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Yeah..Yeah we know Spirochets can't Drive

Ok so yesterday I posted a thread about backing into a tree, well on my way home I rear ended a RAM 1500...it was more like I let my clutch out and rolled into him...but it left a small dent in his bumper(his reciver absorbed the hit..but my bumper is bent upwards(no biggy i was about to replace it and valance anyway...BUT my airbags deployed...the inpact so little that i never hit theairbag it just when POP in my face.

Now im left with a torn dash and messed up steering wheel...Got the old bag cartages? out now i just need to either buy new ones(579.00 no comp...OUCH) or locate a junked ranger



















 

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Learn how to drive?

Just kidding...I would try the JY first. airbags are no joke though, you have to be careful when you replace them...they can blow up in your face easily.

If all else fails, take it to a shop.
 
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Didn't you already post this a few minutes ago?


And...
 
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give me your truck and get a go-kart....

no airbags...5 point harness

a lot safer

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ill get pics in the day light tom....we dont have any rangers in our local JY
 
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Pay a little deductable and get it all fixed at one by a professional.
 
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Pay a little deductable and get it all fixed at one by a professional.
my deductible is 2 grand
 
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Holy crap, get a new insurance company
 
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danggg 2 grand deductible thats nuts amazing the air bag deployed from that lil bit .. mmm try junkyards all around including maybe kaplan called lemaires... its like 20 - 30 mins from laf
 
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Originally Posted by TheStig88
give me your truck and get a go-kart....

no airbags...5 point harness

a lot safer

lol
Only with a HANS Device.
 
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danggg 2 grand deductible thats nuts amazing the air bag deployed from that lil bit .. mmm try junkyards all around including maybe kaplan called lemaires... its like 20 - 30 mins from laf
you ever been there? do they ever have rangers
 
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wow... $2000 deductable! mines full coverage with $50 deductable
my monthly payments are $60 ($720 a year)
 
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Originally Posted by edgeaholic (tm)
wow... $2000 deductable! mines full coverage with $50 deductable
my monthly payments are $60 ($720 a year)
how old are you?
 
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Mine is 500 with full coverage and i thought i was getting raped Lol im 19 fyi
 
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i dont turn 17 until the 4th
 
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my deductible is 2 grand
For real man. That's a serious rip off. How much are you paying a month? Go get a different insurance co.
 
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i pay 240 a month for full coverage cause the truck still has a note
 
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Seriously, they are ripping you of. I payed that much after my accident a month and sill my deductable was only $250. What ins. co. do you have? Call them and tell them you want your deducable dropped to 500 or something.
 
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that sucks. is the guy with the ram going threw insurance?
 
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i did the same thing in my focus and the airbags deployed and ther was a cop coming out of the side street in frount of me and he said he heard a loud bang look around and he did not see any thing i got out and was looking ant the frount of my car and nothing not even a scratch on my car or the other car the person i hit did not even know i hit them they started to drive away and the cop stoped them
 
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i know how you feel i slid into an explorer last summer in the rain. same as you not even into first gear and it set off my airbags.
 
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IMO...I never ride with the passenger bag on for this reason alone: Nobody there and more money for me to fix it.



My driver bag blew when i hit a pot hole while driving on a trail to the wheelin' trail. Replacement bag from a junkyard was like $70 w/ the new airbag controller computer thing. You'll probably now need to replace the seat pre-tensioners as well(what your seat belt clips to on your seat).

For now, unbolt your airbags and leave it for now. it's still drivable definately. You didn't hit that hard...idk what these's rangers problems are with the airbag systems. mine went off with a freakin' pot hole!


Sorry man...it does suck.
 
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umm not sure if they have any rangers i know they got a crap load of vehicles just look the number up in the yellow pages and call and see they should be able to tell u if they got some
 


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