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Wrecked The Truck, Messed Up Cai Box

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Kinda new here. I had been doing pretty good for about two years, but teenage stupidity finally caught up with me last monday evening. I was almost home, and its often easier for me to cut thru a church parking lot for me to get the hill. So the lot is snow covered and icy. Really icy. I didnt think about the ice, and figured what the heck, I'm gonna cut some dougnuts. BAD IDEA!!! Went to make a turn and the front tires didnt agree, ABS kicked in, and off i was!!! Luckily, the chuch stoped me =[ Did about $2500 worth of damage to the silverado, including bowing the hood pretty good.

 

My question is, with a cold air intake, can that air filter get moist, or even wet? I beat my hood down good enough to drive until i can get it scheduled in to fix, and earn the $$$ to fix it too. Its supposed to come a pretty good snow in the next few days and I'll probably have to get out when it snows. Can i still run my CAI or should i try to put my original system back on?

 

Also, heres my parts list to fix it.

-hood

-fender

-grille

-headlight assy.

-headlight mounting bracket

-front bumper

-top plasic piece for the bumper

-lower bumper valence

-Radiator support

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Wingnut Senior Enthusiast

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Look up Outerwears filter covers. They make covers for filters that block water. People with ATV's all over the place use them.

 

And tell Jesus you're sorry!

Porter_ Enthusiast

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sorry to hear you messed your truck up, we've all done stupid things at one time or another. hopefully you intend to pay for any damages to the church (if there are any). i wouldn't run an open cone-type CAI in rain/snow. either make provisions to protect your filter from water or reinstall the oem air box.

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Luckily it didnt do much damage to the chuch, only busted a PVC conduit pipe, and didnt hurt any of the wires inside. Its just a matter of getting an electrican in there to unhook the wires and slide the pipe over them.

 

As for insurance, i woudlnt have turned it in even with full coverage unless it totaled the truck. I dont really like being called "one of those people, fyi." Im mature enough to know it was my mistake and am willing to own up to it and pay out of MY pocket, not the parents like a lot of kids. That includes the church first, then fixing my truck. Luckily its the church i attend

 

. Y'all ever heard that song, Jesus Take the Wheel? Well he did that, and ran me right in his house :cheers:

hockeypro1411 Senior Enthusiast

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Luckily it didnt do much damage to the chuch, only busted a PVC conduit pipe, and didnt hurt any of the wires inside. Its just a matter of getting an electrican in there to unhook the wires and slide the pipe over them.

 

As for insurance, i woudlnt have turned it in even with full coverage unless it totaled the truck. I dont really like being called "one of those people, fyi." Im mature enough to know it was my mistake and am willing to own up to it and pay out of MY pocket, not the parents like a lot of kids. That includes the church first, then fixing my truck. Luckily its the church i attend

 

. Y'all ever heard that song, Jesus Take the Wheel? Well he did that, and ran me right in his house :lol:

 

Haha I'm just messin' with ya. At least you took responsibility for it. Maybe toss an extra $20 in the plate next Sunday. Lol

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VMAX2007,

Thats a fact! I wanna know a a red blooded American guy would wouldnt hit it! :D

 

hockeypro1411,

Yeah, i figured you were. My reply sounded meaner than i meant for it to. No harm no foul. :lol:

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