So long story short, some lady changed lanes on top of me and crunched me. All the damage was in front of the wheel on the drivers side, killed the fender completley, got the bumper pretty good, and shattered my corner lamp. Couple questions, is there any hidden damage I should look for? I haven't opened the hood even, been too busy since the accident was on my 18th birthday, but the hood looks fine, but it's hard to tell since the fender is so askew. Any structural things I should check for? Also, how much do you think it would cost to replace and fix all that? I figure it will be based on OEM replacement prices, and the only thing I've found thus far is the fender which is 490 bucks, so I imagine the bumper would be like 2-300? The corner lamp was a smoked one from blue oval industries, and I don't think they sell singles so that'll probably cost another 200. Plus paint, labor, rental car, etc. How much are we talkin to repair it? Reason I ask is because I'm thinking somewhere in the area just north of 2 grand maybe? Well KBB on my car is like 2400ish, so there's a chance it could be totalled. We paid 4500 for it like exactly 2 years ago, it's only got 68k miles on it, and I just put 600 bucks in suspension work into it like 3 months ago. If they total it would it be best to just take the 2500 or so and put it towards a nicer car I'd be getting in the next couple years anyways, or just fix it? I'll try and get some pictures to help ya'll better. Thanks.

 

Just went out and popped the hood and looked. There is a thing that goes across the front of the bay where all the lights mount and whatnot, in front of the radiator support, and the corner that got hit was pretty much obliterated. Anyone know how much those cost to replace? It's beyond fixing because there's no way you could fix that. Anyone else have an inkling it will get totalled? Kind of a shame for a fender bender...

 

That's the header panel $120 from the dealer, and ONLY get one from the dealer, jsut trust me on this. I learned the hard way, and my dealer one is chillin in my living room waiting to go on.

 

Wont your insurance company pay for all of it if they think that its worth fixing? You just will have to pay a deductable? Thats what my insurance company does if your not found at fault. But I live in Canada so its probably a totally different story.

 

HER insurance company should pay for it, id say fender, front bumper, rad support at a minimum, tell the ins company you want all ford OEM stuff

does your neck hurt and do you want a cobra

 

Getting hit on the front corner is a really bad spot for getting the frame all out of whack too.

 

It'll all be OEM ford replacements. I'm thinking it's gonna be totalled. That's a lot of damage to fix on a car that's only worth a couple grand. If it is however I probably won't be getting another mustang. If I get another I'll do it right and get an edge v6 or a gt which is more than I wanna spend. I'll most likely be getting a 300zx, non turbo. It's the car I've wanted since I was 14. I will get a other mustang down the line though. When the time is right I plan on picking up a nice cobra.

Anyways, how can I tell if the frame is bent? Or is that something a shop can only do?

 

Good call on a 300ZX. My buddy has gone through 2 of them already. Never crashed them just started with a non turbo, then a T/T from Japan. They are deadly cars. The only way I know that you can tell the frame is bent is if you drive it and it pulls to the right or left. It may not be bent but something is definitely F'd up. Also you guys have some slack Ins companies down there if they dont pay for paint and labor.

 

Any pics?

 

hmmm. I think something might be F'd up pretty good. That corner feels a little lower and makes squeaky/groaning noises when I drive it a little sometimes. I just took some pics with my iPhone and I'll upload them and post 'em here. I gotta call the insurance co today and have them sort it out, but if it's found her at fault (which it's like 99% sure it will) then her insurance will pay for everything, including my rental car if it has to go into the shop, but I'm pretty sure it will just get totalled. The damage seems to be worse the more I look at it...