L&G.scooby

Morning all, not a good morning.
Just smashed into a fiesta van doing about 20 ish maybe. Story is she stopped really hard and fast because of a car on our side of the road coming towards us and I just didn't see the van till to late. So I hit her and I think that means I'll get the blame.
Anyway I am fully comp with protected no claims but just wondering what you all think.
I am in Ipswich area and would like a good garage to fix this.



From what I can tell, bumper bonnet and 1 headlight.
The wings look ok.

alcazar

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Grille, unless it's part of the bumper, (I don't know newage cars), bumper, bonnet, n/s headlight, maybe bumper support bar, as it's been pushed back a long way.

You'll only tell what damage to the inner parts, wings etc when the rest is off.

-shane-

iTrader: (40)

Mate that doesn't look good, I can put you in contact with a local guy who works on my car and does a great job, Looks like bonnet (typical i had a spare in blue a few months ago) front bumper could be plastic weldered possibly, Needs a new grill and 1 headlight i would say, Are there wings ok?

I would say

bonnet £180ish
Front bumper £250ish
heradlight £150ish
grill £50ish

Plus putting the car back together and any paint work, Not gonna be cheap mate :-(

jura11

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Plus maybe Slam panel will need replace

Jura

L&G.scooby

Phoned up my ins company and all reported. Scooby gets picked up and I get a car of some sort while they fix my scooby. I just have to pay my excess.

alcazar

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Bad luck mate.
Hope it gets sorted, at least you are OK.

L&G.scooby

Thanks alcazar. Every cloud and that, no stone chips on the front when it's all done

BrownPantsRacing

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Double post

BrownPantsRacing

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Hawkeye it? You already broke most of the bits you no longer need.

L&G.scooby

Thought about that but it's going to a garage for repair, I'm not repairing it myself.

L&G.scooby

And anybody know why the airbags didn't go off, was I going to slow?

cuprajake

iTrader: (11)

To low an impact. If you want to hawkeye it then now is the time as if the front panel is damaged then you can change it, but it's not likely an ins approved shop would entertain that work anyways.

Just make sure your happy with there work, as some ins shops turn out bad work. Make sure they mark down damage, miles and petrol too.

-shane-

iTrader: (40)

Were is it going to do you know?

alcazar

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You can still upgrade it if you come to an agreement with your insurers and the place doing the repair.

Insurers will need to know they aren't paying any more than they would have to to put it back to standard, or as was if you have mods declared.

Garage will need that in writing from insurers and from you to say you will pick up any extra charges.

Worth looking at, I'd say.

did it for my lad on his Ibiza, it came out with fitted front foglights, better grilles and colour coded red headlights, twin lens jobbies.

I bought the upgrade bits for him, cost me all of £100.

L&G.scooby

Yea, I got te address and google it, and it is Patterson accident repairs in Felixstowe.

L&G.scooby

And I only detango'd less than a month ago!!

Myles

iTrader: (40)

+1. Just metal, a bit of a p1sser yes but you are still here in one piece.

Make sure you go over the job with a FINE TOOTH COMB when its handed back. I had mine done and the bloody company didnt even replace the radiator. It was a little more pushed up than yours as well. Just make sure you can see all the work that has been done, and if unsure take someone else to run an eye over the paint shade etc.

KAS35RSTI

iTrader: (73)

Dang! Sorry geez.

cuprajake

iTrader: (11)

although you can say where it goes so if there are any good bodyshops you know or have used they can do it too,

Myles

iTrader: (40)

Good suggestion, better to get the best guys on the job rather than find out after.

L&G.scooby

I will sure have a very very good look when I pick it up, no matter where it goes. As for a colour mate I will have to take the girlfriend with me for that one, I am colour blind.

the hamster

iTrader: (7)

ouch

Does that mean it will be a recorded claim?

L&G.scooby

Yes, recorded with my insurance company but I have protected no claims thankfully.
And I am pretty sure it won't be a cat d or c.

cuprajake

iTrader: (11)

it wont get written off, just hit his policy next yr

being colour blind may make it stand out more, if you black and white car pics it makes paint shades really obvious.

L&G.scooby

ok, so if I take pics in black and White on my iPhone, will it possibly show up different shades?

cuprajake

iTrader: (11)

it can do yes, but tbh that colour is a good match in most paints so i wouldnt worry bud,

SwissTony

iTrader: (19)

Low speed impact so lucky and thank god the splitter is okay

That is what insurnace for so mark it up as a bit of bad luck and watch the repairs

L&G.scooby

yup, I'm happy about the splitter.

Thanks all for you coments and help.

-shane-

iTrader: (40)

There is a blue bumper in for sale section, black bonnet and headlights, I would buy the parts mate do it yourself the insurance company will really hit you hard come renewell

bioforger

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He has protected NCB shane his premium wont go up that much if at all.