How Much Would this cost to fix? **PICS** - Tuner-Junction

GsrVtec · #1 (**permalink**) May 15th, 2006, 05:28 PM

Hey I was at wal-mart today and I parked in backwards and I guess someone backed into me while I was inside. Now my bumpers pushed in but nothing cracked. The parts where the fender and core support meet kinda bent a lil which explains why the hood may not be closing unless it too also bent. Now I have a gap between the hood and fenders. Only the driver side got hit the passenger is find the bumper and fender meet perfectly. I took some pics if ne one here knows about body work please throw me some opinions on how much this may cost to fix? Thank you

Transparent · #2 (**permalink**) May 15th, 2006, 05:44 PM

time for a jdm front end

macbasq · #3 (**permalink**) May 15th, 2006, 05:51 PM

it depends on how bad the damage is. if you need to replace supports etc, it'll be expensive. get an estimate at a body shop, and you may want to file a claim with your insurance company.

GsrVtec · #4 (**permalink**) May 15th, 2006, 05:53 PM

i mean would they be damaged it was a parking lot accident. the person backed into me. nothing is really cracked more bent the fenders are in place just the bumper really. How much does it look to be though?

Transparent · #5 (**permalink**) May 15th, 2006, 06:05 PM

you might be able to re-align the front end by yourself. usually if you loosen the screws and bolts that hold it on you can straighten it out. then you would just need to get it re painted, and thats usually pretty cheap

GsrVtec · #6 (**permalink**) May 15th, 2006, 06:10 PM

i sure hope so. I may try that. I was so pissed. I just got out of a recent accident with my last teg. This is my first with this and whoever hit it ran. Hopefully it wont be that expensive.

jadkar · #7 (**permalink**) May 15th, 2006, 06:26 PM

with paint and everything ... my quick guess is $1500.

GsrVtec · #8 (**permalink**) May 15th, 2006, 07:43 PM

dang 1500 are u sure?

Transparent · #9 (**permalink**) May 15th, 2006, 10:14 PM

dont go cheap on the paint. the last thing you want is your front end to be all orange peel

A_White_Gs-R · #10 (**permalink**) May 15th, 2006, 11:40 PM

It shouldnt be more than 500 honestly. Thats just to dismount and paint and realign the bumper. if they gotta fix the fenders and stuff and if anything else is bent then you are looking at alil more. best bet is to take the bumper off your self push out whatever you can see if iyou can unbend the fenders yourself and then put everything back on and see where you stand.

GsrVtec · #11 (**permalink**) May 16th, 2006, 12:11 AM

ne one have a good diagram on how to take fo a bumper off a 00 Gsr?

A_White_Gs-R · #12 (**permalink**) May 16th, 2006, 12:49 PM

Dont need a diagram. pop your hood and take off all the rather large head screws that you see on the bumper. then unclip it from the fenders. you may have like two or three screws behind the bumper where it meeds the fender. its very easy no diagram needed my friend.

mad-ass · #13 (**permalink**) May 21st, 2006, 12:14 PM

paint+fix bumper $250
labor hour on fixing/realligning body parts = 4 hours
1 hour = $45

hoorah.

so 500 sounds right to me

Transparent · #14 (**permalink**) May 21st, 2006, 12:30 PM

did you get a quote yet. this is like price is right. we all wanna see what the actual cost is

GsrVtec · #15 (**permalink**) May 22nd, 2006, 04:32 PM

yep I went to 15 dif. body shops and the most was 1700 and the lowest was at 700. The one for 1700 told me that they were gonna replace the front bumper, fender, headlight, hood, and pull the frame out a lil. But thats the most expensive one. Its like goin to Zales instead of a Jewelry stand in the mall.

jadkar · #16 (**permalink**) May 22nd, 2006, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by GsrVtec

yep I went to 15 dif. body shops and the most was 1700 and the lowest was at 700. The one for 1700 told me that they were gonna replace the front bumper, fender, headlight, hood, and pull the frame out a lil. But thats the most expensive one. Its like goin to Zales instead of a Jewelry stand in the mall.

Well....I said $1500- and I used to be a wholesale manager in the automotive industry. If you don't know what that is.....I used to deal directly with the sales of OEM parts to body shops. I would imagine that for $1700- they are gonna replace everything and make it absolutely perfect.

Also, please don't take this the wrong way...... don't ever use "Zales" as an example of a fine jewlery store

Someone who knows jewlery make look at you funny

Clone · #17 (**permalink**) May 22nd, 2006, 05:53 PM

yeah I'd pick up a new front end and try replacing it... chances are your shit's probably fine underneath that fascia... maybe a little bending crap back into place, but nothing major could really happen from someone backing into you

ltlblkcvc · #18 (**permalink**) May 25th, 2006, 10:11 PM

I guess noone remembers that all walmarts have video cameras recording the parking lot? why didn't you go up to security, explian what happened and see if they recorded anything. oh well now, hope it works out. to replace the fenders(fiberglass fenders that need to be sanded and shaped), hood, core support, front bumper, and to paint the whole car one shop said anywhere from 2500 and up. bodyshops are expensive.

GsrVtec · #19 (**permalink**) May 26th, 2006, 01:47 PM

its been in the shop since this monday and Im hoping to pick it up today, I found this shop that would do it for around 700. The frame need to be pulled out a lil not much though. Replaced the fender and just repainted the bumper. So Im really hoping that everything comes out looking great. One major pet peeve I got is stuff not lighning up rite. Well Ill post and update and hopefully some pics.