I was at a red light and the person behind me decided not to stop. Long story short im interested in fixing the car with a few friends as a project. Here are some pictures. What parts will I most likely be looking at to fix? I need to know how to take the bumper off and stuff like that. Also I am taking it to a professional to make sure the chassis is still okay and that the frame in the back isnt bent too bad. Btw i posted this in the noob thread too but nobody was really looking it except this one dude, I greatly appreciate his help thus far.

Here are some pics

 

It doesnt look like it should be that hard to fix. I cant tell but is the trunk/truck lid. bent also?

 

yeah its slightly bent what are some hints on putting that back to normal. also how do i take off the bumper

 

take off the inside trunk liner, look down in the deep pockets on the sides, the bolts for the bumper are down there.

 

Dude....you already posted all this in the NOOBIES thread...why are you posting it again?!?!?

 

the same thing happend to me but mines was worse than that.

 

Installing headers or a pulley is a project. DIY body work is just a pain in the ***.

 

relax VQ

 

are all ppl from OK flamers or what?

to OP - do you not have insurance? y dont u just get them to fix this...

 

There looks like there maybe some structural damage....youre going to find out quickly how bad it is when you remove the stuff.

 

x2 on that one. That doesn't look fun at all. More like a pain in the ***

 

now this guy got two threads about the same thing....creates confusion, thats all.

In his other thread, he said the dude that rearended him didnt want to go through insurance and just handed him cash/check. That was a very bad idea....

 

yeah he did. its the same **** anyways because i dont have collision. and sorry if im confusing you but like 3 people viewed my post in the newbs forums i needed to make it a threaad.

 

IF there is no structural damage then it shouldn't be too hard. How fast was the person going when they hit you?

 

im not too sure. it took me by surprise. probably 10-15MPH. it was hard enough for my head to slam back into the head rest and my passengers scream...and then laugh at me because i have the worst luck I mean it does look like it is a little messed up back their but im not sure that it would affect how a new bumper would fit on. I have a feeling I could just hang a new bumper and it would cover all the damage, but then again theirs a chance it might not.

 

take off the bumper and look before you make any assumptions.

 

you can clearly see that your trunk lid and frame of the trunk are bent, thats not going to be something anyone thats not a skilled craftsman should try and fix...

accidents are almost always worse than they look...

just my advice....

 

ughh. took it in for the estimate. guy said that their is a good amount of frame damage and it would cost 3,000 to fix just the frame alone. He said i could probably get away with it but if it got hit again the damage will be much more substantial. Now im thinking if I should just sell my baby and buy a new one.

 

Yeah, I would never try and do the back end of a car myself. If you get the trunk wrong, it will leak and lead to all sorts of problems.
Personally, I would get it fixed, document the work with pictures and then decide if I want to keep it or sell it.

 

daym thats crazy. I would of went straight to the insurance company since he hit the rear of ur car. The damage dosen't look too bad but I would let a professional or someone who dose body work to do it

 

took it to another guy that my mom is friends with and he said he'll fix it up for 1700 so looks like I get to enjoy my max as it was soon. Ill post pictures when its all done

 

Sounds about right.. You'll most likely need a new reinforcement bar, both L/R stays and the foam insert. That on top of the new bumper, light and trunklid/paint..

 

how much money did he hand you? and said dont go through my ins?.. and it shouldnt matter if u have collision or not.. he hit you.. meaning 95% chance its his fault..

 

Sorry to hear about your car. You really wont know how much damage you have until that bumper cover comes off. I would let insurance take care of it since YOU got rearended.
But, if you decide to fix it yourself, I have rear bumber cover in sterling myst, the styrofoam pad and the aluminium bumper.
I'm in Richmond Virginia, pm me if you interested.

 

thakns for the offer but i'm having a professional do it now. It just makes more sense. It's going to cost me about 1700

 

so how much did the guy pay you? do you have to spend more of your own money?

 

The repairs are about 1700 and the guy paid me 4500 so i win

 

Very cool!!
Not everyday someone makes out on an insurance claim.
So I'm guessing, new wheel/tires and audio are in your future.

 

wow...I got rear ended...guy didnt have insurance but gave me nothing. no police report so I screwed myself