happened about 2 hrs ago. it was raining pretty heavily here and i looking at the road but i but i wasn't really paying attention. All of the sudden i realize i'm going
pretty fast, and i apply the brakes, but then i realize i'm really close to going off the road, so i slam the pedal to the floor... i know rookie mistake. I went onto
someone's lawn and hit their tree and bounced off and impacted again in the back. of course it cut off the fuel and the car died, but to my solid amazement it started
right back up when i turned the key. The car still runs fine, but it pull hard either
way when i let go of the wheel. The steering wheel is much harder to turn now, but there's no rubbing on the tire or wheel well that i can tell.

here's some pics... let me know what you think!

Front quarter damage








here's the rear quarter that took the second hit

 

R/Front Fender
R/S Corner Lamp
Front Bumper Cover
R/Front Inner Fender?

The problem is the R/S Rear Quarter Panel and the cost to repair it.
Also to be determined is the steering issue. It doesn't APPEAR that the suspension took a hit but until you have it looked at $$$ can't be discussed until we know what's involved. You MAY have blown a steering hose....

Let me make this point:
My wife's '96 LX CD7 was hit in the rear. The damages were these:
Rear Bumper Cover
L/S Rear Quarter Panel
R/S Rear Quarter Panel
Rear Body Panel
Front Bumper Cover

Liberty Mutual Totalled the vehicle, determining that anticipated repairs would cost more than the Actual Cash Value (ACV). We recieved a check for $4200.00.

Before you get the insurance Company involved, have a body shop write up an estimate first, so that you know what you're looking at.

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sorry to see you got into an accident.
hopefully you get your car fixed soon.

 

When you are going too fast just let off of the gas and the car will slow down all by itself pretty quickly.

Since you mentioned that the car pulls hard and the wheel is hard to turn you most likely broke some suspension parts. It will cost you more to fix the car than what it is worth.

 

The damage doesnt look to bad i seen worse the rear quarter panle can be fixed if the person wants to fix it its alot of work to do that if they have to replace it because they have to cut and weld the new one on as for the stearing cheek the controle arm becuse i hit something and bent mine so that could be your problem but the best thing to do is have a body shop look at then a tech. look at your stearing problem

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by eagleclawracing &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The damage doesnt look to bad i seen worse the rear quarter panle can be fixed if the person wants to fix it its alot of work to do that if they have to replace it because they have to cut and weld the new one on as for the stearing cheek the controle arm becuse i hit something and bent mine so that could be your problem but the best thing to do is have a body shop look at then a tech. look at your stearing problem</TD></TR></TABLE>

What!? were's Your Rigging skillz! Just go grab a few rolls of Duct tape!

 

I got a black 1994 accord with black duct tape covering rusted out rear quarter panel. It would cost $2K to fix and that is more than it is worth.......


Modified by YeuEmMaiMai at 6:34 PM 1/24/2006

 

UPDATE:

right Tie-rod end & CV axle bent badly.


that's the only mechanical damage. how much $$$ do u think it'll cost?

 

honda dealer halfshaft installed is about $350, tie rod add another $150 (includes allignment)

 

That sucks man. Thank god you're alright. Just fix it up man.

 

<U>Reman aftermarket r/s axle assembly: $67.00 to $120.00 + Installation Labor</U>
http://rep.speedycarparts.com/...=true
<U>Outer Tie Rod end: $40.00 + Installation Labor</U>
http://rep.speedycarparts.com/...=true

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