Crashed my evo
Feb 28, 2011, 04:23 PM
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I know this sounds totally d**k but I would have called both ICEs'. ICE and the POLICE.
i hope to god her insurance will cover your loss. I'm so sorry for you man, If I had a WW i'd send my fenders to you and get CF, I don't mind the CF... WW's are so clean tho you gotta keep it white.
Best of luck to you man... maybe West Coast Customs? get CF fenders and have them paint them for you? You're not paying anyway right.
i hope to god her insurance will cover your loss. I'm so sorry for you man, If I had a WW i'd send my fenders to you and get CF, I don't mind the CF... WW's are so clean tho you gotta keep it white.
Best of luck to you man... maybe West Coast Customs? get CF fenders and have them paint them for you? You're not paying anyway right.
Feb 28, 2011, 07:37 PM
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My body shop called today. Saying they are painting her tonight and she should be ready tomorrow. Total damages cost me $4,000 to repair.
I got all new OEM parts except for the hood. Bodyshop said they "repaired" the hood. I didnt know you could repair aluminum... Anyways, they said we had to "cut" it and repaint it. Bodyshop said i wont even notice it.
So my biggest concern is hood fitment and making sure the HIDs are properly aligned. (also work with the manual levering system inside the car)
Any advice on what I should look for? Im gonna do an alignment just in case.
Im still gonna take the car to a Mitsu dealership and have the Techs check her out to make sure everything is as it should be.
Ill post pics of the repaired car so you guys can see.
Thanks for all the support.
P.S. God im so sick of driving automatics these past 2 weeks. My left foot is bruised from hitting all those dead pedals hahah.
I got all new OEM parts except for the hood. Bodyshop said they "repaired" the hood. I didnt know you could repair aluminum... Anyways, they said we had to "cut" it and repaint it. Bodyshop said i wont even notice it.
So my biggest concern is hood fitment and making sure the HIDs are properly aligned. (also work with the manual levering system inside the car)
Any advice on what I should look for? Im gonna do an alignment just in case.
Im still gonna take the car to a Mitsu dealership and have the Techs check her out to make sure everything is as it should be.
Ill post pics of the repaired car so you guys can see.
Thanks for all the support.
P.S. God im so sick of driving automatics these past 2 weeks. My left foot is bruised from hitting all those dead pedals hahah.
Feb 28, 2011, 07:50 PM
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i was stopped in a parking lot aug 09 waiting for a car to move out of my way so i could park. the car next to me just backed up. crushed my drive door fender rocker fenderliner ****ed it all up. the real kicker. my car was broken into the night before and i was going to work and gonna drop it off at the dealer on lunch for the repairs. alpine ivad106 in dash dvd gone. ipod touch gone wallet gone... 600 in credit card charges... FML my buddy literally held me back from beating the kid to a pulp when he asked... ''why you so mad! i have insurance, its gonna be fixed.'' all in all took over four months to be fixed and painted... then had to go to the dealer for the dash repairs and radio install... 2 days 8000
really sorry to hear about your troubles bro i can honestly say i feel your pain
really sorry to hear about your troubles bro i can honestly say i feel your pain
Sorry man, that sucks. Hope you get her fixed and back soon!
Mar 1, 2011, 12:52 AM
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that doesnt look as bad as i imagined before seeing the pics. i would just go aftermarket like others have said. maybe work a drug deal with the repair shop and get them to put aftermarket fenders on the "repair bill" and let that c***'s insurance eat the cost! if there is anything i would hate about some of my fellow americans, its the fact that 80% of them dont know how to drive. in germany, germans have to go through about a year long course (IIRC) and pay the equivalent to about 2000 dollars to get their license. then for i think the first 2 years they are under a type of probation with driving, meaning that little tickets like speeding and failing to yield etc apply more points against their license. i think the states needs to implement something like this. then maybe one day the states could have an autobahn as well! i know part of the german driver's course is high speed driving, which is awesome! they have to drive at least 180kmh for a certain distance (i forgot).
Mar 1, 2011, 10:57 PM
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Got my car back today. It looks really good. I cant even tell there was damage. HOWEVER, my right HID light is definitely not OEM. Its not as bright as the non-damaged one. The new light is yellowish and not as bright. Do evo HID's come fully assembled? or did i get some crappy aftermarket bulb? The housing is OEM and everything looks great, its just the light is not the same as my other one.
I couldnt notice this as i picked up the car at 4pm. But at night time i can clearly see the difference. Do i change out the bulb? Or do i need a whole new light/casing set up?
Thanks.
I couldnt notice this as i picked up the car at 4pm. But at night time i can clearly see the difference. Do i change out the bulb? Or do i need a whole new light/casing set up?
Thanks.
Mar 3, 2011, 11:33 AM
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Got my car back today. It looks really good. I cant even tell there was damage. HOWEVER, my right HID light is definitely not OEM. Its not as bright as the non-damaged one. The new light is yellowish and not as bright. Do evo HID's come fully assembled? or did i get some crappy aftermarket bulb? The housing is OEM and everything looks great, its just the light is not the same as my other one.
I couldnt notice this as i picked up the car at 4pm. But at night time i can clearly see the difference. Do i change out the bulb? Or do i need a whole new light/casing set up?
Thanks.
I couldnt notice this as i picked up the car at 4pm. But at night time i can clearly see the difference. Do i change out the bulb? Or do i need a whole new light/casing set up?
Thanks.
Mar 3, 2011, 02:54 PM
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Wow... It definitely sucks... OP they might not be HID's in there. You need to give them a call and ask what did they do on behalf of the headlight and its components.