Body damage.
09-05-05, 02:16 AM
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Body damage.
A couple of years ago, my 9 FC was involved in a rear end accident, and now every thing in front of the radiator is a little squashed, from the center to the middle of the front bumper, I there a way to fix that metal? Or is it permamentyl damaged with no hopes of being fixed?
09-05-05, 02:20 AM
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it can be fixed... the question is how much will it cost? the frame machines they use these days are amazing at being able to return cars to their correct numbers.
09-05-05, 04:03 AM
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One of the things I was hoping for was that I could just throw a new body kit over it to hide the damage....Maybe see if that works......hehe....but then it would defiantly wouldn't be a show car!
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post pics of damage first, then we will be able to see what needs to be replaced, and or fixed. ANYTHING can be fixed..you can roll your car 30 times, let a train hit it and then burn it, and it could still be fixed. just all depends on how much money you wanna spend on it.
09-06-05, 07:30 AM
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It's all mainly "crumple zones" - it was designed to crush progressively.
It is VERY hard to fix to like-new condition.
Most likely the rest of the "front clip" was also damaged?
Front clip = hood, and both front fenders?
To me it's not worth it to fix.
I'd junk it and find another FC.
If you don't care about what's underneath, you can cut most of it away and throw on an aftermarket front bumper - yes.
Just remember, if you get into another accident, it's probably going to kill your radiator and push your engine due to no metal up front anymore.
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It is VERY hard to fix to like-new condition.
Most likely the rest of the "front clip" was also damaged?
Front clip = hood, and both front fenders?
To me it's not worth it to fix.
I'd junk it and find another FC.
If you don't care about what's underneath, you can cut most of it away and throw on an aftermarket front bumper - yes.
Just remember, if you get into another accident, it's probably going to kill your radiator and push your engine due to no metal up front anymore.
-Ted
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