well guys my 06 s/c is in the shop was going down the hwy and the car infront of my swirved and i though nothing of it then zoom out comes a road cone from no where my guess fell off a truck or something there was 2 of them and that was it and then i get about 1/4 mile from my friends house and notice low coolant comes on my guages get to my friends house and my car was at 235 temp and no coolant. i have a pic also i will post in a sec for it but yea i got sad when that happened i hit the cone at about 65-70 mph

 

damn that sux man.

also check your pm i have a question on adobe. thanks man.

 

so yea as you can see radiator / and i think the aftercooler / and trans cooler or oil cooler was bent / damaged/ and front bumper and front lip needs to be replaced

 

That really sucks. Once it is fixed see about putting in the lower grill. Don't know if that would have helped but it's worth a shot for next time.

 

yea i dont think it would have

 

harsh pics man. over the winter i actully bent my front radiator in as well from a snowbank on the way to work. damn plows never plowed the road i was on but they happend to plow every road that intersected w/ my road causing me to do some plwoing cuz i wasnt bout to get stuck in the snow.

and also did the lower valence crack? or what exactly is wront w/ that peice cuz i cant tell from the pics. but i can see the radiator damage and what not.

 

That sucks! I know it won't help too much, but that is why I made a grill for mine.

If I remember right from another post that's about $2,500 worth of repairs.

 

that my friend is why my first mod was the mesh grill down there

 

Yeah, with the way the cone went in there, it would have. All you'd be replacing is the front bumper and the grill instead of all the stuff inside if you get the grill installed properly. I actually tied mine down to the bumper for that very reason, so that if anything tries to get in there, it's going to take the bumper and the grill, but leave the rad alone.

 

mom just called me with 2200 dollars worth of repairs and ill have them back thursday

 

that sux...

 

ouch man. insurance gonna pay for it? if not it should still be a warranty repair

 

You SS/SC guys should get together and complain to GM about the lack of a lower grille on your cars.

That's a cheap item that they obviously overlooked in the safety department. This is the fourth thread or so I've seen where someone has had their radiator and aftercooler taken out by road debris.

If enough people complain about this blatant lack of an easy to install (and already produced) safety item you might get something done. (Hey, it worked for the Ford Pinto)

 

ya i feel for you just got my car back out of the shop, little racoon went under the front right and did 2800 canadian worth of damage. and today i noticed my front bumper cover is off color and its not lined up. so now i have to bring it back again after waiting 6 weeks for parts

 

yea i should get my car back by wedsday or thursday

 

and the repair is done under insurance / 500 dollar dedc

 

sounds like its going to be friday / saturday till i get my car they diddnt get some of the parts in