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Old 05-12-2011, 08:39 AM
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What fell off my HHR this morning?!?

Ahoy everyone.

So, I was around the corner from my office when I heard a scraping sound under the car. I pulled into the building driveway, and looked under the driver's side (where I heard the noise). There was a rod, about 10", hanging out from just behind the running boards. I poked at it, and the whole thing fell off.

Did a quick check, and couldn't see a corresponding part on the other side of the car.

Here is a photo. It came off from under the driver's side, just behind the wheel well. NO idea what it is. It looks like it could be a clip for something, but it might also be some random crap I picked up on the road.


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Old 05-12-2011, 11:22 AM
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Doesnt look familiar to me, if its a part from the car Ive never seen it. My guess is road debris you picked up somewhere.
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Old 05-12-2011, 11:30 AM
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I'd have to second prod. Before I bought Stiggz, I had him lifted so I could inspect the frame, and couldn't see anything like this under if memory serves.
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I'd ask my dealer if they know what it is ....
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Old 05-12-2011, 12:11 PM
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It looks like a tool that is used to break into cars.
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Old 05-12-2011, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by ChevyMgr
It looks like a tool that is used to break into cars.
Hrm... I may have to hang onto it then

Thanks for the help, everyone.
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Old 05-12-2011, 12:55 PM
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I bought a new '70 Ford Torino GT. About a week later, I heard a scraping noise under it. The noise turned out to be a tree branch about 2 feet long that had wedged into a frame hole, and was pointing forward to scrape on the ground.

2 weeks after buying my '07 HHR in April '08, I heard another scraping sound. The same thing happened. How these things get under there I don't know.

Goldman Sachs are shorting their own stock again today.
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Old 05-12-2011, 12:58 PM
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It's construction season in Ottawa, so I probably nabbed it going through one of the dozen "work zones" I drive through every day.
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Old 05-12-2011, 03:10 PM
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It resembles a cross rod to hold bed rails together.
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Or if you bought the hhr used it could have been the remains of a "rube goldberg" exhaust hanger-get it-hanger?
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