Wrecked my car... Need some help :(

[PhntmSk8r]

disregard

[bo0stedk2o]

aw fuck man

[Martian]

why won't he let you claim it? It'll cost alot more to fix on your own, particularly paint.

[PhntmSk8r]

why won't he let you claim it? It'll cost alot more to fix on your own, particularly paint.

to qoute my dad word for word.

"you dont deserve a car because youre a stupid punk"

[Martian]

ahhh, well he can just go sit and spin. The lenses I'm sure if you keep your eyes peeled you can find a set for under 100$. Grab an after market grill, they're not too bad price wise. Rad, there is always a couple up for sale on here so you can probably get that cheap. That front bumper cover from the pics doesn't look like you'd have to get a new one. A piece of sheet metal rivited to the mounting area and some holes drilled in it will fix the mounting issue. Sand the skuffed parts of it to get it smooth again. Everything else I'd have to look at to see if its fixable. You might be able to bend out the rad support, it won't be perfect but it'll buy you time and get you back on the road. Same for the hood. I've been in a very similar situation when I was 18 or so. Spend a lot of time just repairing what you can to make it work for now, and as you can afford to get proper fixes in place do so.

[J.Dub]

where you at high school drags today did you race? i think i saw your car today? good luck ion the fix and sorry to hear that

[Martian]

From the looks of it as best I can tell, only the mounting brakets on your headlights got broken. That can get a temporary fix as well. Any bonding coumpound to put them back together, or you can get some L brakets from Home Depot and do a little fabbing.

[Terry]

www.ebay.com

[Deadhead]

where you at high school drags today did you race? i think i saw your car today? good luck ion the fix and sorry to hear that

Yeah, he was there along with myself... i was the silver civic with the white hood lol.

Good luck with the car Nate... at least it's not totalled

[J.Dub]

did this happen there or on the way back?

[chris_venturini]

Stu speaking. You're going to have to tell your insurance anyway to fix the lady's car, and it's going to be an at fault collision as well, so not having insurance fix it is stupid since it won't save your rates. Plus they are going to put a flag on your file for the under writers when they find out that you don't plan on fixing the vehicle. Better hope your lean holder doesn't find out.

[Mark_H]

Stu speaking. You're going to have to tell your insurance anyway to fix the lady's car, and it's going to be an at fault collision as well, so not having insurance fix it is stupid since it won't save your rates. Plus they are going to put a flag on your file for the under writers when they find out that you don't plan on fixing the vehicle. Better hope your lean holder doesn't find out.

Yeah, who is paying for the van's damage? Maybe he has liability only??
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[PhntmSk8r]

van had full coverage, and ill probably end up paying for the scratches in the bumper. Ill probably be able to afford that out of pocket though.

[stu]

You can afford $1,500 out of pocket?

[forum]

You can afford $1,500 out of pocket?

I don't know where you're getting estimates from, but not even replacing the bumper and painting it would cost close to that much. Assuming its repairable on the high end it shouldn't be more than $400-500 and thats if its really jacked up

[stu]

An average rear end accident is $1,500 that I see every day. Everyday someone says, "They only had scratches on their bumper anyway." And almost every time the estimate is 3-4 times what the other person though it'd be. Keep in mind there is that dent in her tailgate. Plus, you think him doing all this to his car: I'm going to need: new radiator, new radiator support, new headlights, new hood, new grille, new alternator, new alternator belt, new bumper, new bumper supports, and a complete front end re-spray. is going to leave her with only $400 worth of damage?

Face it dude, you were at fault for this accident and your insurance is going to pay for it, might as well just claim your car as well.

[john]

I'll echo what Stu said. You have insurance - use it.

[forum]

An average rear end accident is $1,500 that I see every day. Everyday someone says, "They only had scratches on their bumper anyway." And almost every time the estimate is 3-4 times what the other person though it'd be. Keep in mind there is that dent in her tailgate. Plus, you think him doing all this to his car: is going to leave her with only $400 worth of damage?

Face it dude, you were at fault for this accident and your insurance is going to pay for it, might as well just claim your car as well.


Oh yeah, forgot about the tailgate, in that case $1500 does seem reasonable. The rear bumper alone wouldn't cost near that.

[PhntmSk8r]

I never denied it being my fault. I never pointed any fingers as to who it was.

As for damages, i thought about it today. The scratches CLEARELY indicated my car went under hers, and i remember looking at that dent... it had rust in it, it didnt dawn on me last night because of the shock of the accident. Etc. Etc.

the lady hasnt even filed a police report yet and its been over 24 hours also... only thing aftermarket im getting on the front end is the CF hood again. Thats it. Everything else will be stock OEM (minus radiator, still OEM but not civic stock) oh and ill have my mugen lip which i think im going to get painted, along with my rear lip, and my sideskirts. We'll see where it all goes though.

heres more news... today her husband (whom which has a warrant for his arrest, AND a suspended license) was driving her van to work, when it broke down. Motor mechanical failure, NOW shes trying to say it was caused from the impact on the accident. Can you say BULLSHIT. There was a scratch on her bumper, thats it. She drove away from the scene just fine, no weird noises, no knocking, NOTHING. As for me... you guys see the pics, my rad support is practically wrapped around my block, and my car still runs fine. So im thinkin, bullshit. Even if she says that to insurance, shes fucked. They'll run his license, see its suspended, AND he has a warrant. Bing Bing... bitch go bye bye.

I got a qoute from a body shop today. $4000, $1700 of which in PARTS alone. So i priced parts online, found EVERYTHING, for less then $500 (money saved there), then all i would have to do is get my car on a frame rack, and get my rad support welded in. Then my panels painted, theres about another $800. Then i can bolt everything back together, and align it and all that shit. So total i could easily get my $4000 estimate down to $1300-$1500, and the guy at the body shop even agree'd with me, that was possible to do if i bought my own parts. So ill probably end up going that route, but i wont know for a few more days.

[integra_drk]

if its obd2 i think i have an alternator you can have

[PhntmSk8r]

if its obd2 i think i have an alternator you can have

obd1, thanks for the help/thought though man.

[stu]

Her insurance company won't do anything just because he has a warrent for his arrest. They could care less. I agree that her mechanical failure has nothing to do with your accident. The point I'm making is that when her insurance company pays to repair her vehicle, they will turn around and subrogate (bill) your insurance company. It will still go on your record as an at fault accident, so there is NO point in trying to lay low from it.

By the way, she doesn't have to file a police report. How did you find out about today's events though?

[PhntmSk8r]

So they're trying to total my car, its "borderline" fix right now, since its at 75% of the total value to fix it, i need to pickup a free radiator from someone or something to get a few bucks knocked off (like $280 lmao) so they wont total it out if the body shop finds anything else they have to get fixed. Either that, or i get documentation that the motor has been replaced and has less then 40k on it.

[stu]

You can still buy it back from them. It's called Retain By Owner.

[Terry]

go to certifit

[john]

Has your motor been replaced? Whatever you do, don't be dishonest. It'll come back to bite you in the ass. Karma is a bitch... :)

[PhntmSk8r]

Has your motor been replaced? Whatever you do, don't be dishonest. It'll come back to bite you in the ass. Karma is a bitch... :)

yes

my car is a 96 civic ex coupe with a 93 JDM h22a in it, only 45k miles.... we'll see where it goes. My motor documentation will be sent to me monday, which means my car will be in the shop monday afternoon as soon as i get out of school at 1pm.

[rey_boricua]

that sucks man get her fixed

[PhntmSk8r]

Ok, my car goes into the bodyshop tomorrow, and ill have it back in 10 days or so :D :D

[PhntmSk8r]

they got a few parts ordered, bumper/headlights came in, awaiting vis cf hood, radiator, and lips.

[stu]

Good job for using the insurance you pay for.

[Mark_H]

Good job for using the insurance you pay for.

Yeah, the beginning of this thread really puzzled me...A newb is asking a bunch of strangers for free hand outs to fix a car he wrecked. It really, truly confused me as to why he/his Dad wouldn't treat it like any other accident that occurs 1000's of times a day.
Glad it all worked out now and nobody gave him free parts or cash.

[PhntmSk8r]

Yeah, the beginning of this thread really puzzled me...A newb is asking a bunch of strangers for free hand outs to fix a car he wrecked. It really, truly confused me as to why he/his Dad wouldn't treat it like any other accident that occurs 1000's of times a day.
Glad it all worked out now and nobody gave him free parts or cash.

Yea i wasnt too sure what was going to happen at that point and i was still shaken from it happening, and since im only 17 and paying for my own car/insurance my dad didnt want to let me claim it but we finally got all of that to work out. The cars not much, but ive slaved over it to get it running right, and looking good, ive had the front end off 3 times straightening gaps out, changing headlights, yadda yadda, changed axles COUNTLESS times trying to find a good combo, played with the ignition, changed timing belts, yadda yadda. its all stuff we all do, its just i had finally gotten my car to an acceptable state and this happend so it shook me up pretty bad. Im glad everything is working out now though. Thanks for the support guys.

[integra_drk]

word

[soGGy]

How much did it cost you in the end? What happened with the ladies bumper? 1500 sounds about right to me, in fact that sounds pretty low. I was rear ended about a year ago, and if I remember correctly the cost to fix my car was like 2+ grand, and his car was totald. Then again everything for my car costs 5697109567159175x more =/


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[PhntmSk8r]

Its going to cost me roughly $500 when all is said and done.
But thats alot for a 17yr old high school kid. Thats a just under months worth of paychecks for me :(

[PhntmSk8r]

Ok so the other day i had contacted a good friend of mine about help with finding a radiator, and low and behold! He had a brand new OEM Replacement Koyo sittin in his apartment, which had been there for several months. The radiator was still in original packaging, NEVER taken out of the box. The catch? It's for a 2nd gen prelude (a 90 with a jdm b20a to be specific) but never-the-less he offered it to me for $100. Now, the bodyshop my cars at, and insurance wanted $102 for the stock civic half size.

The stock civic half size is 14.5" wide... the prelude is 27 3/8"... you tell me which one youd pick for the same price, especially if you have cooling problems.

Heres a few pics of the radiator:

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Honda%20Pics/Updates/K1.jpg
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Honda%20Pics/Updates/K2.jpg
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Honda%20Pics/Updates/K3.jpg

And today my type r style rear lip, and my mugen style front lip came... finally, after 6 weeks of waiting! Im going to dummy fit the rear before i get it painted to match the car just to see if i like it or not, if not, im going to be selling it. I plan to get the front lip and sideskirts paint matched for sure while they have the paint mixed.
Heres a few pics of the lips before i take them to the bodyshop monday morning:

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Honda%20Pics/Updates/L1.jpg
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Honda%20Pics/Updates/L2.jpg
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Honda%20Pics/Updates/L3.jpg
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Honda%20Pics/Updates/L4.jpg
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Honda%20Pics/Updates/L5.jpg

The front lip has a few problems that appear to be there due to a bad molding, nothing that cant be wetsanded out. Mainly its just a few harsh lines that shouldnt be there, but i plan to spend some time wetsanding it to smooth those out before i take it to the shop to have them paint it.

The lips were already on order before i got in the accident, and the bodyshop is going to re-emburse me for the radiator :)

[PhntmSk8r]

Finally got the full ok/approval and the shop is going to start on it tomorrow FOR SURE!
I will have it back this time next week!