Well a few of you know already, but here's what happened. I was on a busy one-way 2 lane street, and some lady put the front end of a shopping cart out into the road. The car in front slammed on their brakes, then the 2 roto-rooter trucks behind them slammed on their brakes and almost hit each other. I slammed on mine too, and ran into the back of the truck.

It obviously screwed up my hood and front bumper, and that long piece of metal between the two (what's that called?). It chipped my fiberglass fender, headlight, and bumper light, all on the passenger side. And it scratched one of my brand new jdm corners that I spent hours trying to fit in better. Since this would be considered my fault and I don't have collision, I'm not reporting it to insurance. I don't have a job and I'm pretty broke, so that makes this even worse. Here's some pics:



As you can see from that last pic, the metal support under the hood was also bent in so now it's touching the radiator. I think I'll try bending that back after I get a new hood, because if I do it now the hood probably won't latch. I was already getting a front bumper so I don't need one of those, and the fender I'm gonna at least try to fix, but everything else I mentioned is stuff I need now. If you guys have or find any of it for sale cheap, please let me know! I'd like to get a carbon fiber hood and projectors, but I doubt I'll find those very cheap at all. Still if you find those going for a good price, tell me! I guess that's it... thanks


[Modified by OldSchoolHatch, 11:09 AM 9/14/2002]

 

siiiiiiiiiiick

 

that's rough dude. al least you only damaged pieces that are easy to replace. the radiator supprt that you bent only bolts on to the frame, and cost like $15 at a junkyard, so i'd just replace that whole thing.

honda calls that metal trim piece a skirt. i just call it the metal bumper trim piece . you can pick it up at a junkyard for about $20, or new for about $50. i'd just get a new hood at a junkyard as well, sand it all down, then have a body shop paint it for you to match.

 

The little piece is called the filler piece. I picked mine up new for $22.50 with a little mark on it. Put some paint on it, and can't even see it now.

There's a place here in Orlando that sells body parts for CHEAP. They're called Body Parts of America. They're good for pickup (Got a new bumper for $40, flat black, and the little piece for $22.50).

Good luck

jB

 

That sucks man, the H-T curse continues..... time for a full JDM front end

 

hey wat kinda radiator is that??

 

Yeah, I wish. I can't afford that!

Uh, just the stock radiator...

 

noo... its the R-63 curse

 

that looks a lot different than mine, mine goes across from one headlight to the other and is attached by little L shaped pieces on each end. mines bigger than that one

 

there better not be an r63 curse!

 

when money is scares fiberglass, bondo and a good mallet helps me out, ive fixed many a friends car with almost nothing spent.

 

owned.

 

So you got out-braked by a truck? hmmm maybe you need to fix something...other than the front end...

 

never thought of that damn

 

i had pretty much the exact same damage done to my hatchy (car was parked and a dipshit backed into it) the most expensive thing that i got was my carbon fiber hood, the filler plate i bought from kragen for like 30 bucks brand new, i am still runnin the same front bumper but my license plate covers up the dent in the bumper, and the radiator support i went to the junkyard and bought one for like 15 bucks. Good luck, by the way i paid 300 for my carbon fiber hood.

 

Damn, someone would have to back into you pretty hard to do that much damage. But in that case, it's his fault and insurance will cover you right? Or did he hit and run?

 

that rad is out of a 90dx it only goes 3/4 the way across and doesnt flow as good as the 90 si! so i wouldnt suggest it!

 

That radiator is out of a DX/STD model. I replaced mine with an Si one, fits exactly the same, just gotta buy the new bracket from a salvage yard or the dealership.

A '92+ radiator is much smaller than even that one.

 

I never knew the dx/std had a different radiator then an Si, how much different are they?

 

The HF has that radiator too.
-Joe