[JSALES]

got in a little accident today, just wanted to know how much the estimate cost would be to fix this? before i go to icbc or an autobody shop, just wanted a general idea

passenger fender is warped and slightly off, bumper is damaged and it looks like the fitment of the hood got shifted. other than that, i think everything else is fine

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[jing]

If cosmetics isn't an issue, save yourself the money and just leave it

[twitchyzero]

^ um, his turn signal got oblierated..i'd think that'd fall under a safety/functional domain.

[!Tigger]

junk yard the corner light. then screw the rest.

[JSALES]

i actually can't just leave it. i need to get it fixed

[underscore]

in a similar hit (not quite as much damage) my friend got $900 to fix his 89 Camry, then he just went to Pick and Pull and got a new turn signal for cheap.

[R-kOO]

not sure about your car but my tsx had the SAME dmg...
bumper fender headlight and slight dent on hood...
icbc estimated 2500 dmg .


edit: but it looks like yours is worse.

[AccordCouped]

i had to replace my left fender last year i think it was like 600 or 800 i forget but you can use that as a benchmark i guess

[JSALES]

i was thinking of just getting the passenger fender, bumper off a parts car on craigslist if it's the same color hopefully but i rather get it fixed right

[hchang]

I'm thinking it can be fixed under $1200.

But don't quote me on that though.

[hk20000]

that's a total. Price of a Tercel, price of repair, consider those, this car is toast.

[JSALES]

i'm just hoping the cost is less than $1000

[boostfever]

doubt it's gonna be under $1K. the fender is way off.
do you know any bodyshops? connections? drop by one and they'll do a free estimate.

i know of one in north van, shoot me a PM if interested.

[JSALES]

^ i gotta ask some friends but thanks, i'll shoot you a PM if interested

[optiblue]

I'm no professional, but from the looks of it, I will estimate that it's a total loss:

From what my eyes can see:
Corner light: $30-70
Side fender needs reshaping and repainting or replacement: $300-500
Front bumper needs reshaping or replacement (missing "safety" plastic piece too!): $300-800
Hood edge looks slightly damaged: $100-200
Front Grill looks pretty misaligned: More money here depending on how much internal damage there is

Like others said, just drop by a body shop and get a rough estimate... to get it properly fixed, it'll probably cost over 1k.

[MWR34]

I'll put the car out of its misery for $50

[InvisibleSoul]

that's a total. Price of a Tercel, price of repair, consider those, this car is toast.

Heh... reminds me of this joke.

Q: What do you call a Yugo with a flat tire?

A: A write-off

[hchang]

^ HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

[JSALES]

off topic question: i wouldn't be able to use this for my road test as i have it coming up because this was the car i was gonna use, the turn signals still work or is it considered unsafe to drive?

[hchang]

As long as all signals work, and the damage doesn't go into the engine or will cause the engine to potentially die out at any time, you should be fine. But I'm not 100% sure on that.

But as a side note:
If the accident was your fault, wouldn't you not be able to take your road test for another 2 years?

[TRDood]

get a corner signal cover, glue it back on and call it a day.

the labour is going to cost more than your car.

[underscore]

off topic question: i wouldn't be able to use this for my road test as i have it coming up because this was the car i was gonna use, the turn signals still work or is it considered unsafe to drive?

if you clean it up and replace that broken turn signal, then make sure the fender liner doesn't rub at all, you should be good to go. with the light fixed and the car washed, the only damage would look to be a slight bend on that one corner of the fender, and an increased gap between the fender and bumper cover.

[JSALES]

i think the car is probably gonna be a write off, i think the tire rubs when i make left turns and going over bumps and bumpy roads i can hear the car getting scraped a bit

[hirevtuner]

i call write-off

now hand the keys over to a friend and drive it off a cliff

[SpuGen]

Go buy a $10 hammer.
Take off the fender and corner lamp.
Whack the light support until it looks even.
Replace corner lamp with one from the junkyard.
Put fender back on.
If its not straight enough. Put the fender on and bolt it down. Leave the bolt nearest to the damage off.
Grab an old hoodie
Whack the bent part on top of the bend. Exterior side.
Put the bolt back on. You'll know its straight if it has no problems aligning. If it does, loosen the other fender bolts and tighten accordingly till it fits.

You just saved yourself a few hundred dollars.

Looks like the tire is rubbing the bumper though.
Just pull it up and secure it with a random nut and bolt in any preexisting hole between them. Or use zipties.
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[asian_XL]

Spray the corner housing and bulb with a left over orange paint.

Clean the bumper and remove the impact bumper strip on the other side.

[OTG-ZR2]

^ Even easyer than painting stuff, just get an amber bulb....call it a "euro lite"

If your anal retentive and concerned about symmetry just hammer out the other signal, and replace with said amber bulb.

Im more concerned about whats growing on your bumper.... :blueguy:

[Anjew]

hahah this place should be called ghettoscene not revscene.. love the suggestions.

[hk20000]

the fender and bumper can be replaced with made in TW parts but still it won't be cheap...

frd's shop just replaced a hood on a tercel exactly like that from tw. the hood is like 2 bills but the paint job is another 1bill

if you don't care about the color then yes maybe you can fix everything under 1k...doing it yourself the spugen way.leave everything black the way they came....And then just cover the whole fender up with skateboard stickers anime vinyl or what have you and rock it like that lol.

the other really rare possibility is to find another tercel that's crashed into from behind that's also green then....

[asian_XL]

^ Even easyer than painting stuff, just get an amber bulb....call it a "euro lite"

If your anal retentive and concerned about symmetry just hammer out the other signal, and replace with said amber bulb.

Im more concerned about whats growing on your bumper.... :blueguy:

you might get a VI for not having a reflective amber corner lights.
I dont' know