xgeetx Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Accident today. Advice? Body shop said $1500 parts alone. Junk it? Any help appreciated will post more info soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 xgeetx Posted July 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 More info:rear ended someone (obviously). Car is still driveable, but I had to pull some metal up off the tire. Engine temperature gauge read operating the whole time I attempted to drive it, but I started to see smoke and my "check coolant" indicator came off so I pulled it over for a tow. The smoke went away very quickly, so I think it was the windshield washer fluid splashed onto the engine... but that's just wishful thinking, not entirely sure. Anybody dealt with something like this? I love this car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Earl Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 That is fixable but it is all what you are willing to pay. Insurance will probably total it. Sad to see that happen since your car was relatively clean=/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 johnprusinski Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 stewcrew has a red e36 that has rear end damage. you might be able to get parts off of that and have them painted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 mkoepp Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Sorry to see this. Should be repairable with junk yard parts. Try to find the right color doner and save money on paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Earl Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 The hardest repair will be where the fender mounts if it is bent. You can see it in this pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 B C Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 That is a bummer. glad it wasn't more serious and that you presumably aren't injured (i didnt see a "need front teeth" thread in the WTB section).If you were driving drunk/texting/roadknob/sleeping/playing candy crush then I hope you learned your lesson. How much would you have tried to sell the car for when it had straighter body panels? prepare yourself for a second potential jimmy rustler:If it were me, I would use the opportunity to get another car that isnt green. xgeetx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 xgeetx Posted July 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 That is a bummer. glad it wasn't more serious and that you presumably aren't injured (i didnt see a "need front teeth" thread in the WTB section).If you were driving drunk/texting/roadknob/sleeping/playing candy crush then I hope you learned your lesson. How much would you have tried to sell the car for when it had straighter body panels? prepare yourself for a second potential jimmy rustler:If it were me, I would use the opportunity to get another car that isnt green. Ha, not a fan of green? And no to all of your situations, thankfully... but a lesson was learned none-the-less. I wasn't really interested in selling, but had what i 'hoped' the car was worth . The latch on the hood is obviously jammed, so I haven't gotten the hood up to assess damage. Hoping the radiator isn't cracked or anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 xgeetx Posted July 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 The hardest repair will be where the fender mounts if it is bent. You can see it in this pic Thanks for the pic, Earl! Not really sure if those guys are bent or not... it'll be close and I doubt they totally survived. Are you talking about the top bar or the circular part with 4 studs in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 B C Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Thanks for not taking offense to my comments, they weren't intended to be offensive.Green looks amazing on JDesigns vert and fitting on some cars, but not among my top choices on an E36 (unless its the M3 GT green) Good opportunity to turn this into a track car if you are into that sort of thing. I was once in a similar situation when I was 16 and had a rabbit with frame damage. I bought another with a bad trans for cheap and combined good parts onto the straight chassis. That worked out well for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 patsbimmer1 Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 It looks like it may be repairable but that core support is definitely bent. This will not be a simple swap of parts and there is no cheap way around fixing this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 andyhundley Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Try calling Certifit for the core support. They aren't the best quality but you get what you pay for. Also hit up stew crew. He has a e36 parts car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 B C Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 oh, also stewcrew has a parts car you should hit him up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 patsbimmer1 Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 I think I heard that stewcrew has a parts car but I can't remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Earl Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 I didnt mean the frame horn (circle with four studs) since the bumper shocks would have kept then from being damaged. I was talking about the portion that runs along the sides of the bay/over the wheels. The very end of yours is probably bent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 xgeetx Posted July 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 thanks for the replies guys. I'll be thinking about what to do with it over the next couple of days. It'd be a shame to junk it, since it still runs like I didn't rear end somebody!!! Any recommendation on how to get the hood open? The latch is stuck. Should I just take a crowbar to it since the hood is done anyways? Does anybody know if stewcrew has a parts car? Jdesign and B C 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 YoungCR Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 I'd pull out the kidneys and see if you can access the hood latch from there or see if you could pry it out from there. Hood and core support are junk anyways and StewCrew has a parts car for ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Earl Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 I agree with taking the kidneys out. You should be able to pry at the assembly from there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 wasnt m3 Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Could always cut the hood. It's not like stewcrew doesn't have a parts car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 xgeetx Posted July 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 Oh man. I'm laughing out loud at this point. What is the stewcrew joke that I don't get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Earl Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 Jake Stewart (stewcrew) has an e36 parts car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 KaiserRolls Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 You might not want the fenders. We rolled them. With a hammer. And a forklift. So. Yep. Maybe some parts are salvageable. But most certainly not the areas we hit with a hammer. Or. A huge forklift. johnprusinski and YoungCR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 I love my E39 Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 I have a less beat up hood for this if needed for free lol. I say pull it out ghetto rig a driving light and keep on driving. Or drift it til death. Sent from my LG-LS970 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 jc43089 Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 I have a hood and fenders that are black, pretty decent shape, a little rust on the inside of the lower part of the fenders. Free if you want them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 KaiserRolls Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 Also. Hope it gets fixed. And not scrapped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 B C Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 beat uphoodghettodeath. Sent from his LG-LS970 using Tapatalk I love my E39 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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