your car is very fixable. To cut down on costs, how much of a body man are you?

 

that buckle in the quarter is gonna require a frame machine to pull it, you should not attempt to repair that yourself unless you have some experience with pulling frames. And chances are the rear body panel is smooshed in which is gonna need to be pulled or replaced. When you see a dent in the middle of a panel like that which didnt directly get hit by anything, that means the job went from something you could do yourself to something that you need to have repaired by a professional. Or at least an individual that has experience with that stuff.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by -NA-aLL-thE-wAy- &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">My g/f's car got hit in the same spot on her Integra, but it was way worse. It wasn't enough to total it, so I doubt yours is totalled.

Whatever you do, get 2 or 3 estimates, don't just accept the insurance adjusters estimate. They'll screw you over. They offered my g/f $3500, but it ended up being almost twice that.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah I plan on getting more then 1 estimate. I am waiting on the State Farm Insurance adjuster to come look at my car then I am off to the best body shop in town to get a estimate from them. I will see how close they are.


-- I am not doing any of the work myself as I am not a body/collision type of guy. I just wanted your thoughts and if the car would be fixable or not. The buckle in the quarter is the thing that worries me most.

 

i dont know where your planning on having the car fixed in SE pa but this is where i work WATCH OUT THERE ARE A TON OF HACKS

request pictures of the repair in process you will get a better quality job if they know they cant hide anything

 

Thats a clean EM1 too.

 

It can most likely be fixed; my lude got fixed and it looks 10x worse then your car.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dc5r2002 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i dont know where your planning on having the car fixed in SE pa but this is where i work WATCH OUT THERE ARE A TON OF HACKS

request pictures of the repair in process you will get a better quality job if they know they cant hide anything</TD></TR></TABLE>

I was thinking about taking it to Moppert Brothers in Blue Bell I have heard nothing bad about them.

 

after your done getting it fixed try to get some extra money,cuz now the accident brought the value down alot

 

The shop will charge around 1,600 - 2,400 for that damage. Trust me, I had something similar, but excluding a bent sway bar.

 

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$3,500 was the estimate from the insurance adjuster. I am off to the body shop I am having do the work in a little bit to hear what they have to say.

 

Ryan,

Keep us posted on what the estimate was at the shop

 

It looks like the rear body panel is pushed in, and if you pull the carpet up on the trunk floor pan, i'm sure there is a buckle right there on the right side rail.

Other than that,everything else is cut and dry.
If they do total the car, you can always buy the car back for the salvage value of the car and take the rest of the oney and find some place that will fix it for the remainder of the cost.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BoogieDownBrown &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">It looks like the rear body panel is pushed in, and if you pull the carpet up on the trunk floor pan, i'm sure there is a buckle right there on the right side rail.

Other than that,everything else is cut and dry.
If they do total the car, you can always buy the car back for the salvage value of the car and take the rest of the oney and find some place that will fix it for the remainder of the cost.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i dont think it will total but if it does contact me i can fix it and we can work out a good deal.

 

nawww man it wont total it. I have a 90 sedan. I got hit from the back my quarter panel had a buckel in it just like your I need a new bumper cover, support deck lid all that ****. labor and everything was $1700. but I fixed most of it myself and bought my tools with the money the guys insurance gave me.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 4F_Ryan M. &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">$3,500 was the estimate from the insurance adjuster. I am off to the body shop I am having do the work in a little bit to hear what they have to say. </TD></TR></TABLE><TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 4F_Ryan M. &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">$3,500 was the estimate from the insurance adjuster. I am off to the body shop I am having do the work in a little bit to hear what they have to say. </TD></TR></TABLE><TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 4F_Ryan M. &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">$3,500 was the estimate from the insurance adjuster. I am off to the body shop I am having do the work in a little bit to hear what they have to say. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I know the car is not totalled I have already gotten a estimate from the insurance company and have made an appointment at a local body shop. I will have updated pictures in a little bit when the car is done. My appointment isnt untill next monday though. Couldnt get in any sooner.