Monday (or maybe this weekend) I will head to the body shop (my family has been going to for years) and see what they can tell me.

 

Doesn't look that bad.

I HIGHLY doubt the frame was tweaked.
The bumber rail and the hatch part seem to have taken the force.

The wing needs to be replaced and the license frame.

You said the bumper popped out so your lucky there.

The hatch part will need professional work done.
They will most likely drill a few pin holes and pull the dents out or hit it from inside.

Then they will probably use a bit of bondo to seal and smal surface problems.

Painting on the other hand will cost you $$$$$$$ if done the right way.

They will most likley need to blend the paint meaing the back get's painted. That means the WHOLE hatch and roof. By this time it might be better to just paint the whole thing(hood,doors,fender).

I have a few small dents above my rear wheels and that's what would have to be painted on my car. I got this from my friend which is an automotive painter/ body man.

BTW if you get a Maaco paint job prepare to pay for a new paintjob every other year and do the masking yourself.

 

Yeah, I am not worried about the frame being damaged now. However it got bashed in pretty good in the middle. I can't even remove the spare tire (I even let the air out). The internal bumper is fubar and the mounts are tweaked. Even a bolt was severly bent! I found one for 80 bucks + shipping comes out to 115, so not too bad. Now I need to find some new bumper mounting brackets.

 

Bah that's not bad.

A good mallet will sove that problem.

Check the junk yards for a wrecked Rx.

If it's a front end damage then you just scored the rear mounts and bar for cheap.

 

Yup, my friend said there might be an S4 with the parts I need. Will S4 bumper/mounts fit the S5?

 

should be identical

 

they def have one, maybe ill get the 2+2 SEATS out of it when we go pick it up. ill talk to the guys son and see if i can get it for a good price

 

I feel the pain, some old guy hit me today on the way to work, I don't wanna type it all again so you can just look here http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=205372

luckly I'm not paying because I'm sure mine is gonna cost magorly... I'll try to post pics soon so you can all see the horrer

 

:-/ just try and do everything yourself

 

wow that really sucks...you must really suck at driving to hit the only pole in the whole damn area!!!!!Toobad

 

naw it's just one of those days i'm guessin.

 

I guess I'll be the first to say....

man you got lucky, glad it worked out in the end...

 

AMEN!!! as long as it rolls and stops, who care what it looks like or what some adjuster says about it. just make sure its safe and mechanicaly sound before you take it back out on the road.