atleast it's just the plastic not the chrome

jimbrown1 Enthusiast

jimbrown1

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There's just some things you don't tell.

Chris Senior Enthusiast

Chris

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ill admit i screwed up. i park my truck on the right side of the driveway. i was trying to get it over so i put it in reverse and cut it too hard.

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flyboyron Enthusiast

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Wow! Sorry to hear that.

 

I back my truck in my driveway and since our garage is set back about 20 feet from the front of the house, pulling next to the house I get within 8 - 10 inches of the wall and sometimes I wonder if I am going to hit something. So far nothing yet, thank you Lord.

KMGZ400 Senior Enthusiast

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haha thats not that bad, i cant tell in the picture, did it push your bumper in?

 

you seem to be hitting a lot of things recently

SouthCo Senior Enthusiast

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Aww that sucks. I didn't post it up but I backed into a tree while on a field trip with my son. I didn't see the tree and was backing very slow. I sat in my truck for minute and thought about how pissed I was. I got out and thank the Lord, it was the reciever hitch that hit. Nothing else. I was again thanking the Lord.

 

So, it happens and yours doesn't look too bad.

Roscopcoletrain Senior Enthusiast

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pfff, I backed into the wifes car last year. Her less then a month old car. I was not impressed with myself, nor the almost $1500 in damages O_o

00Silverado4x4 Senior Enthusiast

00Silverado4x4

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I've made a few oopsie's in both mine and the wife's vehicles. It happens..

 

Tail light, backed out of side of driveway into a dead bush (previous vehicle)

Front corner marker, backed out of parking spot too sharp and into car next to me. (previous vehicle)

Passenger mirror (wife's current vehicle), impatiently waited for a truck to turn into gas station and steered around him, thought I cleared the corner of his bed...I didn't

---Trying explaining that to a wife that was deployed half way around the world while your truck is on jack stands in your drive way in the middle of a full four wheel brake job---

 

I've had other bad hair days but those were oopsie's that costed me $$$.

gnet158 Senior Enthusiast

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Glad it wasn't worst. I backed up into one of those tall rod iron gates (the ones that roll) backing up in my 08 Sierra and it looked like I hit a damm bear! My pass side tail lite was cracked, the bed area was all out of wack. I was sooooo pissed at myself.

Black2011 Enthusiast

Black2011

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I got a tow hook to the tailgate a few weeks ago... sooo angry. Still awaiting repair...

Pobd Enthusiast

Pobd

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Don't feel bad, I took a small chunk out of a concrete column in our parking deck trying not to snag the stupid little Honda parked next to me, bumper took it like a champ the column not so much lol small scratch on the plastic.

 

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