Help. Got in a accident last night and need help

[tamay_s2k]

last night, coming back from work at 2am in the morning i got in a car accident. i was turning slowely into 1 of the streets and then suddenly the car beside me smashed straight into my right rear and catipolted straight off, destroying my rim and tire, and slightly dinting my rear bumper, right under the headlight. my rim and tire is shattered and wen we exchanged info and my old man came down, we slapped my spare tire on the car and headed for home. unfortunantly..there was more damage done to the car. The back tire does not sit right on the car and whilst the car is driving, for it 2 go straight, the steering wheel has to be half turned left so im guessing that his bent the lower control arm and maybe suspension, diff etc. i need sum help on wat the actual problem could be bcuz he went straight into the back of my right wheel and it simply destroyed his whole side of his car. the s2000 is a tuff bird..especially wen u compare the damage of my cars 2 his. Im about to go to honda in essendon to buy a new rim for the car since it will be covered under his insurrance and then monday im taking it down 2 get a full check up by honda and a qoute on how much to fix everything.
i just also want to know..will my car be the same wen it is fixed..or will it stilld rive messed up slightly?

here are some pictures of the car
http://i39.tinypic.com/nbevy0.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/11joxo0.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/9ut6b9.jpg

[kevt88]

hey,

im pretty sure the space saver has to go on the front. And you move the inflated front tire to the rear.. Something about the LSD not being able to handle one space saver only...

good luck with everything'

[vtek]

The best thing to do is to not buy anything yet as they may not reimburse you. Contact the insurance co.first & they will sort out what you need to do next. Unfortunately the car will never be the same again as it is impossible to repair it 100% but they can get it close. Good luck with everything.

[ludecrs]

Need more pictures.

Car will be fine...

Too many think once a cars been an accident as small as that, 'the car will never be the same again.....'

My old man was a panel beater for 35yrs.... The shit I've seen fixed in my lifetime would leave most of you never wanting to drive a 2nd hand car again...... lol.

[aaronng]

Let the insurance company sort it out. Get quotes for the repair. THat looks like MAJOR toe in on the rear wheel, so some suspension components will need to be replaced.

[F20C]

Need more pictures.

Car will be fine...

Too many think once a cars been an accident as small as that, 'the car will never be the same again.....'

My old man was a panel beater for 35yrs.... The shit I've seen fixed in my lifetime would leave most of you never wanting to drive a 2nd hand car again...... lol.

lude is it true quater panels are the hardest to repair on a car?

[mrwillz]

rear qtr's can be replaced i belive?

[ludecrs]

rear quarters are difficult.
Sills are easy, straight swap.
bolt on parts like guards, bonnets doors are all relatively easy, just have to make sure the gaps are even everywhere. This won't happen if the chassis is bent however.
Straightening a chassis is easier than most people think.

[F20C]

would straightening a chassis make it weaker in the area it was straightened? maybe a new chassis could be better?

[aaronng]

would straightening a chassis make it weaker in the area it was straightened? maybe a new chassis could be better?
Getting a new chassis is equivalent to gettting a new car.

[F20C]

but if its all insured why not? lol

[aaronng]

but if its all insured why not? lol
If the repair requires the replacement of the chassis, the insurance company would rather write the car off and pay you out.

[F20C]

ahh i see, if that did happen would your rating go down? even though the other person is at fault?

[Mr_will]

ahh i see, if that did happen would your rating go down? even though the other person is at fault?

if its not your fault it doesnt affect your rating.

[F20C]

ok, maybe you guys will know this also. My car was broken into awhile go, i must of forgot to lock my glovebox and a navman and what not was stolen anyway. I called up the insurance company and told them what happend and only needed a window replaced. The excess was $750 cause im a p plater but was only $500 for my old man. I didnt go with either option i just got a mate to source out a window for me and got it for 200..

[genghiskhan]

wow your excess is only 750???

[F20C]

yer? lol what did you expect it to be? im sure it would be alot more if it was insaured udner my name. Insurance under myself would be 6.5k a year i think it was, but as a 2nd driver i pay only 1.5k

[JMSBND]

Sorry to hear about the car Tammay. Don't buy ANYTHING for the car - let insurance do the lot. If you fix anything before the assesment you could incriminate yourself - admission of fault? An off duty cop who rear ended my DelSol CRX a few years back tried it on me but he was drunk too and I had witnesses so he just settled in cash.

I am a panel beater by trade and from the pic I assure you that is not bad at all. Just some control arms, a quarter etc. I have an amazing beater/painter in Frankston - replaced my drivers door and sill when my friend hit a sign in the first 12 hours I had my s2000. He does only high end cars/muscle/rods etc and wins a heap of shows a real pro. Called SOKOOL PAINTWORKS. He is endorsed by all insurance companies to I highly recommend him. Also I am about to sell one or two sets of standard AP1 S2000 wheels too, so if you get him to quote for a new wheel from Honda at the stupid retail price, you could buy a full set from me! Even got a set he painted black for me too.

PM me if you need any help.

James.

[chicken8]

yer? lol what did you expect it to be? im sure it would be alot more if it was insaured udner my name. Insurance under myself would be 6.5k a year i think it was, but as a 2nd driver i pay only 1.5k

good thing you're bragging about it on a public forum where insurers can search

any bit of proof that its your car and they deny your claim

and also. a car will get written off if a % of its insured value is required to fix it. most insurers are on 50%

if the diff on OPs car is destroyed then it may be close to a write off depending how much it was insured for

aaron you remember georges crash right? looks to be similar damage to OP's car. insured for 41k. written off

[ludecrs]

I remember years ago back in about 1995 when the EF Falcon was just out.

My father bought home a brand spanking newly smashed Falcon Futura with about 25km (yes 25, not 250 or 25000, just 25km) on the speedo.

The chassis was ****ed. Whats known in the industry as a 'banana' (think of the shape of a banana and you'll figure out why - the car was obviously t-boned).

2wks later, he had a brand new chassis rock up one day from Ford themselves - no plates, no nothing. I remember he had to jump through hoops to get it, and photograph the entire process..... I helped strip every single, nut, bolt, wire & panel from the wreck to the new chassis everyday after school (I was about 11 or 12 at the time). It took a while and was an epic job. It was an 'easy' job in comparision to other wrecks I've seen, just *very* time and labour consuming transferring EVERYTHING across.

The point I'm making is, no matter how new the car, if its not worth the time repairing, it will be a write-off.

[Ferrari]

I have seen a very similar damage on an S2000 and it was written off. The suspension components are costly. Hope it works out ok! Did you get the guys details, and were the police called?

[tamay_s2k]

nah the cops werent called. i got aami my insurrance company picking up the car on monday with a tow truck so they can get my car assessed. I believe that when people say the car will never be the same..that wuld be due to the fact that the chassis might b bent. So far from the looks of it, i just need a new control arm and a fixed body, the rim is destroyed and once they pick up the car on monday..it will take 48 hours 2 inspect the car to see what the problem is. i also noticed this morning that my front kit also has a crack from it..im guessing this was also on impact because there was a traffic island right where i was turning and seems like the front maybe brushed onto it. well..i hope it is not a ride off.

[chicken8]

i'd rather get it written off

S2000s are so cheap now. i'd rather take the money and buy another one

[tamay_s2k]

u cant buy 1 of value dat my 1 was. especially the kms it done, the condition and the price. i want it fixed

[Zilli]

considering who you are insured with, i would get a post repair inspection by an engineer to make sure the job is done correctly

[F20C]

tamay let me know when you find out what happens man. I hope its not a write off..

[Nismo3oi]

isn't the spare where/tyre suppose to be used for the front only?

[F20C]

isn't the spare where/tyre suppose to be used for the front only?

sure is.

[tamay_s2k]

GUYS =D
just got a call from aami
My car is not a write off
$5,500 worth of damage to be repaired and it will be fixed mostly in a place in cambellfield called aztec smash repairs...and the best thing is..it turns out my grandpz knows the guy =D
the car needs 2 visit a suspension shop, a panel beater and also a interior shop..i dont understand why it would go to the interior shop but im guessing because of the boot.
its gona take them 12 business days to repair the car and they start tomorrow =D
cant wait for my baby to come back home. only been a month since i got her aswell =[

[JMSBND]

Good to hear.

Many factors in assesing a car. For the S, I really think it depends on how bad the exotic suspension is damaged. Soooo the front lip, Side skirts and Eibach suspension will need to be replaced......and the rear diffuser, the OEM rims are dear as so best to get some Enkei's thrown in too for good measure! LOL!!! HEY , didn't you have a Mooncraft Hardtop before the accident too????........

[chicken8]

he had street legal F1 tyres on as well. $3000 each. and gold plated wheel arches

[ncmx5]

did they have to import shocks from japan? they had to do that for my front right... delayed my car for 2 weeks...

[tamay_s2k]

lmao at James and chiken8.
ive got no idea really wats going on yet. aami has not yet sent the invoice displaying wat repairs need 2 be done with the car.
i went down 2day and apparently its at the suspension shop getting new suspension installed n everything. wen i get the damage report ill post it up

[da9_boy]

Just be weary mate

Insurance companies love to cut corners and do 'bodge jobs'.. picking a repairer who they know is cheapest and will save the insurance company money

There was a story on here with a guy and his white new model civic.. you should read about the corner cutting and the further damages he got to his car as a result of his insurance company taking care of the repairs

Just make sure everything is ok once you get your car back.. because think about it will the insurance co. give a crap if your car isnt repaired back to how it was before? they couldn't care less.. go over every speck of your car mate

good luck

[tamay_s2k]

thanks for the advice mate
yea hope it all is fixed properly
all the places aami has sent me 2 has a actual recommened aami choice of repairs sign on there shops so they are used on a regular bases for aami customers. also my grandpz knows the panel beaters who r doin my car so hopefully they will do a good job
pray 2 god that its all fixed 100%

[F20C]

couldnt it weaken the diff considering your control arm was ment?

[bobby drake]

Your car might not handle the same as it use to.
a friend of mine clipped a roundabout in my s2k
i had everything replaced andfixed
it never handled the same as b4
it was very twitchy at the rear

[ncmx5]

Your car might not handle the same as it use to.
a friend of mine clipped a roundabout in my s2k
i had everything replaced andfixed
it never handled the same as b4
it was very twitchy at the rear

maybe wheel alignment... minor camber and toe changes makes a huge difference...

[tamay_s2k]

Guys
my car is finally fixed. Picked it up 2day from the repair shop and omg does it feel good. Ive missed her so much.brand new paintwork, brand new rim, brand new tires, brand new front spoiler. Brand new suspension and all.
She runs just liek before.actually looks cleaner now because of the new paintwork and cut n polish they gave her
im so glad =d=d=d=d=d=d

[patsdc2]

great to hear that the car is fix... shd post some pictures up ;)

[revn 9k]

hey,

im pretty sure the space saver has to go on the front. And you move the inflated front tire to the rear.. Something about the LSD not being able to handle one space saver only...

good luck with everything'
i was told but a tire specialist in my town NEVER to put the space saver on the front as its extremely difficult to steer the car and very easy to lose control

[blk_shadow]

good to hear that your car is fixed :D

[F20C]

i was told but a tire specialist in my town NEVER to put the space saver on the front as its extremely difficult to steer the car and very easy to lose control

which is why their not ment to be driven at more then 80km/h

[tamay_s2k]

lmao.if u have a puncture at the back.
what logic is there taking the front and back tire off, puting the spare on the front, taking the back popped tire off and putting the front tire on there. the car doesnt have perfect balance.
u need 2 have a proper jack in the back of ur car so u can lift the whole car up properly.not those standard crummy ones that allow u 2 just jack up 1/4 of the car