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Did the mightymouse mod only to end up with a truck hitting me :(

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Old 04-03-2010, 01:10 AM
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So me and deedub this morning worked all morning doing the mighty mouse mod and it looked great once it was done. Thanks for all the help mightymouse and deedub but then I am on my way home ready to take some pictures when out of no where a truck decides to turn as i am coming down the street. It was just too close and the V got wrecked! :crybaby::crybaby:
Thankfully insurance is covering the cost of the car because the other guy was at fault and my boss owns a body shop so hopefully within 2weeks - a month time I should be back out on the streets. It's true, you dont know what you have until you've lost it!

Does it look totaled to you?



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That sucks. Sorry. Glad you were ok.
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oh f man. i'm so sorry.

airbags deploy?

since its the other guys insurance taking the hit you may WANT to have it totalled.

any valuable mods on it?

if so see about buying it back, removing the stuff, and then doing an e-bay sale for the rest.

its also possible that the insurance company let you take the car for a while to 'retrieve' some of your personal effects
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damn that sucks!!
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Since Im not one cts-v forums much what the hell is mighty mouse mod?
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Basically a spacer kit to lower the rear of the car because these have the self leveling shocks...

And that sucks bro! Doesnt look totaled to me...
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No the airbags didnt deploy and the only mods were the mightymouse mod, the foglights and the hids for the fogs all of which are thanfully still in one piece.
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It will be fine man. Im sure insurance will get it fixed for ya...
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Mine wasn't that much worse(OK, maybe a little) and it was totaled...
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they can fix that
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I would bet its totaled... but more than likely can be fixed!!!!

Hate to see someones pride and joy end up like that!
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thats far from totalled.. maybe 3k in parts + labor and paint.. these things are pretty modular so most of the fender and wheel well area is removeable/replaceable.. you didnt even mangle the door..ur good..have them total it and buy it back.4500 and ur car will good as new
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damn brother that sucks! (if you do decide to total and part out... ill take fogs.... drivers on mine destroyed from ******* lady hitting it!)
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Originally Posted by punishmentcycle
thats far from totalled.. maybe 3k in parts + labor and paint.. these things are pretty modular so most of the fender and wheel well area is removeable/replaceable.. you didnt even mangle the door..ur good..have them total it and buy it back.4500 and ur car will good as new
NO WAY! That car is totalled.

This was $10,000 to fix. I reached 60% threshold and it was 75% to total it. My body shop adjust showed me another CTS that had been wrecked not as bad as yours and it was totalled. If its ends up being totalled, i'd let them. Then buy another. Use your pain&suffering money to add to it

Sorry to hear about your V though, i want some foglights like that!

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Well see the problem with that location is it's really hard to replace the rear like that most of my damage is to the side panel which can be replaced pretty easy hopefully I'll know what's going to happen this week
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Things like headlights, hoods, grilles and PCMs are pricey to replace. Although it looks like your PCM should be fine.



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