#1: shattered beauty :( Author: Sim, Location: West CountryPosted: Wed May 29, 2013 5:16 am ---- Since yesterday crying within, because I smacked into the edge of another car while exiting the (fast) ringroad's roundabout, because another idiot in front of that car last splitsecond had a sudden change of heart to aggressively return back into the roundabout...
Yes, I know I had to keep my distance, rain did not help either, and also my speed, but there was a huge lorry on the left-hand exit lane, and I sped up in order not to get crushed by the lorry on the first place (you know they all take wide outer turns just to be able to fit into the curve..)
Could you advise me how to DIY the body work? Can't afford to spend much already..
Here's the dissection of my precious:
I'm looking into this split - blue tack from inside?
And replacing headlight plastic (will the oven be involved? or probably just take complete housing from scrapyard?
This is where it took the most of the blow.. Lucky that my bumper just flew off intact, so absorbed some of the energy..
Will try to zip-tie the dangling under-headlight plastic trim.
I'll also try to gently bend back the metal bodywork (side wing edge).
But gets 95% concealed once I place the bumper back
PS (Pretty-pleaSe): help me in naming all those panels in photos above in "automotive"-English? :)) So it's easier to find parts if I will.
Thanks very much!
#2: Re: shattered beauty :( Author: 20Drift, Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 5:42 am ---- The panel between your headlight and black front bumper is the bumper strip (as a whole entity), and you can get a full replacement for about £20 from a scrappy.
For the headlight, you could separate it in the oven, and then replace it with a housing from the scrappy, but it may just be easier to replace the whole unit from a scrappy imo Last edited by 20Drift on Wed May 29, 2013 6:53 am; edited 1 time in total
#3: Re: shattered beauty :( Author: iainlovatt, Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 6:38 am ---- Front Bumper strip
Front passenger glass for headlight (i have btw)
#4: Re: shattered beauty :( Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 9:22 am ---- Is the other party wanting to claim through insurance to the damage you have done to there car?
#5: Re: shattered beauty :( Author: Sim, Location: West CountryPosted: Wed May 29, 2013 9:37 am ---- Thanks for your answers! I'll surely go to scrappy when save enough extra moneys (my other half already wants to take my head off for car related expenses )
But for now I'm looking for a blue tack and zip ties
Don't think that will exceed their voluntary excess anywhere near, and if they claim whiplash for 7MPH impact that will be just lame, given the nature of accident's near-miss...
Their car is from year 2002:
#6: Re: shattered beauty :( Author: iainlovatt, Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 9:43 am ---- look like all they need is a new rear bumper! Offer to fix it for them!
#7: Re: shattered beauty :( Author: Sim, Location: West CountryPosted: Wed May 29, 2013 10:19 am ---- ..and bumper the tail light
I did offer, their answer was - we'll exchange the contact information first
So all I'm risking is being claimed a whiplash, right? (this insurance culture goes off through the roof in my brain....)
With hope they wouldn't claim, I shouldn't be fixing their car on my own expenses :}
#8: Re: shattered beauty :( Author: yorkielassy, Location: YorkshirePosted: Wed May 29, 2013 10:33 am ---- Sorry about your accident. I have a bumper strip you can have free of charge in KMF aegean blue if your anywhere near Yorkshire or can post at your expense.
#9: Re: shattered beauty :( Author: Sim, Location: West CountryPosted: Wed May 29, 2013 10:57 am ---- Wow thanks yorkielassy, members like you prove one more time how lovely this forum is!
I'm in Bristol; I'll get back to you after my vacation (yeah already needed one lol) in two weeks, if you still have it then, and my hunt in scrappy for a KRU tuscany green grille will be fruitless
For the headlight, I'll most probably just remove it to prevent dirt and humidity getting on the reflective surface, while I'm away
I'll still need to drive my car tomorrow, so probably some insulation tape with improvisations will do the trick
#10: Re: shattered beauty :( Author: yorkielassy, Location: YorkshirePosted: Wed May 29, 2013 11:12 am ---- No probs it ain't going anywhere let me know when you get back.
#11: Re: shattered beauty :( Author: Sim, Location: West CountryPosted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 5:35 am ----
sledge wrote:
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So all I'm risking is being claimed a whiplash, right?
They just claimed whiplash
#12: Re: shattered beauty :( Author: iainlovatt, Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 5:53 am ----
sledge wrote:
sledge wrote:
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So all I'm risking is being claimed a whiplash, right?
They just claimed whiplash
Sorry to hear that mate! Guess it going to cost you,
#13: Re: shattered beauty :( Author: macca1411, Location: Westhoughton, LancashirePosted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 7:01 am ---- It was going to cost you anyway as, as soon as you declare the incident to the insurance, your next premium (and the 4 after that) would go up.
If your car is fully comp, you might as well claim for it on the insurance. Depends what the excess is, it may work out cheaper for you.
As for them claiming whiplash, it's not your problem, it's the insurance companies that sort that out. Alls you will have to do is fill in the claims form and forward any letters you get from the other party or their solicitors onto your insurance company. Your insurance company may come and take a statement from you if you think the other party were partially at fault and after that you can forget about it until renewal time.
#14: Re: shattered beauty :( Author: Sim, Location: West CountryPosted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 9:25 am ---- Thanks macca,
I got 3rd party insurance, excess is way higher than replacing headlight, grille, and bumper from scrappy for £70.
I talked and emailed out to insurer all the proofs (photo damage done, description) of that ~7MPH impact, wouldn't cause a sodt tissue damage..
Due to the nature of the crash I wouldn't have claimed whiplash if I were them (even as greedy as..) What chances are this was a set-up accident (the first car hastily fled the scene, remember)?..
I surely bite the bitter pill and carry on
#15: Re: shattered beauty :( Author: macca1411, Location: Westhoughton, LancashirePosted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 9:36 am ---- Being third party, the cost of your repairs is down to you anyway, but at least your insurance will pay out for the other party including the whiplash claim.
We had a gang of cash for crash artists around here. It was only when an insurance company looked at the CCTV from a nearby building that they saw the same car in front of the 'victim' on each occasion, and then hastily leaving the scene. The police got involved and it finished with around 20 people being prosecuted for their involvement.
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