Well after doing my pin 44 thing, and also sorting out my audio (seemed to have lack of base for some reason) decided to take my little boy for a driver and also test what effect doing wiring in the neutral switch was going to have.

 

Anyway, driving through down earlier, quite congested, couldn't do more than 20, had this black ford following me, anyway, was slowing down, with my indicator on to turn right, when next thing i know, i got shunted from the rear.

 

 

 

 

Although i had rust bubbles there wasnt any cracks in it like that.

 

There is more damage but these were the ones i noticed right away and took photos of.

 

The damage to his car was minimal

 

 

 

mine now most likely needs to be put on a jig, ill get better pictures in the morning.

 

think ill take it to a body shop first and get a quote for the cost to repair, then most likely go through the insurance on this one.

 

thats 2 times in a matter of 3 weeks someone has hit the back end of my car, and 3 times since ive owned it :( twice when it was sat still, and now this time when i was coming to a stop from 20mph.

 

Might be time i threw the towel in depending what the insurance say.

 

There is more body work buckling under the bumper, as i had a look, and the boot doesnt close properly now either, it makes a distinct metal hitting metal noise.

Edited July 28, 201213 yr by vodkashots

fook all damage is that. just needs filler.

fook all damage is that. just needs filler.

 

it needs more than that mate, wait till i get the photos tomorrow, its pushed one side of the rear end closer to the front. the dent i did have the passenger side has now gone, but its been replaced by 3 stress dents on the drivers side.

 

thats just damage to the bumper, the damage to the actual car is a lot worse. its pushed the rear end in, that the passenger side of the bumper has come away from the body, and the exhaust mountings now scrape on the damn bar behind the bumper.

would say i would need to be a lot worse before it would need a jig.hows it affected the tailgate?, as the rear lights and centre panel all look to be in line and the arch hasnt creased.

 

 

 

 

EDIT....just saw your other post, looks can be deceptive :)

thats shite mte, sorry to hear it :(

 

Oh well think of your compo claim. :lol:

i really need to get better photos of all the damage, i just did those so i could snap his fecking number plate as well.

 

might go get some with my DLSR now im back home.

 

to answer the tail gate question.

 

when you release it, it no longer makes a "snap" sound (not really sure what to call it, but im sure you know, it just does a tiny little pop now, and when you close it, it sounds like its hitting metal first and not getting the catch.

Gutted for you mate :( Has it caused a bigger problem near the front strut towers?

Gutted for you mate :( Has it caused a bigger problem near the front strut towers?

 

dunno, as the bumper is no longer bonded to the rear of the car, ill be taking it off tomorrow to get a better assessment of the damage behind it. the rear has defiantly moved further forward towards the front though. according to him, he looked down for a split second then when he looked up, he hit me. basically used my car as a bumper car to stop his from moving from 20mph to 0.

i know what you mean, could be the catch has moved.you aint having much luck lately :(

Bad luck mate. That'll be an insurance write off.

going to run down and get better photos, though it is dark, but have a decent flash on the old DSLR.

 

Just dreading what damage is going to be under the bumper

Its a fiberglass bumper. It would be smashed to bits if metal has bent surely ???

Its a fiberglass bumper. It would be smashed to bits if metal has bent surely ???

 

to be honest thats what i was thinking, and they normally have that big polystyrene piece over the bumper support bracket.

Its a fiberglass bumper. It would be smashed to bits if metal has bent surely ???

 

you gotta remember, there is something pressed up against it, so you are basically squashing it directly to the body work. trust me its bent the frigging car.

 

 

fuel tank strap looks to of come away from the fuel tank as well. that wasnt like that when i put the exhaust back on after doing the gearbox change..

 

from what i can see behind the bumper.

 

 

 

 

where its cracked the wheel arch, its actually pinched it outwards, i tried to get a photo but the bloody camera was having a eppi about focusing on it.

Edited July 27, 201213 yr by vodkashots

Sorry to hear that Ian - are you still planning to keep the car now mate....?

 

Richard:crying:

Sorry to hear that Ian - are you still planning to keep the car now mate....?

 

Richard:crying:

 

was just about to head out to a body shop and get them to have a look over it and estimate the costs of repair, it would give me a better idea as to let the insurance company deal with it. im pretty sure i have a buy back clause in my policy.

i can vouch that the damage is worse than it looks in the pics.. had the pleasure of meeting ian last night, and the poor old girl has had a proper wallop! the alignment is shagged. fingers crossed it all gets sorted swiftly mate. exhaust had also moved hadnt it ian? again, she needs some love! then she can rule the roads again :)

 

think thats classed as a wright off in insurance terms :(

nope ... if its there insurance u can have it done regardless ... but thats if u want it to be writen off that is :)

nope ... if its there insurance u can have it done regardless ... but thats if u want it to be writen off that is :)

 

well im new too all this, never had to make a claim against someone else so, going to give the guy a ring in a moment and advice him about the costs, he said he would rather it didn't go through insurance due to his premium, but then he should of been paying more attention to the road. my only concern would be, if he does want to pay for it, and there is more hidden under the bumper, although the body shop and it bumps the price over what he can afford.

 

i suppose they could right it off, as i do indeed have a buy back clause on my insurance.

unless hes well off i cant see anyone paying to repair that out of their own pocket :(

with the amount of cost ... i wouldnt even give him the chance to pay for it out of claim ... that could lead to other problems down the line m8 ...

like hidden problems ... but most likely not with what u shown

and he would be paying more direct to u than it will cost him extra on 4 years insure prim up's by then 4 years down the line it will be not effect his insure cost

well just rang him, going to do it through insurance, which is going to be the best option.

just a thought......dont you need two estimates/quotes for insurance claims?.

Hope it gets sorted. Was looking forward to having a good nose around it next week :(