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30 mm rock

Post by Die Judicii » 18 Sep 2021, 2:24 pm

A while back when I got home and parked in the carport, my partner called out and asked, "What the hell happened there ??"
She was pointing at the front of my ute.

I got out to see what she was on about,,,,, and there was a 30 mm rock wedged in the hole in my headlight protector.

Beats the hell outa me,,, cos I didn't hear or feel the impact.
The protector did a good job though because the headlight itself was undamaged.

A new set of protectors now installed,,,,,, and cheaper by far than having to buy a new headlight. :thumbsup:
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Re: 30 mm rock

Post by disco stu » 19 Sep 2021, 10:50 am

That's a fair size rock to get thrown up by a vehicle. Kids in the area throw rocks at cars?

Protector did it's job nicely
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Post by Oldbloke » 19 Sep 2021, 1:11 pm

disco stu wrote:That's a fair size rock to get thrown up by a vehicle. Kids in the area throw rocks at cars?

Protector did it's job nicely


Na, neighbours with a shanghai. He shot their dog. :allegedly: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: 30 mm rock

Post by Die Judicii » 19 Sep 2021, 9:50 pm

Oldbloke wrote:
Na, neighbours with a shanghai. He shot their dog. :allegedly: :lol: :lol: :lol:


That's another Black Cross on your tongue Old Bloke,,, that you'll have to explain to St Peter eventually. :lol:
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Re: 30 mm rock

Post by Die Judicii » 19 Sep 2021, 9:54 pm

disco stu wrote:That's a fair size rock to get thrown up by a vehicle. Kids in the area throw rocks at cars?

Protector did it's job nicely


Not impossible,,,, but highly unlikely.
Although I still can't understand how I never heard or felt any impact,,, after all when you cop just one of those little ones that chip your windscreen they almost sound like bullet strike. :unknown:
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Re: 30 mm rock

Post by ZaineB » 19 Sep 2021, 10:46 pm

was probably cabbage moth, them toyotas are delicate these days.

haha dont discount big stones from cars/trucks, but usually a bigger problem in summer when tyres are hot enough to grab rocks like that and turf them a distance.
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Post by Oldbloke » 19 Sep 2021, 11:01 pm

Die Judicii wrote:
disco stu wrote:That's a fair size rock to get thrown up by a vehicle. Kids in the area throw rocks at cars?

Protector did it's job nicely


Not impossible,,,, but highly unlikely.
Although I still can't understand how I never heard or felt any impact,,, after all when you cop just one of those little ones that chip your windscreen they almost sound like bullet strike. :unknown:


Yep, industrial dearness. Obviously need to give up shooting before your complety deaf and can't hear the Mrs put the hard word on you. :violin:
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Re: 30 mm rock

Post by bah! » 21 Sep 2021, 8:09 am

Had an oncoming truck on an outside bend thrown up a rock bigger than a golf ball once, thought it was going to come through the windscreen. Left a star the size of my fist in the screen.
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