are there ANY rear bumpers where...
exactly. with state farm, when my EVO was in an accident they didn't ask me anything about anything. they just replaced everything that got damaged. aftermarket parts and all. carbon lip, carbon trunk, jdm rear, tire, front bumper, no questions asked. all i did was provide them with reciepts for the stuff, told them what parts to order AND who to order it from, and they replaced it all. they saw that i had no crash beam at all, never even noticed it. $7000 worth of parts and labor, $500 deductible, 0 questions.
well it sucks for you then, because it just so happens that i know how to weld, grind down to a smooth finish, and repaint metal to the point where it looks like it was never touched, its really quite an amazing feat :P ...in fact when i do it ill do a write up and show you
i guess ill be driving around with my jdm bumper AND insurance while you wont be
i guess ill be driving around with my jdm bumper AND insurance while you wont be
If you're good at it, start a cottage industry in your garage...make mod money.
I went with the APR rear CF diffusser, Love it
well we will have an answer to this question once and for all because i got rear ended today with my JDM IX bumper and no crash beam haha. crash was at like 3mph. just cracked the bumper in like 5 places. so we'll see what happens tomorrow when i see the adjuster
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All this talk about insurance companies reminds me of the time a lady hit me and ran. Luckily I got her plate, and after weeks of her insurance company dancing around the issue I finally shoved the police report up their a** and got them to come out.
After talking with them for the tenth time you'd think they'd pick up the fact that I have a Lancer EVOLUTION.
The lady constantly calls it a Lancer on the phone, and says "and the car is retailed around 17k?" I told them no, mine was more like 30+. Apparently they thought I was pulling that number out of thin air. So after telling me one last time she'll have someone comeby and get an estimate on the damage (just a little ding in the front left panel) she ends the call by saying they'll inspect my Lancer.
The lady shows up, looks at the car, and goes "Oh, what kind of car is it?" I told her one last time it was a Lancer Evolution (and after being d*cked around so much when I was clearly the victim according to the police, I did my best to stay cool) and not a regular Lancer. Oh man how I wanted to just point at the badge and go "LANCER EVOLUTION B*TCH". She made some sort of joke about the huge wing on the back, to which I pretty much just
The moral of the story? The people that make out the estimates don't know squat. True this wasn't my insurance company, but regardless, this lady wouldn't know a modified crash bar if it had "MODIFIED CRASH BAR" written across it.
After talking with them for the tenth time you'd think they'd pick up the fact that I have a Lancer EVOLUTION.
The lady constantly calls it a Lancer on the phone, and says "and the car is retailed around 17k?" I told them no, mine was more like 30+. Apparently they thought I was pulling that number out of thin air. So after telling me one last time she'll have someone comeby and get an estimate on the damage (just a little ding in the front left panel) she ends the call by saying they'll inspect my Lancer.
The lady shows up, looks at the car, and goes "Oh, what kind of car is it?" I told her one last time it was a Lancer Evolution (and after being d*cked around so much when I was clearly the victim according to the police, I did my best to stay cool) and not a regular Lancer. Oh man how I wanted to just point at the badge and go "LANCER EVOLUTION B*TCH". She made some sort of joke about the huge wing on the back, to which I pretty much just
The moral of the story? The people that make out the estimates don't know squat. True this wasn't my insurance company, but regardless, this lady wouldn't know a modified crash bar if it had "MODIFIED CRASH BAR" written across it.
Last edited by rane; Aug 28, 2007 at 06:02 AM.
^^^ Bump. I would like to know what aftermarket rear bumpers also fit on the stock crash beam. As I dont want a JDM rear yet w/o a crash beam.
Would we need to modify beam for all aftermarkets? What are some brands.
Would we need to modify beam for all aftermarkets? What are some brands.
bump, waiting for results from ODUB.
