Fender Bender

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pessner21

New member

• Jan 28, 2012

• #1

OK so I rear ended a truck today going maybe 5mph. The front grille and emblem are cracked so I'm going to have to replace those. The hood has a tiny dent and is a little bowed, but it stays closed so I'm not too worried about that at this point. Where one of the headlights mounts to the car the plastic cracked. It looks like it has other mount spots that are intact but it wiggles around a little. I attached pictures below. Does this look ok?

 

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Draz

Ready to race!

• Jan 28, 2012

• #2

You either have to get those plastic welded, or better yet, replace the headlight.

 

stevenchkim

Go Kart Champion

• Jan 29, 2012

• #3

No, your 2011 car does not look o.k. You're going to report the accident, get the car inspected and repaired by your insurance carrier I'm thinking...

 

OmgitsSexyChase

Passed Driver's Ed

• Jan 29, 2012

• #4

stevenchkim said:

No, your 2011 car does not look o.k. You're going to report the accident, get the car inspected and repaired by your insurance carrier I'm thinking...

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Ehhh I'd keep it off your insurance, its just plastic, just repair yourself


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GeorgiaBII

Drag Race Newbie

• Jan 29, 2012

• #5

If you can live with the dents then it's ok. Fix the headlight and call it a learning experience.

If the guy you hit isn't reporting it I'd leave it alone and fix out of pocket.

Insurance is EXPENSIVE!

 

xHeartcoreboyx

IceCream GTI

• Jan 29, 2012

• #6

I would replace the headlight.

 

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jeffs3820

New member

• Jan 29, 2012

• #7

The headlight should be replaced. When you turn it on it it's current state is the damaged headlight still aligned correctly? We had something similar years ago and the headlight was pointed low due to a bent metal plate behind the headlight. Had to get the metalwork fixed before replacing the headlamp. It couldn't hurt to get an estimate on the damage (without insurance at this point) to get a clear understanding of the extent of the damage. Once you have a clear understanding of the damage then you can decide insurance or no insurance.

 

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pessner21

New member

• Jan 29, 2012

• #8

I'm taking it to get looked at tomorrow. Not going to go through the insurance. My plan for now is to fix the grille, possibly the hood depending how much it costs. The light seems sturdy enough that if I epoxy the cracks I think it will be fine. Long term I'm going to replace it but I don't have the money for it now. The headlight works fine, and I haven't noticed the alignment being off.

That's the plan for now unless the shop I'm taking it to tells me it's worse than what I can see.