accident pic..need opinions
05-27-2005, 03:24 PM
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accident pic..need opinions
hey guys..i got into a little accident yesterday and rear ended someone..it was on teh streets too..what sucks is that it was an old lady and she stopped on the yellow and i thought she was goin..tried to stop but started skidding..its pretty much my fault cuz whenever you hit someone from the back its the person in the backs fault...the car i happened to hit was a jaguar too..ahhh 
well my insurance will cover for her damage (hers just needs a paintjob but mine got messed up) ...what do u guys think? you think i can fix this myself with a rubber mallet? what should i do? *note: im low on cash*
well my insurance will cover for her damage (hers just needs a paintjob but mine got messed up) ...what do u guys think? you think i can fix this myself with a rubber mallet? what should i do? *note: im low on cash*
05-27-2005, 04:33 PM
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try to straighten out the bumper. See if the light assembly is bent if so try to straigten that as well. The fender doesnt look to bad so you can fix that pretty easy. as for the hood, get one from a junkyard or suttin. it doesnt look like it but the make sure the frame isnt bent but all n all its a pretty easy fix. Where u located? im in Paterson NJ i can fix it for ya.
can you show me a shot from the front? thanx
can you show me a shot from the front? thanx
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05-27-2005, 05:59 PM
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ill try to get a better picture of the engine so u can see how everything got shifted...it looks worse in person...i dont think it did anything to my intercooler though..i cant use a rubber mallet for the hood? ill get more pics asap
05-27-2005, 06:17 PM
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naa that hood is bent too much. you can try to do it but from experience (i do autobody on my spare time) hoods are better to be replaced cus the skeleton on the underside of the hood wont really go back to its original shape which will leave the hood looking bent and out of shape. You'll also have dents.
where u located?
where u located?
05-27-2005, 06:32 PM
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something very similar happened to me except since i had a strut bar on there my shock tower got ripped up like Wolverine clawed it. cost to fix was more than the cost of the car so i sold it. find out how much youd need to repair it and if all else fails parting it out would get you the most money. gluck
05-27-2005, 06:54 PM
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CHECK THE PIPING maybe you did bend or crack the intercooler pipes.
you prob knocked the radiator support out. hopefully it doesnt need welding to fix.
heres what you do to be sure whats bad and whats not.
Take the front bumper off and check all the pipes, supports, and basically the whole front half of the car. Post whats bent/broken and ill let you know if its fixable. Good luck bro, i hope u dont have to part it out.
(try to get me sum pics of the car without the bumper and support and also take sum pics of what ever might be messed up.) ill try my best to help you out. Wish you was in NJ i woulda fixed it for you, no charge.
you prob knocked the radiator support out. hopefully it doesnt need welding to fix.
heres what you do to be sure whats bad and whats not.
Take the front bumper off and check all the pipes, supports, and basically the whole front half of the car. Post whats bent/broken and ill let you know if its fixable. Good luck bro, i hope u dont have to part it out.
(try to get me sum pics of the car without the bumper and support and also take sum pics of what ever might be messed up.) ill try my best to help you out. Wish you was in NJ i woulda fixed it for you, no charge.
05-27-2005, 07:17 PM
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i drove my car from the accident site all the way home...i noticed that it wasnt accelerating...when it reached a certain rpm it would like get stuck or something...whats that piping in the last pic i posted..the one that goes to the radiator...does that have to do with anything? i dunno when imma be able to take the bumper out..maybe tuesday..but ill put pics up when i do so..damn this sucks i really dont wanna part out the car..no one in socal? 
05-28-2005, 07:25 PM
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its doesnt look to bad. try to get that support as straight as possible. straighten the fender and try to fix up that intercooler.
you can try to fix that light but best thing to do is go to junkyard and get the bumper and light assembly so everything is straight and will work good.
you can try to fix that light but best thing to do is go to junkyard and get the bumper and light assembly so everything is straight and will work good.