Fixable?

[Alan94]

Some dumbass brake late & made me skid into him, would y’all know an estimate cost from the top of the head? I know I need a new cooling system, radiator & support & also hood, bumper & headlight. Going to a body shop tomorrow but knowing they’ll cost me a grip..

[Obioban]

Everything is fixable.

But step 1 is realizing that if you rear end someone you're actually at fault-- not just legally.

[Maxima SE]

Year and mileage ? Don’t go to body shop or insurance yet, they may total it depend on your specs. Best option is to source all the parts from a donor at a salvage yard and swap it yourself. That color shouldn’t be too hard to find

[eacmen]

What totals a car generally isn't parts its generally bends in the frame/unibody.

If you have a strut bar examine it closely. If its bent or difficult to remove that means the strut towers have moved, meaning unibody damage, meaning totaled.

If the strut towers haven't moved you also need to look at the rad support bracket. Is the brakes bent or is it the frame?

I forget what it's called but there is a book that's published for body shops to measure between bolt holes to determine if frame repair is needed.

[SandeepM3]

And airbags. Did the airbags go off?

[Alan94]

Year and mileage ? Don’t go to body shop or insurance yet, they may total it depend on your specs. Best option is to source all the parts from a donor at a salvage yard and swap it yourself. That color shouldn’t be too hard to find

2002 & has 93k on it. I just wanted a quote on how much it would cost from the shop. Knowing it’ll cost me a lot.


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[Alan94]

What totals a car generally isn't parts its generally bends in the frame/unibody.

If you have a strut bar examine it closely. If its bent or difficult to remove that means the strut towers have moved, meaning unibody damage, meaning totaled.

If the strut towers haven't moved you also need to look at the rad support bracket. Is the brakes bent or is it the frame?

I forget what it's called but there is a book that's published for body shops to measure between bolt holes to determine if frame repair is needed.

The hit wasn’t that much of an impact to cause my strut to bend. The rad support on the damaged side is pretty bent


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[Alan94]

And airbags. Did the airbags go off?

Airbags didn’t went off


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[Alan94]

Everything is fixable.

But step 1 is realizing that if you rear end someone you're actually at fault-- not just legally.

Sadly true, it was a model 3 Tesla. Barely did any scratch on the car but messed up mine 🤦🏽♂️ I also work for Tesla in Fremont, I’ll forever hate them lol


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[Sharocks]

Bro that's such an easy fix. Take the time and do it right, if your airbags didn't go off, fix it.

[Alan94]

Bro that's such an easy fix. Take the time and do it right, if your airbags didn't go off, fix it.

You right.. I’m just frustrated that it all happened, I just got done doing a 6 speed swap not too long ago & started to fell in love with it.


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[Speed Monkey]

If you are undertaking your repair as a backyard shade tree project, procuring parts used may save you a few pesos. In the Sac County area, in Rancho Cordova, there are auto wrecking yards that cater to specific brands. These yards are on Recycle Road. Some yards have parts stored indoors, and on shelving in a very organized manner. Good luck repairing your ride.

[eacmen]

Bro that's such an easy fix. Take the time and do it right, if your airbags didn't go off, fix it.

Airbags going off is not a good indicator. I went 120mph into a tire wall on track. Airbags did not go off. Strut tower brace bent like a pretzel.


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[Sharocks]

Airbags going off is not a good indicator. I went 120mph into a tire wall on track. Airbags did not go off. Strut tower brace bent like a pretzel.


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More so implying less work if his airbags didn't go off. Looking at the pics posted, it's all front end components. Good time to do whatever he wants with a bumper, cooling system refresh and maybe build some headlights.

[old///MFanatic]

Sorry to see your car got damaged.

Without seeing under the hood damage and seeing the fender/door/windshield alignments it's hard to say how bad it will be for you or costly for a shop to repair.