Should i fix my car or part it?
01-31-2011, 09:30 AM
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Should i fix my car or part it?
i got in a accident.... with a stone pillar... and my front left side is pretty messed up, the only estimate i got was for "well over $2000". Whats that even mean? and the other option is to part it out and get a car with 180k+ miles on it
what would be the smart thing to do?
what would be the smart thing to do?
01-31-2011, 09:34 AM
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$2k? Have you gotten a valid second and third estimate? If thats what its going to come out to to repair it, I say part it out and find another 4th gen. Here in LA, a clean 4th gen can be had for that price.
Any mods?
Any mods?
01-31-2011, 09:46 AM
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i have not had any other estimates but im going this week sometime to get another... and i just looked on craigslist... not too much going on there for maximas or any car for $2k... theres a lot of 96 and down with the lowest miles being around 150k but i like this one! haha
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01-31-2011, 10:00 AM
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and its a 99 SE
and my suspension seems fine but im not an expert, still rides the same as before, smooth and quiet
just looks ****ed upnot sure if my chassis is bent but i think it is thats why the estimate was so expensive
01-31-2011, 10:03 AM
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well,u shud make sure before u get ripped off
Oh duh...still confuses me at a quick glace.
01-31-2011, 10:14 AM
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95-96's have a different front bumper than the 97-99's. Lotta 95-96 guys convert over to the 97+ front bumper. I thought you had the former at first.
As for the silver lining, have you ever heard of the phrase "Every cloud has a silver lining"?
Quick translation: On the bright side.
As for the silver lining, have you ever heard of the phrase "Every cloud has a silver lining"?
Quick translation: On the bright side.
01-31-2011, 10:14 AM
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well if the chassis is not bent then u shd fix it.
the estimate u received is for NEW bumper, fender, and parts. Painted and installed.
All that stuff can be had from the junkyard for way cheaper. U prolly spend no more than 500 bucks if u go that route!
Honestly for a 1999 used car AND no insurance money lol...i wd just hit the junkyard and fix it myself.
the estimate u received is for NEW bumper, fender, and parts. Painted and installed.
All that stuff can be had from the junkyard for way cheaper. U prolly spend no more than 500 bucks if u go that route!
Honestly for a 1999 used car AND no insurance money lol...i wd just hit the junkyard and fix it myself.
01-31-2011, 10:24 AM
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well if the chassis is not bent then u shd fix it.
the estimate u received is for NEW bumper, fender, and parts. Painted and installed.
All that stuff can be had from the junkyard for way cheaper. U prolly spend no more than 500 bucks if u go that route!
Honestly for a 1999 used car AND no insurance money lol...i wd just hit the junkyard and fix it myself.
the estimate u received is for NEW bumper, fender, and parts. Painted and installed.
All that stuff can be had from the junkyard for way cheaper. U prolly spend no more than 500 bucks if u go that route!
Honestly for a 1999 used car AND no insurance money lol...i wd just hit the junkyard and fix it myself.
and i kinda have insurance, called my grandma
she was looking for a car to buy for cheap but i said lets just fix this instead cuz you never know what your getting with a cheap car, right?
01-31-2011, 10:37 AM
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its 2k just for that stuff? dam... and its bent im pretty sure cuz the drivers side is farther down then the right side is and in the last pic something is bent.... is that the chassis?
and i kinda have insurance, called my grandma she was looking for a car to buy for cheap but i said lets just fix this instead cuz you never know what your getting with a cheap car, right?
and i kinda have insurance, called my grandma
she was looking for a car to buy for cheap but i said lets just fix this instead cuz you never know what your getting with a cheap car, right?If the frame bent then consider parting it out or junking the car. U dont have the expertise to fix that (even tho the frame CAN still be fixed by a body shop but its expensive).
If the frame not bent then its jus body damage and all u need do is replace the damaged parts. Shdnt cost no more than 500.
75 for the bumper, 100 for the fender, 75 for entire headlight assembly, 30 for the grill, 100 for the hood.
If u cant do it yurself have the junkyard pull the parts for u, so add another 20-30% for entire purchase. Then let a mech install for u. Then it will prolly cost 1000 bucks altogether.
2000 bucks is if its all new. A new fender alone is like 300 bucks. New Fender is like 600 bucks.
www.courtesyparts.com for genuine nissan parts and priceing.
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01-31-2011, 10:45 AM
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It looks like jus body damage to me. But im not there. u have to look under the fender and body to see if the frame/chassis is bent.
If the frame bent then consider parting it out or junking the car. U dont have the expertise to fix that (even tho the frame CAN still be fixed by a body shop but its expensive).
If the frame not bent then its jus body damage and all u need do is replace the damaged parts. Shdnt cost no more than 500.
75 for the bumper, 100 for the fender, 75 for entire headlight assembly, 30 for the grill, 100 for the hood.
If u cant do it yurself have the junkyard pull the parts for u, so add another 20-30% for entire purchase. Then let a mech install for u. Then it will prolly cost 1000 bucks altogether.
2000 bucks is if its all new. A new fender alone is like 300 bucks. New Fender is like 600 bucks.
www.courtesyparts.com for genuine nissan parts and priceing.
If the frame bent then consider parting it out or junking the car. U dont have the expertise to fix that (even tho the frame CAN still be fixed by a body shop but its expensive).
If the frame not bent then its jus body damage and all u need do is replace the damaged parts. Shdnt cost no more than 500.
75 for the bumper, 100 for the fender, 75 for entire headlight assembly, 30 for the grill, 100 for the hood.
If u cant do it yurself have the junkyard pull the parts for u, so add another 20-30% for entire purchase. Then let a mech install for u. Then it will prolly cost 1000 bucks altogether.
2000 bucks is if its all new. A new fender alone is like 300 bucks. New Fender is like 600 bucks.
www.courtesyparts.com for genuine nissan parts and priceing.
From where? U must have had tha hookup! 
01-31-2011, 10:57 AM
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01-31-2011, 11:04 AM
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damn i stand corrected. They even give u free shipping lol
My bad, jus hit up ebay for new parts cheap i guess. I still suggest www.courtesyparts.com or th junkyard. Least those OEM. u never know with ebay, but it still should be good.
01-31-2011, 11:47 AM
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lol @ GENIUS. thats dat "can do attitude"!
its true tho man. i wd jus hit the jy and fix it. prolly take a day to get the parts and another day to reinstall. Its not hard to replace this stuff at all.
its true tho man. i wd jus hit the jy and fix it. prolly take a day to get the parts and another day to reinstall. Its not hard to replace this stuff at all.
01-31-2011, 07:04 PM
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After you take off the bumper and fenders read page BT-37 of this Body & Trim manual to check if the engine compartment got bent.
In mid December I slammed into the curb of a bridge and bent the LF wheel and left LCA. After replacintg them I had it raised at a shop and used the last few pages of that manual to verify if the chassis got bent. Luckily everything lined up correctly.
In mid December I slammed into the curb of a bridge and bent the LF wheel and left LCA. After replacintg them I had it raised at a shop and used the last few pages of that manual to verify if the chassis got bent. Luckily everything lined up correctly.
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01-31-2011, 07:09 PM
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no pic of the new RS, but i got all this **** off the same car from a jy. it got plowed in both drivers side doors and didnt touch the fender.
mejiseike - i dunno? its a frame rail. if its bet you need to get it pulled back in the direction it was impacted.
mejiseike - i dunno? its a frame rail. if its bet you need to get it pulled back in the direction it was impacted.
01-31-2011, 07:26 PM
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how would i go about doing that? thats the only body part thats bent. its in my last pic you can see how its bent down
and no i hit like a stone mailbox that was like 4 feet tall and kinda leveled it ice and a big hill
and no i hit like a stone mailbox that was like 4 feet tall and kinda leveled it
ice and a big hill
01-31-2011, 07:28 PM
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That's peice of the body frame. If the body frame peice is only slightly bent it shouldn't be too much to fix.
From the pictures you posted earlier I estimate that the chassis wasn't bent so it's worth repairing.
EDIT:
On the outer right side of what you circled is the fender that's bent. Under that is the frame. Take off that wrecked fender to see how bad the frame got bent.
From the pictures you posted earlier I estimate that the chassis wasn't bent so it's worth repairing.
EDIT:
On the outer right side of what you circled is the fender that's bent. Under that is the frame. Take off that wrecked fender to see how bad the frame got bent.
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01-31-2011, 08:02 PM
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That's peice of the body frame. That slightly bent body frame peice shouldn't be too much to fix.
From the pictures you posted earlier I estimate that the chassis wasn't bent so it's worth repairing.
EDIT:
On the outer right side of what you circled is the fender that's bent. Under that is the frame. Take off that wrecked fender to see how bad the frame got bent.
From the pictures you posted earlier I estimate that the chassis wasn't bent so it's worth repairing.
EDIT:
On the outer right side of what you circled is the fender that's bent. Under that is the frame. Take off that wrecked fender to see how bad the frame got bent.
02-05-2011, 11:01 AM
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Fix It!!!
I would fix it if it was me, you can work with a bodyshop on what to order I've done it my self. I told them I would get some of the parts bc I can get them cheeper you have that right. If they tell u no then move on to the next bodyshop or do it urself n save more that way you can save money to get the whole car painted. You have a few options just do on paper witch way its best for u. Ask urself if the car worth it, are there any other work that as to be done that might cost u a lot. And so on.
02-06-2011, 08:02 AM
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$2000 at a body shop is fair estimate just to fix the cosmetics and paint.
I had a small fender bender years ago and it was $1700. New bumper, hood, headlights, grille, paint, with no frame work.
Sure you can go to a yard, get the parts, do all the work, go to Macco for the $200 paint job, and do it under $1000. But there is no way a real body shop would touch that for less than 2k.
I had a small fender bender years ago and it was $1700. New bumper, hood, headlights, grille, paint, with no frame work.
Sure you can go to a yard, get the parts, do all the work, go to Macco for the $200 paint job, and do it under $1000. But there is no way a real body shop would touch that for less than 2k.
