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02-20-2008, 05:31 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: philadelphia
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|  accident Got into an accident tonight on the way home from dinner the person in front of me (1006 Toyota corolla) stopped short and I hit them their trunk was bent in but that was it, still opens and closes fine but my truck (2001 GMC Sierria) got the whole front bumper smashed up broke the grill dented the bumper in about 3 inches broke all the mounts for the lights and the bug deflector. But wait that’s not all a 1996 geo tracker hit my rear and bent my rear bumper down but no damage to the tracker. NOW how does this happen a full size pickup gets just about all the damage. Reason I’m posting this is because were not gonna let the insurance company know yet were all going to get quotes and then see if its worth the trouble to go through the insurance company or just pay it out of pocket. Now if it is cheep enough to pay out of pocket should I upgrade or just go back to stock form? oh and i did get a police report. |
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02-20-2008, 05:43 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada
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The damage might have something to do with the three letters on the grill  How much money are you willing to pay? All the parts you listed are the same no matter truck colour so for $250 and a trip to the junkyard you could be set. |
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02-20-2008, 06:29 PM
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02-20-2008, 08:14 PM
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so far i added some parts up and i got a total of about 1200 which isent too bad and will give me the flexibility to change styles a little but there is one part that is color specific and that is the trim cap on top of the bumper but the most expensive parts are gonna be the headlights and trim lights and chrome bumper i may just go searching for headlight housings in the junk yard soo ill have a busy weekend looking for parts im not too worried about the bug deflector i can get a new one later on but im afraid to look at the bumper brackets because i have a nice dent in the middle of the bumper tjb- we all talked and the other people involved were nice and i should have no trouble there becouse we are all going to get quotes to get everything fixed before we notify the insuraunce companys and we will call each other to see if its brtter to report the accident or pay it out of pocket. i will get pics tommorrow its to dark to get pics now |
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02-22-2008, 08:10 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: northern utah
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I don't see how that's possible! I bought my truck wrecked and it wasn't even that bad and it hit hard! All those parts are going to add up REAL FAST! From dealer with 20% discount, I paid like $380 for the grille, $200 for the bumper valence +paint, $180 for the chrome part of the bumper, $200 for ebay projectors, I would just bite the bullet and have the insurance deal with it, there are so many little parts that will eat you! Just little clips alone I prob have almost $50! Plus all the braces and brackets and covers, etc. Good luck!
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02-22-2008, 11:36 AM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Man Cave!
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Umm, I would get rid of the truck! Any truck that takes damage from 2 little pieces of crap like that needs to be crushed. I love older Chevy & GMC products but I'm not so hot on the newer crap. My 78 Blazer would have laughed and spit both of those vehicles into pieces on the sidewalk.
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02-22-2008, 11:58 AM
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| PapaGriz Yo   Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler
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I rear ended a mini van in my 87 F150 w/6" lift and 33" tires once. My truck went through the back of the van into the second row of seats and out over the side door. At 35mph! Thank god there was no one in the back but that's why nobody in my family is allowed to ride in the 3rd row of anyone's vehicle. I drove my truck home with a dented hood, bumper, and cracked grill, they took the mini van back in a friggin plastic trash bag. I have no idea why your truck would take so much damage. |
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02-22-2008, 03:00 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Deer Park
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They are building vehicles so that they are pedestrian safe meaning that a lot of parts are intentionally made to crumple... The 04 and up F-150 frame rails are hydro formed will bulbus forms in the chassis around the engine bay allowing the chassis to support the engine and cab but if its in a frontal crash the entire engine bay is made to accordian and take a lot of energy out of the item hit and run it through the vehicle. At one time the new trucks were getting $15000 repair bills for like a 20mph frontal crash, cause it would break the engine mounts off the block and require a new engine and new frame thus totalling a brand new truck. Its there to protect you and the other individuals, its the new disposable cars that they are making |
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02-22-2008, 03:24 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: philadelphia
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Rok Dok you are right everything is made to crumble. any way i got pics whats costs so much is the ammount of parts i did break broken bug deflector  big dent in bumper  grille  turn signal housing  headlight housing both are like this  turn signal mount another shot of the front end  well thats like $2000 - $2500 in parts and labor, the car needed $1000 in parts and labor i think what cost me so much was the bumper ant there is supposed to be a peice on top of that the same color of my truck so there is paint costs and the headlight housings are like 100 a peice Last edited by chrispbubba; 02-22-2008 at 03:27 PM. |
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02-22-2008, 08:12 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Saginaw
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Pfft, just duct tape that crap back in place  |
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02-22-2008, 11:21 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: BV
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Apart from the crumple zone stuff already mentioned, the OEMs are trying to make new cars and trucks as light as possible to save on gas millage. If a company goes over the CAFE standard, they have to pay $5.50 for every 0.1% over they go for every car they make! Imagine how heavy your truck would be if everything was made of 60's or 70's thickness steel, the thing would weigh 10,000 lbs! That said, they could have shaved the weight off other places (the seats in that truck weigh a ton) rather than the bumpers.
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02-22-2008, 11:44 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: BFE, NV
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Just FYI, If you got a Police report your insurance will find out anyway  |
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02-23-2008, 01:28 AM
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never had that problem before my dad and my brother have always had police reports and usally would not report it to the insuraunce company and nothing would happen. | |
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02-23-2008, 08:12 AM
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02-23-2008, 08:28 AM
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| Quarry Creeper  Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Boaz
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Check with the salvage yards for your parts. You can usually save a good bit buying used parts.
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