Leave the car for 10 minutes and come back to find this.

Parrots · 07-12-2013, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by freeman727

This type of thing happened to me in April this year. Just sucks. Luckily my hood wasn't banged up. The bumper and paint costed $1700, my deductible was $500.

Was this from the main dealer.

The hood had got some dents in it and i suspect it can be taken out but i would rather have it replaced.

Vic311 · 07-12-2013, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Parrots

Was this from the main dealer.

The hood had got some dents in it and i suspect it can be taken out but i would rather have it replaced.

You forget the hood is aluminum? You can't bend aluminum back like steel. There is a risk it can crack. That's a replace job all day

Parrots · 07-12-2013, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Vic311

You forget the hood is aluminum? You can't bend aluminum back like steel. There is a risk it can crack. That's a replace job all day

thanks and i will be getting everything replaced.

Chriskm3 · 07-12-2013, 09:49 PM

Time to call mi6. Put bond on the case. Or mr bean.

PrimoM3 · 07-12-2013, 10:08 PM

It's a long shot, but if there are stores or a petrol station nearby, you might be able to get some video of the perpetrator. I would at least try since the person is a leave-the-scene-of-an-accident kind of douche.

Sorry Parrots - good luck.

V8FunNaturally · 07-13-2013, 12:35 AM

Hopefully you were legally parked. A good proportion of parking fender bender happen when someone parks illegally ending up in the blind sport of some car backing out and turning. Some insurances consider it a 50% 50% responsibility.

SenorFunkyPants · 07-13-2013, 05:04 AM

Looks like a truck or something with a high bumper backed into you.
If you have to pay for the repair yourself then I would pick a genuine used front bumper off ebay and get it repainted - would save you £££.
If the bonnet shut lines are unaffected then you should be able to get it repaired.

S65V8 · 07-13-2013, 05:16 AM

Sorry to hear OP, it is my worst fears realized parellel parking for only 10 mins! looks as if a truck with a high bumper of some kind slowly backed up and crunched the front.

Active · 07-13-2013, 05:20 AM

Happened to me before! I hate people who do this and drive off. Karma I say will come back to haunt them!

ISS FORGED · 07-13-2013, 07:27 AM

Oh no, that would definitely ruin my Friday!

Good thing for Karma! LOL

voidopolis · 07-13-2013, 07:43 AM

I watched this lady back into a car with her oversize monstrosity of a SUV - rocked this poor little compact something awful with the impact. big front end damage. she took off. I was yelling and waving at her to stop. she didn't. so my wife and I jumped in the M3 and took off after her. about a mile up we caught up to her. so, my wife stands up (lolvert) and starts snapping pics. we got pics of the color scrape on the bumper - license plate - driver... it was fun.

drove back, called the cops. the police called us back later saying they ran her down and took care of it. the owner was a poor college student - she was very happy as she had just basic coverage on her insurance and didn't think it would have been covered.

turned out to be a pretty exciting date night.

best of luck with the car. that does suck.

mdosu · 07-13-2013, 08:45 AM

Sorry about your luck, here in USA, this would cost about 2700 USD to fix, assuming you don't have to order new bumper or hood, and all defects could be molded.

Evolve Automotive · 07-13-2013, 09:03 AM

OH wow.. that is horrible! Some people are ridiculous!

Parrots · 07-13-2013, 04:04 PM

I have found a scrap yard that has both the bumper and hood in the same colour as my car with no defects so wondering if i should get this or go for new parts and have them sprayed to match the car.

Endless619 · 07-13-2013, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Kwando

Damn. This is why we can't have nice things.

Have you ever lived or traveled to Mexico? I wouldn't own a car like this down there.

OP... Sorry to see this. This blows.

Endless619 · 07-13-2013, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by freeman727

This type of thing happened to me in April this year. Just sucks. Luckily my hood wasn't banged up. The bumper and paint costed $1700, my deductible was $500.

????

OEM non-painted front bumper is $500 and $200 to paint. I can do my own install.

Where the hell do you come up with an additional $1000+?

V8FunNaturally · 07-13-2013, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Endless619

????

OEM non-painted front bumper is $500 and $200 to paint. I can do my own install.

Where the hell do you come up with an additional $1000+?

what about labor cost ? this isn't Disneyland.

No, just kidding. Couldn't resist.

V8FunNaturally · 07-13-2013, 09:26 PM

Just a side question for the OP. Do you call this a bonnet too ?

SenorFunkyPants · 07-14-2013, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Parrots

I have found a scrap yard that has both the bumper and hood in the same colour as my car with no defects so wondering if i should get this or go for new parts and have them sprayed to match the car.

The bumper definitely - being a sort of thermo-molded plastic they are very difficult to repair once heavily damaged - its pretty much a cosmetic piece so as long as the scrap yard bumper is undamaged then it ought to save quite a few £££.
I would get a bodyshop estimate to repair your existing bonnet (hood for those who don't proper speak yer actual proper English) and see what it comes out at and how it compares to having the scrappy one....the bodyshop will need to be told that its Aluminium (Aluminum

) if they didn't already know.
Naturally both parts will need repainting by the same shop at the same time....unless they are in perfect nick.

Jay-K · 07-14-2013, 05:58 AM

ouch, so sorry to hear, at least those headlights are fine..

Longwong · 07-14-2013, 11:46 AM

sorry man

luis_m3 · 07-14-2013, 11:55 AM

That sucks dude... I swear, some people.

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