lewvw 10 Posted March 24, 2013 Just got blasted by a gritter on Cole avenue Gloucester going the opposite way, saw it and sort of veered as far away as I could but that thing was firing it out like it's going out of fashion! Anyhow I now have loads of tiny chips on my OS wing and door! I know they're a necessary evil but i'm furious! Anybody else had this? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CazzaVR 0 Posted March 24, 2013 That's utter crap mate :( Jake had this on his old valver. Nightmare- nothing you can do either :( Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lewvw 10 Posted March 24, 2013 It totally sucks! The paint's not perfect by any stretch but I could do without extra chips! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubnut 10 Posted March 24, 2013 had it a few years back on my blue C going towards cheltenham totally covered bonnet and windscreen crapped it... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swompy 0 Posted March 24, 2013 (edited) That's utter crap mate :( Jake had this on his old valver. Nightmare- nothing you can do either :( Yep got hit by 3 different gritters in as many minuets. First one I had practically stop and in the field next to the road yet this lorry was tanking it along and sent loads straight over the bonnet and onto the windscreen' :( To say I wasn't best pleased would been the understatement of the year! Edited March 24, 2013 by Swompy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubnut 10 Posted March 24, 2013 hmmm maybe the gritters in glos have a secret vendetta Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craigowl 0 Posted March 25, 2013 Strange - I have never experienced damage here in Scotland. Maybe your authorities acquired a model of gritter that really blasts the stuff out. Normally it is only Cheshire rock salt - I would guess - and is not as hard as road gravel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VWVW 1 Posted March 25, 2013 This was the damage to my BM a few weeks back. Not sure what else they mix in with the salts. Radiator was completely peppered. http://the-corrado.net/showthread.php?79515-Gritter-salt-Damage-to-my-car-radiator&highlight=gritters another thing to watch out for is slabs of ice flying off lorries. I have had a slap of ice came off the top of lorry once onto my windcreen at 70mph luckily it didnt smash through ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted March 25, 2013 /\ That happened to Heresites a few years ago and it put a chuffing great dent in his bonnet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
