Not so good...
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Not so good... So this morning a patch of ice decided it wanted to introduce Mr. Camaro to Mr. Guard-Rail...
How bad do you guys think it is? It drove straight the whole way home, no strange sounds other than my tire rubbing my fender, and the fact that it was leaking coolant pretty bad. The bracket that the radiator and headlights are mounted to is slightly pushed up on the drivers side. You guys think it will be back on the road, or put to rest? :-\
How bad do you guys think it is? It drove straight the whole way home, no strange sounds other than my tire rubbing my fender, and the fact that it was leaking coolant pretty bad. The bracket that the radiator and headlights are mounted to is slightly pushed up on the drivers side. You guys think it will be back on the road, or put to rest? :-\
Im sure you can come back from that. Off the top of my head, youll need new front quarter panel, fender well, bumper cover, headlights, corner lights, and radiator. Maybe a few more odds and ends. Doesnt look to be too bad, honestly.
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There is light damage to the rear fender as well, and back bumper. I called my insurance and they said it would be a free ride to get it fixed, no deductable fee, and my rates wont really go up other than my losing of the accident forgiveness. I still can't believe it happened!!!
It's really not that bad but it all depends on the value that the insurance puts on the car as to whether or not they are willing to fix it for you or total it. That sux, good luck!!!! Fight with your insurance company to fix it if they say it's close to totalling.
No better time than now to get 6LE bumpers! When/if the insurance company wants you to get quotes, insist all GM original parts. That'll make sure you don't wind up with some shitty A/M parts. Then when you turn the car in for repair tell the shop you want certain other parts.
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No better time than now to get 6LE bumpers! When/if the insurance company wants you to get quotes, insist all GM original parts. That'll make sure you don't wind up with some shitty A/M parts. Then when you turn the car in for repair tell the shop you want certain other parts.
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I think those bumpers look good, but I have dumps for exhaust and a rear bumper with the CME cutout and no chrome pipes would just look lonely to me haha. I'd consider doing the 6LE front bumper for sure though. All comes down to how much the insurance is willing to pay.
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I took another picture with the hood down, found out the radiator is still in working order just one of the hoses is unhooked and looks to be torn. The mounting bracket that the headlight housings and radiator is mounted to is pushed up about an inch or so and is barely bent. I don't know if that really explains that much about the damage, and the back drivers side is slightly beat up as I teetered off of the guard rail... Anyways, here is the picture: more thoughts are welcome.
Did that fender break?? If not you might wanna try to remove or bend back what's holding that front corner in. Maybe a little heat from a heat gun will relax it back to shape...maybe. Would be a good thing so you can save some dough. Maybe remove the fender completely.
The "frame horn" or fender rail looks bent. Definitely need to see if it can be pulled out, it may require a frame machine, otherwise you will never get the fender/hood to fit right.
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that "bracket" that your radiator and and headlights are attached to is called a core support, if its bent like u say it is, than your gonna need a new one, and its not just a bolt on part. It will require a real body shop to be done right. My 2001 WS6 was wrecked back in 2006 (so it was only 5 years old with 40,000 miles) and it looked almost exactly like your accident. Well it got totaled out.
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that "bracket" that your radiator and and headlights are attached to is called a core support, if its bent like u say it is, than your gonna need a new one, and its not just a bolt on part. It will require a real body shop to be done right. My 2001 WS6 was wrecked back in 2006 (so it was only 5 years old with 40,000 miles) and it looked almost exactly like your accident. Well it got totaled out.
Looks similar to when my camaro got crashed into.. They totaled mine but I never let it get to auction.. I paid about 1k for parts but I'm not autobody guy so it don't line up perfect and haven't had it painted yet.. Fix her don't put her to rest!!
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How much money did they give you for it?
