Brand new civic, hit a kerb =/

[Jackee]

Brand new civic, purchased a week ago, was being careless and tried squeezing into left lane when i hit a kerb on the way out. Terrible mistake on my half and here are the pictures
http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss256/Jaaackee/P040209_112401.jpg
http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss256/Jaaackee/P040209_1124.jpg
http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss256/Jaaackee/P040209_0929.jpg

I'm fairly new to cars, having obtained a license 3 months ago, can anyone tell me what i should do? and how much it will cost me approx? Thanks in advance guys

[markCivicVti]

If you have comprehensive insurance you can file a claim and pay the excess and they'll have it repaired. Or, perhaps just live with it and get used to driving the car... no point fixing it now and later hitting another kerb.

It hurts me to see damaged FDs :(

Just an idea, new rims and a mugen lip kit will solve your problem :)

[simonnowis]

i agree with markcivicvti, just a little scrape, dont bother fixing it yet since your still fairly new to driving. some light sanding and touch up paint should make it less visible.

[Ashwee]

Damn, had your license three months with a brand new FD. Any wheel place can fix the wheel, probably only about $50 (unless its buckled which I doubt), the body only needs a light touch up.

[denot]

It hurts me to see damaged FDs :(


I think this is some kind of curse... I asked 10 ppl that bought FD and 8 of them got accident in the first month (9 including myself) - few are bad accident, some small dings and scratches like this one

[Sherweeeny]

just kick the hubcap or source another one, leave the damage on the bumper i absolutely guarantee you that you will hit something else with that bumper.

[me_kevinly]

buy a body kit to cover the scratches.. ;)

[ej20i]

get new rims and mugen KIT!!!and thats it...
the new civics comes with continentals tyres??

[Jackee]

thanks for the input guys, much appreciated,

yeah those are the stock tyres.

How much would rims + mugen kit cost to be fitted in? does anyone have a picture of what it'll look like? a quick google search comes up with many pictures but none for 08/09 civics? also would my premium go up? also, i put a bit of tooth brush to tidy up the scratch, will it rust if i don't put any touch up paint on it? i didn't get any with the car =/

Thanks again guys!

[markCivicVti]

Rims can be had for under 1k with tyres.

Mugen replica kit can be had for varying amounts again - mine was 1.9k for everything supply paint and fitting, but can be much cheaper now.

Touchup paint is 15 bucks from honda. The bumper is plastic and hence will not rust.
http://a4.vox.com/6a00fad697b9e800040109811b143c000c-500pi

Don't get new rims if ur new to driving... don't even worry about the hubcaps for now. If it was a big wack against the kerb, it may be worth to check the wheel alignment maybe (what do the rest of y'all think?).

[ks_b]

sorry to heard this!:(


I think this is some kind of curse... I asked 10 ppl that bought FD and 8 of them got accident in the first month (9 including myself) - few are bad accident, some small dings and scratches like this one

i am picking up me soon! hope nothing happen to it!!!!:eek:

[black8thgen]

ouchh sorry to hear mate =[. Are you on your P1 license? So am i.. been on it for a month only now lol..

had the car for about 4 months.. so far no damage at all to it =]. Except a lil scrape under the front bumper when dad ran up a steep driveway =.=...

buuut getting my mugen lip kit fitted this weekend so that shud be all good haha =].

[yourfather]

this is why you buy a shitbox first car, so when you crash it, mummy and daddy dont cut you a new anus

[chunky]

buff it out

[Jackee]

yeah my dad took the hubcap out and smacked it back into place with a hammer, it looks fine now. I put a bit of toothpaste to clean up the scrape a bit, and with a bit of face paint which i plan to pick up in 3 weeks for my first service it should be less noticeable, so thanks alot guys!

black8thgen: yup im on p1 too, how much was the lip kit?

[markCivicVti]

I put a bit of toothpaste to clean up the scrape a bit

lolwut?

[JOhnnyFD]

if u want something clean.. use toothpaste.. lol

[Jackee]

hey it worked =p

[black8thgen]

hahha. well i got my kit for 400. bought a wing for 200. install + paint for 400 all up. so 1k for everything done =]. basically cos im lazy/scared to install myself tho. lol.

[Jackee]

starting to regret not getting my civic in black, markcivicvti's looks awesome and it'll probably won't look as good in bluish silver

then again, those scratches would stick out like a sore thumb

[ej20i]

mistaken bro...u dont want a black car...u'll get so frustrated!!!with all the swirl marks and scratches every dam wash u do on the car!!!

[ryanc]

this is why you buy a shitbox first car, so when you crash it, mummy and daddy dont cut you a new anus

lol

before rushing out to buy a brand new car after u get ur p's u shud get a bit more experience driving since we know how ridiculously easy it is to pass ur p's (i passed it first go and i was a shit driver still after i got my red p)

sure we all stuff up at times tho - lesson learnt!

be a bit more comfortable in driving first..

perhaps just wait it out and put new rims + kit later on .. dont rush for it in case u scratch it quickly agian lol

[markCivicVti]

mistaken bro...u dont want a black car...u'll get so frustrated!!!with all the swirl marks and scratches every dam wash u do on the car!!!

Well, somewhat true. I only wash with decent microfibre mit and that has reduced the amount of swirls dramatically. Also after the first 6 months of owning the car I polished it after washing, and it looked better than it did when the car was brand new... had NO swirl marks after the polish.

The main problem with black is that it shows dirt quicker... so quite often the car looks dirty within a week of washing. But IMO when the car is clean it looks superior to any other colour.

Good luck with the car tho Jackee, stay safe :)

[black8thgen]

I've got paint protection on mine so i wont be polishing at all lol..

well the new Ps test is a little bit harder, but still ridiculously easy lol. But i'm getting my kit on this weekend anyway =D. But will definately wait a while until the rims come, because i'm pretty sure some gutter rash will come about lol.

[curtis265]

Yup, go buy body kit.

[Poeter]

Don't worry too much. You will probably need wheel allignment

You'll get over it. It's only steel wheels.

Imagine if you had Rays Eng CE28's. You'd be spewing. So be careful next time.