I done everything I knew I shouldn't do, and gave the car a new mod. I call it Face-off.
We were all drinking away while camping and a mate and I went out for a night cruise through the bush (Prob the first mistake since i'd been drinking). I got bogged, and my mate who's supposedly had experience 4wheel driving tried to get me out. Few of our mates have recovery points on their winch-bars of their Patrols, but of course.. they're re-enforced.
My biggest rule was
never snatch from a bullbar, but since he'd been out a lot more than me, and I had been drinking, I doubted myself against what he was saying and was like.. "yeah she'll be right". (f$@#&%' stupid idea that was). Since the tie downs were completely burried under the car and my recovery points havn't come yet, he put his snatch around my bar.. and next thing you know, I'm sitting in the car looking at my bullbar sitting up vertically.
He had to go grab a mate who actually does have experience and come get me out.
The mate who ripped the bar off, is paying my excess, his step-dad manages a panel shop though, said to just put a claim through insurance and give him the details and he'll sort it all. Said he'll upgrade the bar for me too, so going to get the Axis put on.
Was just frustrating that I knew not to do it, and still did, kind of like being a drunken idiot looking at a fire and thinking, i'll just jump in that.
![Rolling Eyes :roll:](./images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif)
Lesson learned the hard way.
Ahwell, i'm not complaining though, I wasn't going to get the bar and winch for another yr or two, so it's worked out in my favor.
Having a look at the Magnum winches now. They're cheaper than I expected, I just assumed WARN was top dollar for everything