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Be careful out there - it is very icy
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MAZDASPEED
Hard-core CEG'er
Seemed to have held up alright....I'd guess the inital estimate to be in the $5500 to $6000 range (airbags and chassis surrounding radiator).
TGO
King of the OFT
tragic. sorry about the car. atleast it's just that...
SVT Loki
Veteran CEG'er
Matt
I'm so sorry to hear about your beautiful Subiee.
I'm happy to hear your ok
I'm so sorry to hear about your beautiful Subiee.
I'm happy to hear your ok
DonKingKong
CEG'er
That's one nice thing about having a top mount intercooler because if the car came with one it'd be destroyed.
frenchblueC2
amusé par les flatulences
The airbag deployed?!!!! :shocked: You didn't mention that!
How is your face?
How is your face?
jd2-98s
Veteran CEG'er
The main thing is your ok. Sorry to hear about the car.
2000myst
Veteran CEG'er
That stinks Matt. The good thing is you are ok. The car is fixable, but sometimes the driver is not.
I didn't hit the airbag (thank you seatbelt!!). The car stinks inside right now, but I'm ok.
I remember the airbag billowing out, but it wasn't a forceful pop like you saw in "airbags kill!" news reports from the 90s. Maybe the latest gen is better at that, or maybe my brain was operating in slow motion.
98MystiqueLS
CEG'er
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yea its called dual stage airbags...they can deploy at a slower speed depending on the severity of the crash. that does suck tho...im a fan of the legacys. and the seatbelt is the pretentioner. when the airbag goes off it sets that off too. basically it just pulls the seatbelt back more to help restrain you.
ctmystique
Hard-core CEG'er
Wow, where have I been? I don't know how I missed this thread but I'm sure glad you are ok. Hope everything is going alright with the repairs.
hotdimmes
Hard-core CEG'er
yeah glad to see you're ok! It was terrible icy out today as well, be careful everyone!
The car will be repaired. No suspension or unibody damage. 
$8000 total. 40 hours labor, over course of 4 weeks, est date Jan 30th.
- bumper (all components except right foglamp assy)
- grille
- headlights
- hood
- air intake
- radiator, condensor, fan assembly
- core support (same part that I paid $$ to replace in my Nissan!)
- entire airbag system as required by Subaru: driver airbag, clockspring/wires, entire control system, both sensors
- both seat belts
I am buying a set of new all-season for the SVT, which I will swap onto the GT toward end of January.
$8000 total. 40 hours labor, over course of 4 weeks, est date Jan 30th.
- bumper (all components except right foglamp assy)
- grille
- headlights
- hood
- air intake
- radiator, condensor, fan assembly
- core support (same part that I paid $$ to replace in my Nissan!)
- entire airbag system as required by Subaru: driver airbag, clockspring/wires, entire control system, both sensors
- both seat belts
I am buying a set of new all-season for the SVT, which I will swap onto the GT toward end of January.
frenchblueC2
amusé par les flatulences
Looks like you'll need to schedule that alignment on the SVT asap, eh?
Good luck with the repairs! Let us know how your experience with the body shop turns out too.
Good luck with the repairs! Let us know how your experience with the body shop turns out too.
cobrawannabe
Addicted CEG'er
Holy crap! I thought this was just a PSA! Sorry I never read it, and I'm really glad you and the car are okay! man, oh man would it have been a shame if this car was totalled!
Once again, I'm REALLY glad you two are okay
Oh, BTW, almost got hit head-on by a school bus that was speeding and understeering on ice right near my house today. He was doing about 45, I was doing about 20. Scary!:shocked:
Once again, I'm REALLY glad you two are okay
Oh, BTW, almost got hit head-on by a school bus that was speeding and understeering on ice right near my house today. He was doing about 45, I was doing about 20. Scary!:shocked:
Saw the car on Friday morning as I dropped off the new snow tires.
Tire tread was 4/32" (fronts) and 6/32" (rears). Rotated every 6k.
The car is on a precision laser frame rack. As I understand it, the body is within spec (1mm margin of error?); no hidden damage.
The side support/tie bar was damaged. The airbag sensor is located on that bar; it was completely destroyed. Every part is being replaced and there was no impact past that point. Nothing on the car is being "repaired," except new paint on the existing fenders.
Stay safe everyone. There have been far too many ice-related accidents this month.
If you do not venture out of this forum often - look at topic regarding starjammir in CI forum (link). He was badly injured tonight.
lasers and points
disassembled
a little mangled .. lower tie bar, support
what it should look like (passenger side)
Tire tread was 4/32" (fronts) and 6/32" (rears). Rotated every 6k.
The car is on a precision laser frame rack. As I understand it, the body is within spec (1mm margin of error?); no hidden damage.
The side support/tie bar was damaged. The airbag sensor is located on that bar; it was completely destroyed. Every part is being replaced and there was no impact past that point. Nothing on the car is being "repaired," except new paint on the existing fenders.
Stay safe everyone. There have been far too many ice-related accidents this month.
If you do not venture out of this forum often - look at topic regarding starjammir in CI forum (link). He was badly injured tonight.
lasers and points
disassembled
a little mangled .. lower tie bar, support
what it should look like (passenger side)
cobrawannabe
Addicted CEG'er
Good to see it's doing well!
I had considered JDM STI front bumper and grille, but ultimately decided against. Slight pang of regret, as I really don't like the GT front end, and this is gorgeous. :drool: But costs and car-downtime won out overall.
No engine mods/etc. The car is under warranty, and anyway, I don't often mod for performance.
No engine mods/etc. The car is under warranty, and anyway, I don't often mod for performance.
cobrawannabe
Addicted CEG'er
No. Matt mods to get the car back on the road. (re: his contour)