Can this be fixed?
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From: CT
Those rules/laws vary by state. Body shop or your insurance company should be able to tell you what the rules for FL are.
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From: CA
That sucks, the same thing happened to my neighbor about 3 weeks back which totaled his mustang. But he hit the side of the other guy's car. It was an 85 year old guy who drove straight out of a parking lot into the center of the street, he died, probably before impact, and my neighbor broke his back.
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Joined: Jan 2009
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From: FL
wow, everyone is surprised I didn't get any injuries other than a sprained thumb.
Just got off the phone with her insurance, they admit liability and my car will be getting fixed starting tomorrow. Definitely going to ask about the CS bumper if it needs to be replaced.
I'll post pics when I get it back.
Just got off the phone with her insurance, they admit liability and my car will be getting fixed starting tomorrow. Definitely going to ask about the CS bumper if it needs to be replaced.
I'll post pics when I get it back.
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But, a quarter replacement equals frame damage?!?!
What a croc of schit! No offense to you...
I guess most classic cars have frame damage, lol.
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Joined: May 2009
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From: Louisville
No, I don't take any offense to it, it isn't my rule, lol.
But, if you go to pretty much ANY auction, if your 1/4 has been replaced, it is announced as unibody/frame damage. Now, this is only on unibody cars, so your older cars (or any car with a full frame) don't apply to this rule. I was just letting him know that even if the car is fixed right, it still could be labled as still having frame damage. For instance if he ever wanted to sell his car at an auction.
Here's a link to an older (only one I could find online) pdf. of the auction guidlines on what is considered frame damage for anyone who's interested. See page 2 fig.1 for the chart.
http://www.naaa.com/files/public/9_2...uralDamage.pdf
But, if you go to pretty much ANY auction, if your 1/4 has been replaced, it is announced as unibody/frame damage. Now, this is only on unibody cars, so your older cars (or any car with a full frame) don't apply to this rule. I was just letting him know that even if the car is fixed right, it still could be labled as still having frame damage. For instance if he ever wanted to sell his car at an auction.
Here's a link to an older (only one I could find online) pdf. of the auction guidlines on what is considered frame damage for anyone who's interested. See page 2 fig.1 for the chart.
http://www.naaa.com/files/public/9_2...uralDamage.pdf