i bought this car for 2500 lastnight. its a 99 dx 70k 5speed, perfect body except for the front...perfect interioer and everything.
Its cold as hell outside right now so i cant really do anything with it.

I have a new set of headlights and a radiator already. The bumper is actually still good. I have a hood and a rad support on order.

What else do you think this car needs? i REALLY want this car driving. I have about 2k to spend to put into it. Do you guys think it'll be cheaper to get the parts then have it towed somewhere to get redone? Car also starts and drives fine, but with a smashed rad i dont want to chance it.

Well enough talking, pictures speak for themselves. So what do you guys think?

 

there may be frame damage. you might want to get all the frontend parts, then take it to the shop so they can check/fix the frame.

 

its hard to tell from those pics, but you definitely need a new front core support.

 

yeah i definetly need a new rad support its already ordered. But where do you think i can find a bumper support?

 

bumper support should be fine if the cover is! that damage aint bad at all! If you can weld all you have to do is weld the new radiator support into place and go from there

 

thats definetly good to hear man. It obviously slid under something and not into it since everything seems to be waved back, although it didnt go back far enough to hit the header.

The airbags also didnt deploy, witch is great for my pocket.

Any other opinions are appreciated

 

hehe thats some dmg

 

Are you sure the motor wasnt pushed back towards the firewall? Looks to me like the motor mounts are bent.
Good luck with your project.

 

whats the best way to get an estimate? i dont want to pay to tow it too and from like 10 shops. Do i get pictures...or do i justa describe the damage?

 

I'd take alot of pictures and good ones, not crappy ones you posted, and take them to shops to see if they could give you an estimate.

 

That will need some frame time from lookin at it. No thinkin It will need a little take it to a shop

 

$2500 is a OK deal I guess...
It just requires some time and love!!

 

thats a rip dude, i see perfrect cars sell for $2500 IMO

 

****, things must be different in colorado. Ive been looking for a few months and i couldnt find anything under a 98 for under 4500.

The car on kbb.com is 5800.

Can you help me out or not?

 

that hasnt hit the frame at all... left engine mount is perfect. check the right one. If u have some skills u should be able to fix it on sundays.
Guys bug off and go learn something...

 

99-00 si front go to a cheap body parts shop. run ya like 300 for all new parts thats what i did. DYI

 

DIY* they say every car thats hit has frame damage or its totaled .. ya gay.. good luck homie..

 

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It just requires some time and love!!</TD></TR></TABLE>

I wasnt sure if i was the only one thinking this isnt the greatest deal at 2500. Good luck with the buil though

 

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The car on kbb.com is 5800.

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I guess so, I got my daily drive del sol for $3000 mint, and I got another del sol which has the same type of damage you're looking at here, engine complete, otherwise in good shape, just needs a new rad support, new front bumper, hood work and headlights and I got it for $300 so all im saying is there are better deals and cars even sell on here for $2500 every so often that arent wrecked, but whats done is done, good luck and I suggest following the 99-00 conversion parts idea, you can probably do most of it yourself and get the parts fairly cheap and attain a good look

 

IF anybody wants to buy my integra (link in sig)..it'll greatly help me fund this. Thanks.

 

also, body shop guys...feel free to give an estimate of what the going rate would be if i supplied the radiator/bumper/headlights.

 

lol! 2500

 

hope u can fix it pretty cheap, im in the same boat, but with a little less damage.

i got my car for $700, and front end parts for around $300, now i need to take it to a frame shop

 

honestly, you laugh with 2500, but i could live with that. Thats actually about what i was expecting.

 

bumppp for morning and new opinions.