I wrecked my 99 si today
pics: http://www.teamcivic.com/newpics/def...recked+Si&prv=

If my insurance deems this car totalled(I believe the frame is bent) What happens to the aftermarket parts such as my coilovers, n1 exhaust, header, intake, indiglo gauges, shift ****, jdm shift boot, etc.....

Any help would be awesome... what kind of money you think they will give me? Car has 75000 miles on it.


[Modified by mjrage, 6:02 PM 8/1/2002]

 

just buy it back for like $1000

that's a lot of miles

 

better go get those parts. Or buy it back for cheap from ins. and swap the parts on to whatever you get

 

Ok that didnt help me at all...
The answers to these questions is what I am looking for:

How much do you think they will offer me?
What can I do about the aftermarket parts?

Problem is .. I only have the stock airbox ... Am I screwed?
Thanks


[Modified by mjrage, 2:25 AM 7/31/2002]

 

When my friend totalled his 98 GSR he got about $16K for it. He bought it back from insurance for $2400. He sold the motor for $2500. He sold the other things off of it as well. Once you buy it back from insurance you are free to do whatever you want with it. Part it out and make some of your money back that you spent on it. Or get another Si and transfer the parts...

No, you're not screwed, unless your insurance doesn't total it and give you a fair amount to repair it...

 

I would take all the parts off of it now (if you have accsess). If you buy the car back, i'm sure you can make money off the motor, wheels, interior, taillights, ect... Its not a lost cause.

 

From what I can see , your car isnt totally. If however it is totally then you can buy your car back from the insurance company after they total it and give you a check. For instance:

Insurance company totals the car and gives you $12,000
You buy the car back for $2,000

Now you have your car and 10k. So you can do whatever you want with the parts now.

*These prices are made up, I'm just using it as an example.*

 

do what they said, and if you want another civic, buy another civic that you like, say a hatch or so and swap the engine, blah blah. Have fun with it man, it is not over...

 

airbags deploy? if so, shes gone

 

Not totalled at all.

 

I work at an autobody shop and I can tell you for a fact that that car is far from totalled. From the looks of it the hood is the only panel that NEEDS to be replaced. But the estimate will probably include a replacement of the front bumber. You most likely bent your lower tie bar, hence the wierd angle of your radiator. The frame may be slightly bent, but if it is then you can pull it in about 20 min. Everything else will be bent back to its original position, sanded, bondoed, primered, and painted. This looks like a very cheap, easy, straight forward job. If the airbag deployed that would add another 1500-2000 dollars to the bill. But it doesnt look the crash was bad enough to set it off.

Just for comparison: At work today I got a Nissan Pathfinder that had hit a gaurdrail dead on. The front bumper and grill were completely demolished, the upper and lower tiebars were bent through the AC core and halfway into the radiator. The hood had crumpled up, both lights were cracked and pushed into the engine compartment, and both fenders were bent really bad. This was considered mediocre damage and was not even close to being totalled.

 

i would go put the stock parts back on and take the aftermarket back, thats what my friend did

 

First of all...the car sits lopsided now, the trunk doesnt even meet correctly, the taillights sit upwards at and angle including a gap on the other side that isnt touching bare metal. The frame is bent where the headlights meet the frame pretty bad in my opinion. The airbags did not deploy, but there is a lot of damage to the underside including the front end of the car being pushed towards the middle 1" or greater putting the distance between the front feels and the body next to nothing.




[Modified by mjrage, 6:28 AM 7/31/2002]

 

man you call that damage? i've seen worse and it was brought back to life.... from what i see all you need is radiator support and all of the front end components....
no more then 3500 in damage.....

 

Also the car idles funny now and something is making a whooshing noise.

 

ttt

 

ohhh poor si, haHA, fr/ cover, fender and a hood..wish i still had picks of when i t-boned a chevy lumina at 65mph in my ebp si (btw it'wasn't my fault other driver blew a stop sign).. front end damage....what front end!! that **** hurt!!