So this happened... (hint: need a new door)
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From: Connecticut
So this happened... (hint: need a new door)
Okay, so I hope this brightens your day a bit. I'm finishing up my frame replacement and went to move the truck today. I backed up with my door open, door hit pile of tires, idiot (me) slammed on freshly bled untested brakes, idiot did not push clutch in, idiot was in 4-lo, truck kept moving, door bent, idiot idiot. Luckily the cab seems okay.
Anyone in the CT area have a door?
Anyone in the CT area have a door?
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had that happen on my jeep liberty.... put it in park.... walked away daughter still in back seat(engine was off) it started rollign away i ran opened door, to grab the ebrake cause it was rolling into traffic, it caught the car beside me and ripped the door clean off
, wrecked the cab mounting area, front fender and part of drivers side hood got damaged , was funny to see a liberty with no door... guess it wanted to be a wrangler!! .. then ofcourse it was left outside awaiting damage estimate and a storm came through and soaked the internal electronics.. written off lol , now i got a Jeep TJ so , Screw those doors.. Dont need it anyway! unless its -40 ...LOL
you got off easy with just a door.
, wrecked the cab mounting area, front fender and part of drivers side hood got damaged , was funny to see a liberty with no door... guess it wanted to be a wrangler!! .. then ofcourse it was left outside awaiting damage estimate and a storm came through and soaked the internal electronics.. written off lol , now i got a Jeep TJ so , Screw those doors.. Dont need it anyway! unless its -40 ...LOL
you got off easy with just a door.
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Haha glad I'm not alone. For the moment I just latched the door. Hinges aren't bolted because they don't even come close to the bolt holes....lol. If I drive it I'll have to get out the passenger's side...I mean I could open the drivers door but it would fall on the ground hahaha. Found a door at a local yard, gonna pick it up next week.
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Tbugden - I'd laugh and point, but I'd justifiably have three fingers pointed back at me ... since I did it even stupider.
Was working on the steering column, hadn't chocked the wheels, dropped column, auto dropped out of gear, wasn't where I could get my foot on the brake, and .. backed it into my Cougar, which was sitting up on jack stands! Knocked the Cougar off the jack stands (BTW - I usually put the wheels and tires UNDER a car when I have them off, was very Very VERY glad I did! Cougar landed on the wheels and tires, nothing damaged except my pride on it), and ... crumped the door back into the fender.
So my list includes a new fender and door for now ...
(Would post pictures, but just describing it is embarrassing ENOUGH ... )
RwP
Was working on the steering column, hadn't chocked the wheels, dropped column, auto dropped out of gear, wasn't where I could get my foot on the brake, and .. backed it into my Cougar, which was sitting up on jack stands! Knocked the Cougar off the jack stands (BTW - I usually put the wheels and tires UNDER a car when I have them off, was very Very VERY glad I did! Cougar landed on the wheels and tires, nothing damaged except my pride on it), and ... crumped the door back into the fender.
So my list includes a new fender and door for now ...
(Would post pictures, but just describing it is embarrassing ENOUGH ... )
RwP
