how hard?
01-12-2008, 01:44 PM
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how hard?
not real sure where to post this but i found this 2004 GT with 33,000for sale for $6,300 because its been wrecked but the damage doesnt seem that bad but the air bags deployed. how hard would that be to fix? and how hard would the body work be to fix? and how much would it all cost?
01-12-2008, 01:47 PM
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RE: how hard?
$6K seems like too much for that damage w/ air bags deployed. how many airbags deployed, side bags, wheel & dash bag? They are gona be @ least $500 each bag.
Hard to tell what exactly need to be replaced from those pics. Far as I can tell you would need a new door & rear 1/4 panel. Cant tell how deep the damage is or if there is any damage to drive-train in the rear.
Hard to tell what exactly need to be replaced from those pics. Far as I can tell you would need a new door & rear 1/4 panel. Cant tell how deep the damage is or if there is any damage to drive-train in the rear.
01-12-2008, 01:59 PM
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RE: how hard?
If you take it in to a shop, it would probably be around $5-7K. This from a quote that I got on a car I had with similar damage. Mine was just a winter beater so I said the hell with it and took a hammer and puller to it, put in a new quarter window and ran it till I had something better. If you get similar quotes, you might as well get an undamaged GT.
If you can get this one for less, say 3.5-4K, I'd go to a yard for a door, hammer out the panel, bondo it up alot, paint to match, and then just put in what you saved into performance. She will never be a jewel, but with the right stuff, some N2O, good tires, gears, other bolt ons and you got a hell of a sleeping warrior.
If you can get this one for less, say 3.5-4K, I'd go to a yard for a door, hammer out the panel, bondo it up alot, paint to match, and then just put in what you saved into performance. She will never be a jewel, but with the right stuff, some N2O, good tires, gears, other bolt ons and you got a hell of a sleeping warrior.
01-12-2008, 02:09 PM
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RE: how hard?
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$6K seems like too much for that damage w/ air bags deployed. how many airbags deployed, side bags, wheel & dash bag? They are gona be @ least $500 each bag.
Hard to tell what exactly need to be replaced from those pics. Far as I can tell you would need a new door & rear 1/4 panel. Cant tell how deep the damage is or if there is any damage to drive-train in the rear.
$6K seems like too much for that damage w/ air bags deployed. how many airbags deployed, side bags, wheel & dash bag? They are gona be @ least $500 each bag.
Hard to tell what exactly need to be replaced from those pics. Far as I can tell you would need a new door & rear 1/4 panel. Cant tell how deep the damage is or if there is any damage to drive-train in the rear.
01-13-2008, 05:54 PM
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RE: how hard?
its hit pretty hard butit couldstill besalvaged. 3-4,500 is more the right price but theres alot of damage and the time is what will cost you the most not the parts there cheap. youd be looking at 3-4000 just in labor.
01-14-2008, 12:09 AM
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RE: how hard?
i got 2 words for that car.
parts car. i wouldnt try to rebuild that unless you have connections in body work
my first stang was t-boned and hte bags popped. insurance company quoted 5 (maybe 6 dont remember exactly) grand just to replace the airbags (obviously not doing maintenance yourself). airbags arent cheap. then u still gotta change the sensors that went off and all that other crap. then take care of the body (which is going to be several grand in itself as well). i would offer them like 3 grand then either part the car or use it as a donor car for a v6-GT swap as it looks like most of the parts that are used for that would be intact (rear end looks good, tranny and everything in the engine bay should be fine, etc).
a GT with that mileage and condition can be bought new for like 12 g's (maybe more maybe less depending on your area). so why spend 6 grand on a pretty badly wrecked car just to spend atleast several grand to get it drivable again to have a salvage titled car (when its all said and done if you pay 6 for that car youll probably end up spending 12g's to get it back on the road). and cars never drive the same once they have been hit like that. the frame could be twisted also if he was hit hard enuff you never know.
parts car. i wouldnt try to rebuild that unless you have connections in body work
my first stang was t-boned and hte bags popped. insurance company quoted 5 (maybe 6 dont remember exactly) grand just to replace the airbags (obviously not doing maintenance yourself). airbags arent cheap. then u still gotta change the sensors that went off and all that other crap. then take care of the body (which is going to be several grand in itself as well). i would offer them like 3 grand then either part the car or use it as a donor car for a v6-GT swap as it looks like most of the parts that are used for that would be intact (rear end looks good, tranny and everything in the engine bay should be fine, etc).
a GT with that mileage and condition can be bought new for like 12 g's (maybe more maybe less depending on your area). so why spend 6 grand on a pretty badly wrecked car just to spend atleast several grand to get it drivable again to have a salvage titled car (when its all said and done if you pay 6 for that car youll probably end up spending 12g's to get it back on the road). and cars never drive the same once they have been hit like that. the frame could be twisted also if he was hit hard enuff you never know.
01-14-2008, 12:46 AM
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RE: how hard?
ORIGINAL: MU71L4710N
i got 2 words for that car.
parts car. i wouldnt try to rebuild that unless you have connections in body work
my first stang was t-boned and hte bags popped. insurance company quoted 5 (maybe 6 dont remember exactly) grand just to replace the airbags (obviously not doing maintenance yourself). airbags arent cheap. then u still gotta change the sensors that went off and all that other crap. then take care of the body (which is going to be several grand in itself as well). i would offer them like 3 grand then either part the car or use it as a donor car for a v6-GT swap as it looks like most of the parts that are used for that would be intact (rear end looks good, tranny and everything in the engine bay should be fine, etc).
a GT with that mileage and condition can be bought new for like 12 g's (maybe more maybe less depending on your area). so why spend 6 grand on a pretty badly wrecked car just to spend atleast several grand to get it drivable again to have a salvage titled car (when its all said and done if you pay 6 for that car youll probably end up spending 12g's to get it back on the road). and cars never drive the same once they have been hit like that. the frame could be twisted also if he was hit hard enuff you never know.
i got 2 words for that car.
parts car. i wouldnt try to rebuild that unless you have connections in body work
my first stang was t-boned and hte bags popped. insurance company quoted 5 (maybe 6 dont remember exactly) grand just to replace the airbags (obviously not doing maintenance yourself). airbags arent cheap. then u still gotta change the sensors that went off and all that other crap. then take care of the body (which is going to be several grand in itself as well). i would offer them like 3 grand then either part the car or use it as a donor car for a v6-GT swap as it looks like most of the parts that are used for that would be intact (rear end looks good, tranny and everything in the engine bay should be fine, etc).
a GT with that mileage and condition can be bought new for like 12 g's (maybe more maybe less depending on your area). so why spend 6 grand on a pretty badly wrecked car just to spend atleast several grand to get it drivable again to have a salvage titled car (when its all said and done if you pay 6 for that car youll probably end up spending 12g's to get it back on the road). and cars never drive the same once they have been hit like that. the frame could be twisted also if he was hit hard enuff you never know.
01-14-2008, 12:49 AM
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RE: how hard?
ORIGINAL: stanginlikeamug
just wheel and dash. could you just not put airbags in it? just get a new stering wheel and dash panel? it doesnt look like its that deep or there is damage to the drive train.
ORIGINAL: FrostByte
$6K seems like too much for that damage w/ air bags deployed. how many airbags deployed, side bags, wheel & dash bag? They are gona be @ least $500 each bag.
Hard to tell what exactly need to be replaced from those pics. Far as I can tell you would need a new door & rear 1/4 panel. Cant tell how deep the damage is or if there is any damage to drive-train in the rear.
$6K seems like too much for that damage w/ air bags deployed. how many airbags deployed, side bags, wheel & dash bag? They are gona be @ least $500 each bag.
Hard to tell what exactly need to be replaced from those pics. Far as I can tell you would need a new door & rear 1/4 panel. Cant tell how deep the damage is or if there is any damage to drive-train in the rear.
