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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 08:21 PM
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Ok so I hit a curb hydroplaning sideways around a curve and it messed up my rear suspension mainly. The LCA completely ripped out where it bolts into the subframe bracket. and my strut is bent. Something is up with the front I think. The tire has got some mad positive camber goin on. Any guesses as the repair costs and what exactly has to be done? I have a pretty good idea, but jus wanted to hear other opinions. Thanks.



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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 08:24 PM
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 08:27 PM
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Holy ****!

Good Luck with that...
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 08:29 PM
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you need a new rear subframe...i dont think thats repairable. and if it is...i dont think its worth it
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 08:31 PM
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 08:36 PM
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Well repairing it is my only option really. . . The cost isn't tha big of an issue. I figured they would either all out replace the rear subframe or cut it out of another 96-00 Civic and weld/rivet it onto mine. But idk.
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 08:38 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Japanman2009 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Well repairing it is my only option really. . . The cost isn't tha big of an issue. I figured they would either all out replace the rear subframe or cut it out of another 96-00 Civic and weld/rivet it onto mine. But idk.</TD></TR></TABLE>

if cost isnt an issue, buy a new civic and transfer over all your aftermarket parts.
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 08:38 PM
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Your car's frame could be misaligned, and other parts could be damaged or bent that you don't know about. I'd go to a professional body shop to get it checked out and an appraisal done.
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 08:40 PM
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Yea that's what I'm doing this week. Thanks for the advice tho.
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 08:40 PM
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That's the one thing I can't do LoL. . . That's where it starts to become a bit of a cost issue


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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 09:48 PM
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What other people are trying to tell is buying another car and swaping the parts is going to be cheaper than trying to have that fixed. If it is repairable it will be in the thousands and im pretty sure your car will never drive perfectly straight again.
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 10:22 PM
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Needs a new sub-frame.

Take it to a shop, if you report that it might actually count as a totaled car, depending on what they appraise to repair that. I think it's gotta be 50% the cost of the car or something along those lines, and the cost is probably like 2500 (regardless of all ur aftermarket crap on there). If it isn't considered totaled by cost of repair it's still some serious damage.

I'd get a shop appraisal and take it from there, it wouldn't be so bad if it was a muscle car . Though with unibodies damage like that can be catastrophic quite easily.

Shop appraisal = ASAP.

PS: From the pic it's hard to tell but I don't think it would be totaled - but it'll cost up there. You're definitely going to need a donor civic. Also, it's quite possible it needs lower frame work.
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 10:37 PM
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Holy **** that sucks man I hope its fixable
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 03:26 AM
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Thanks for the advice. . . But I can't file it on my insurance b/c I've had a few mishaps in a close period of time, so if I did decide to file it, they would cancel me. That's why repairing it is so important.
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 10:44 AM
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Yeah man, sounds like the costs of repair might be larger than the cost for a replacement car honestly. Best of luck!
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 10:52 AM
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daaaaaaaaaaaam, Good luck with the repairs.
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 12:14 PM
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buy a shell and transfer...dont wanna know how it happened lol. good luck
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 12:22 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Japanman2009 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Any guesses as the repair costs and what exactly has to be done?</TD></TR></TABLE>

*whips out magic 8 ball* "Ask again later"

E-appraisal are hard/impossible to do man. I would call it a loss and just get another chassis, like stated before.
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 01:00 PM
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oh wow. thats the worst damange on sub frame i have ever seen. at first i thought your shocks or spirngs are damaged.but if it is repairable.i dont think it is worth money.
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 01:02 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ek forever guy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

if cost isnt an issue, buy a new civic and transfer over all your aftermarket parts.</TD></TR></TABLE>


Agreed! Unless you know a very good welder and a good body/frame damage place, and I mean really good.
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 01:14 PM
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Took it to the shop today. . . the guys said the cost would be around $3000-$4000. . .
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 01:19 PM
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Buy another civic and swap the parts, like mentioned -- it'll cost about that.
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 01:34 PM
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DUDE that's bad. Seriously that has to be a totaled car. What happen to the sleeve for the rear strut? Did the c-clip come off? Or did the perch break?
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 01:47 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 93EGB18C1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Holy ****!

Good Luck with that...</TD></TR></TABLE>
x2 WOW that sucks
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i was never comfortable on 40 series tires in the rain....
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