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mikefocke · 03-23-2021, 05:01 PM

When I look at your pictures, I think I had a similar accident. Fender, hood, radiator, headlight. Not even a scratch on the back bumper of the truck I slid into. Couldn't be much, could it? No sweat right.

On mine I got out of the car thinking $3,500. Car was drive-able. But when I looked really hard the doors had even been pressed into the back of the door frame and the doors. Since it was a '99 it popped the covers off the mounting points for a roof rack those early cars came equipped with that are on the top of the fenders behind the doors. Which showed how far back the damage was. This was confirmed once the shop put the frame on a laser machine (some shops use a frame jig supplied by Porsche) and measured what is out of wack.The quote to repair was $26k when they stopped counting. Now granted that was at the best shop in town but it was also more than 18 years ago.

I think the front of your car (tub) was pressed back far enough that the fenders pushed against the front of the door frame and maybe into the doors. Doesn't one of the pictures show a distortion there?

How fast was the contact? Just a backing up in a parking lot with the weight of an SUV?

If more do you want to drive around in a car where all the safety that saved you has been compromised? Parts don't distort the same way the second time. Buy a roller, buy the crashed car for parts and swap the parts you know you have improved.

03-23-2021, 05:01 PM	#6
mikefocke Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sanford NC Posts: 2,581	No, but When I look at your pictures, I think I had a similar accident. Fender, hood, radiator, headlight. Not even a scratch on the back bumper of the truck I slid into. Couldn't be much, could it? No sweat right. On mine I got out of the car thinking $3,500. Car was drive-able. But when I looked really hard the doors had even been pressed into the back of the door frame and the doors. Since it was a '99 it popped the covers off the mounting points for a roof rack those early cars came equipped with that are on the top of the fenders behind the doors. Which showed how far back the damage was. This was confirmed once the shop put the frame on a laser machine (some shops use a frame jig supplied by Porsche) and measured what is out of wack.The quote to repair was $26k when they stopped counting. Now granted that was at the best shop in town but it was also more than 18 years ago. I think the front of your car (tub) was pressed back far enough that the fenders pushed against the front of the door frame and maybe into the doors. Doesn't one of the pictures show a distortion there? How fast was the contact? Just a backing up in a parking lot with the weight of an SUV? If more do you want to drive around in a car where all the safety that saved you has been compromised? Parts don't distort the same way the second time. Buy a roller, buy the crashed car for parts and swap the parts you know you have improved. Last edited by mikefocke; 03-23-2021 at 05:07 PM.