My Lucky Day

[Smartiepants]

So this morning I am on a dougnut run when I am stopped waiting to turn left, and I get smacked from behind by a 4 runner. So I get out, rear bumper = toast, so any reccomendations as to where I should go, I'm pretty sure that I will need a new one.

[R_Ethug]

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owee.. well since thier insurance is going to pay for it.. get a euro bumper put on..
how fast did they hit you?

that sucks dude.. this morning to work the roads were 100% snow everywhere and ESP was going nuts

[Canadian Turbo]

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That sucks Nick, sorry about your luck! You can go to the NVD body shop and maybe get yourself a cool new bumper of some sort!

[Simon]

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That sucks Nick, sorry about your luck! You can go to the NVD body shop and maybe get yourself a cool new bumper of some sort!

see how much more an aftermarket bumper will be compared to a stock one and add in the extra money. use this opportunity to mod the car!

[PuppageVW]

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Ya I am sorry to hear that, are you ok?...definetly get a new aftermarket bumper if ya can!

[Smartiepants]

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Oh I'm fine, I have to go around to shops today to see what the cost will be, but I am pretty sure that OEM things are damn expensive. I wouldn't use the discount at our body shop cause well, why should he benefit from the discount I get, same with South Centre Fine Cars, so pretty soon I should be off to see how things are gonna work out.

[1.8Trip]

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As long as you are OK, this could be a blessing in disguise.

[Smartiepants]

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Well the damage looks to be pretty bad, the hatch is misaligned, and the bumper skin is toast, need 2 new rubstrips, and maybe one tail light. Have to go to the police to get a damage sticker now, they estimate a minimum of 1200 damage, and they are fairly sure that there is sheet metal damage underneath where they can't see. Panels are misaligned up to the passenger side rear door. With this amount, I wish it had been a write off.

[bart]

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man i'm hoping i get rear ended, so i get free bumpers lol. just a light tap is good enough. dont forget to tell their insurance company your neck hurts, lots of mod money from that, shhhh.

[Smartiepants]

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Well I took it apart, and nothing on the inside is damaged, so I could definitely send the guy the high quote of 1600 and I pay 300 for a new bumper from VW, paint and install myself and I have pocketed 1600 bucks. Which would buy me most of a kit.

[R_Ethug]

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does he want to settle non insurance as i'm sure he does? if so tell him you got a quote for paint and new rubstrip/bumper/with painted valence since yours was for like 1200 bones (1600 seems high) then you can buy a whole body kit almost for that.. well other than paint..

[Derick]

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That really sucks Nick. But there is definitely a silver lining in this cloud if you can get a kit out of it!

Thought for the day: What if the guy that hit you is reading this thread.......

[Smartiepants]

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He was pretty desperate not to go through insurance, yeah but he wants a written quote, cause he doesnt wanna get ripped totally, I talked to him about fixing it myself, and he was cool with that as long as it doesnt cost him anymore. He was a pretty good guy to deal with, so no complaints there. Yeah so I've gone to a few places with quotes ranging from like 900-1400, but they all suspect damage underneath the bumper skin. There is a dent on the bumper itself, but its minor. My dad says not even worth fixing. Only thing that worries me is the hatch doesnt seem to align anymore.

Only bad thing is I have to buy an OEM rear first as almost all the kits wanna attach to that.

[Stonewall]

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Well since you will have the extra $$ why not go with this: Linky Also seen here:Vortex
Glad to hear you are ok but if he nailed you pretty hard wait a couple weeks to make sure you neck is not injured as whiplash can take awhile to kick in. Believe me I know, 2 cases so far and I have to live with neck pains all the time.

[Smartiepants]

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I dunno, Im pretty sure I'm okay, I saw him coming, but there was nothing I could do, so I just leaned back and waited. That kit looks like a damn good deal, I'm just looking into how much shipping is.