Got in an Accident, YAY!!!!** (with pics) - Page 2

fp115 · 10-31-2009, 03:51 AM

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Originally Posted by ctsmo

definately i feel shaken up and plan to go to the doctor.

Thank god for active head restraints! Just listening to my uncle's experience, he didn't even have whiplash when the tractor trailer hit him at 60 km/h.

Koasterking · 10-31-2009, 05:33 AM

Holy Shnikies! Her car is gone...I think. Glad to hear you and the other driver is ok.

84Cressida · 10-31-2009, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Koasterking

Holy Shnikies! Her car is gone...I think. Glad to hear you and the other driver is ok.

The front end damage on the Solara is probably fixable. This Saab would be too, but if the C-pillars are damaged, I would definitely have the insurance company write it off.

ctsmo · 10-31-2009, 11:44 AM

the creases are the same on both sides

F14CRAZY · 10-31-2009, 11:48 AM

Sorry to hear about your poor Saab but good knowing you're okay. I never thought active head restraints were a big deal until my Forester got rear ended hard. I'd imagine it saved me a lot of neck whiplash pain

supermoto · 10-31-2009, 12:28 PM

Pretty obvious that most of you have little to zero knowledge of unibody repair techniques. The problem isn't even the C pillar area, but the floor of the trunk. Depending on how serious that is would determine if it's totaled. Putting it on a unibody machine and pulling out the damage will correct the C pillar. It would depend on how much damage is underneath and whether those parts can be replaced.

fp115 · 10-31-2009, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by supermoto

Pretty obvious that most of you have little to zero knowledge of unibody repair techniques. The problem isn't even the C pillar area, but the floor of the trunk. Depending on how serious that is would determine if it's totaled. Putting it on a unibody machine and pulling out the damage will correct the C pillar. It would depend on how much damage is underneath and whether those parts can be replaced.

It looks like it would be fine. All those damages should be fixable. People seem to be exaggerating on the C-Pillar issue.

afireinside7710 · 10-31-2009, 02:25 PM

damn toyota...

glad you are ok man, accidents are never ever anything to brush off

F14CRAZY · 10-31-2009, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by supermoto

Pretty obvious that most of you have little to zero knowledge of unibody repair techniques. The problem isn't even the C pillar area, but the floor of the trunk. Depending on how serious that is would determine if it's totaled. Putting it on a unibody machine and pulling out the damage will correct the C pillar. It would depend on how much damage is underneath and whether those parts can be replaced.

Excuse my ignorance, but how can one de-crumple a crumple zone and expect it to properly crumple again?

Smaart Aas Saabr · 10-31-2009, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by F14CRAZY

Excuse my ignorance, but how can one de-crumple a crumple zone and expect it to properly crumple again?

You can't, but if it looks good away we go!

fp115 · 10-31-2009, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by F14CRAZY

Excuse my ignorance, but how can one de-crumple a crumple zone and expect it to properly crumple again?

Look at the damage, that was just a body panel that got pushed up. If there was structural damage, you would see many more issues with the trunk.

ctsmo · 10-31-2009, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by fp115

Look at the damage, that was just a body panel that got pushed up. If there was structural damage, you would see many more issues with the trunk.

her car drove my car up, she went underneath, you cant see the bottom in the pics. the bottom of my trunk has been pushed in and some of the welds have holes in them. if the car is unidbody, isnt the panel part of the frame?

Neanderthal · 10-31-2009, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by fp115

Look at the damage, that was just a body panel that got pushed up. If there was structural damage, you would see many more issues with the trunk.

NO WORRIES, MATE!!

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Originally Posted by Smaart Aas Saabr

You can't, but if it looks good away we go!

RIGHTO! Many a WWII sub took worse damage and went on to kill bookoo enemae!! Pip pip!!

Buick61 · 10-31-2009, 06:25 PM

You can fix structural damage in a crumple zone, but it never crumples right again. Look for the Top Gear video about a car repaired after an accident that they crashed. It's bad.

supermoto · 10-31-2009, 09:17 PM

If the panels in the trunk floor are pulled out so that everything else is fine and then those damaged panels get replaced, the abilities of the crumple zones are restored.

There's a right way to fix unibody damage and a wrong way. It depends on how extensive the damage you can't see is. The damage some are looking at isn't telling them what they think it is.

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supermoto 3.0 Liter SIDI V6 Join Date: Apr 2006 Drives: 07 F150 Screw 4x4 04 CRF 250 09 FJR1300 Posts: 613	Re: Got in an Accident, YAY!!!! (with pics)** Pretty obvious that most of you have little to zero knowledge of unibody repair techniques. The problem isn't even the C pillar area, but the floor of the trunk. Depending on how serious that is would determine if it's totaled. Putting it on a unibody machine and pulling out the damage will correct the C pillar. It would depend on how much damage is underneath and whether those parts can be replaced.

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Buick61 Chevrolet VOLT Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 10,945	Re: Got in an Accident, YAY!!!! (with pics)** You can fix structural damage in a crumple zone, but it never crumples right again. Look for the Top Gear video about a car repaired after an accident that they crashed. It's bad.

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supermoto 3.0 Liter SIDI V6 Join Date: Apr 2006 Drives: 07 F150 Screw 4x4 04 CRF 250 09 FJR1300 Posts: 613	Re: Got in an Accident, YAY!!!! (with pics)** If the panels in the trunk floor are pulled out so that everything else is fine and then those damaged panels get replaced, the abilities of the crumple zones are restored. There's a right way to fix unibody damage and a wrong way. It depends on how extensive the damage you can't see is. The damage some are looking at isn't telling them what they think it is.

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