So I was sitting perfectly still waiting to pull into traffic from a parking lot today and some kackA&^ in a corrolla rear ends me. At first it didn't look so bad but we exchanged insurance info (We had the same company and they immediately found him at fault) so I took it to the body shop and the frame was bent, rear bumper will probably have to be replaced. My question is there are two rubber vacuum hoses at the rear of the car on the driver side right behind the bumper the guy at the body shop had no idea what they are and neither do I. Anybody know what they might be?

 

Windsheild washer fluid?? The tank is in the trunk.

 

Its not the washer fluid, thats on the other side on the car and there was no leaking fluid. They are definitely some type of vacuum hoses.

 

Plus my windshield washers still work

 

sorry to hear that, I FINALLY Today, got my car driving like an evo again. Took a total of 2 months to get it perfect again. The girls who rear ended me, her insurance sucked (Nationwide, hope u dont got them) and it took them 2 weeks just for an estimate. Another week to get the car body repaired and new exhaust etc. Then car still had stuttering problems, took it to a retarded performance shop that didn't know anything. Basically for the diagnostic to see why the car was messing up, me, my friends, and helpful evo m guys helped me out to get my car working the way it used to, but much faster now with dynoflash! I hope you dont go through all the stress with your car getting rear ended as I did and lets cross our fingers and wish for your car to get repaired quicker than stupid shops around here.

 

sucks to hear that...

those rubber hoses might have channels that lead to them so that water that gets trapped can be drained

 

isnt it if the body frame is bent they automatically put it as a total loss ??? just curious and i hope everything comes out alright bud at least your ok

 

Yeah, I thought frame damage constituted a total wreck. A car with a bent frame will never be structurally sound again.

 

They are telling me it will take two weeks just to get it into the shop, and they are trying dodge giving me a rental. Bast&*Ds

 

holy crap, thats like me, 2 weeks just before they work on the damn car 8- ( Make sure they give you the rental if the accident wasn't your fault, which im sure it isnt if you got *** packed from behind like me 8- ( Anyway hope for that best that you get your car back asap and working properly again.

 

I was rear ended in June 2003 in my Evo and the underside of the trunk was crumpled like an acordion (sp?). I think frame damage is more like the sides or the area surrounding the doors. Don't sleep on the trunk damage. Mine was $5000 to fix!

 

A car with a bent frame can be straightened, sectioned, etc. It's actually not as hard as most would think. Pays good too!

 

False. Many cars come out from frame repair stronger than stock.

 

dam that sucks. sorry to hear

 

Yeah, my Evo got rear ended and pulled straight on a Genesis. The rail under the trunk had to be cut and replaced, as well as the trunk floor un-wrinkled.

The lines you're most likely talking about are part of the evap lines for the fuel system. Let me guess, the plastic T was broken and the car crinkled around that hole in the frame rail? That's what happened to mine.

My car went into the shop on Tuesday (accident happened on a Sunday) and was in there for three weeks. It actually took that long. The shop I go to is great...it came out awesome. In fact, the new bumper cover actually matches the car better than stock.

It ended up being around $4500 to fix. Good thing I have unisured motorist coverage. I didn't have to pay a thing out of pocket.