alkemist

Yeah man, you'll be paying out of pocket for your new front end. I recall my Roush front being ~$700 and I had a $500 deductible. They credited me I think roughly $236 for the front bumper cover. So I was looking at paying the $500 deductible + the chin spoiler. Just work the numbers, though I'm not exactly sure how you're going to pay for your parts since you said you didn't have a steady job.. but anyhow, that's how I did it.

You need to find a very reputable body shop, especially if one has experience with mustangs. I crushed my driver side quarter panel. Even though my shop was a complete nightmare to work with, 99% of the people that have seen my car cannot tell it has been in an accident. The 1% so far has been people that I have told the story to or have read it. A good shop will fix it up like you've never hurt it before.

HT

And the hood has minor damage. If you look really hard, you can see that the front right corner is bent straight down. The hood wasn't fitting right on the engine compartment, as you can see. It looks to be that the hood got knocked back a little bit which made it pop up, but not enought to buckle at all. I think the piece itself is salvagable. I might get a new one, but it depends on what the insurance company thinks about it.

HT

Yeah, my parents are great alkemist. They don't mind loaning me money to get things worked out like I want, but I work to get them paid off. If this cost me more than I get from insurance, then I can work it out with them. Convincing them that aftermarket is the better option will be harder.

The issue with them now is insurance. I may have to pay the difference in that as well (the increase). I do have a part time job, but I'm a student so thats all I have.

alkemist

Sometimes I wish I wrecked my hood so I could of got the Cervini's concept hood, that hood is sick! and I still want it

Argetni

Sorry about the crash.

HT

Thanks. All will be okay in the end.

alkemist

Sounds like you got some good news?

HT

No I wish...I'm just coming to terms with the situation now. At first I was all upset and depressed. Now, I've gotten over it and I know it's time to move on and handle this as well as I can. Unfortunately, USAA said it won't be until Thursday that I know if they think it's totalled or not. So I get to wait...maybe I hear back earlier, but I don't know.

157dB

Immediately go back to the scene of the accident and scan the
area for any potential video cameras. They are everywhere,
you would be suprised. Was there a traffic cam on top of the
stoplight pole by chance? We have them here and the footage
is used as evidence is a situation like this. It would show the
redness of the light and his willingness to run it crashing into
you.

HT

Update:

Insurance isn't supposed to get back to me until Thursday. They want me to call and give a statement since my dad has been handling that process so far and they want a first-hand statement.

I've been researching parts and I have a good list of parts that will need replacement and what I want to replace them with. I know the cost of the individual parts, but I don't know what I'm looking at labor wise yet because I've never had body work done before.

I was looking at the following:

- Cervinis C-Series Front Fascia
- Cervinis Type IV Hood w/ Billet Inserts
- Street Scene Side Skirts (or side skirts from somewhere else, unsure on these so far). I just know I'll need something to lower the sides and rear to the level of the front end.
- Street Scene Rear Valence

- I was also looking at the GTS-R Vented fenders to save money from replacing the fenders, and I really like the vented ones, but I'm really leery about replacing a steel part with fiberglass. I PM'ed Caution about getting steel ones, but I have no idea what pricing would be like on that.

So, that is just an outline of what I like. I have no idea if this is feasible, what insurance will do, what prep and body work will be like, as well as paint. I honestly have no idea at this point.

The suspense is rough. Does anyone want to shed light on what I'm working with here?