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> Minor 'accident' - Holy Crap!
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post Jan 11 2007, 04:54 PM
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QUOTE(BimmerDom @ Jan 9 2007, 12:11 PM)
My wife had a little 'incident' with the Santa Fe this AM... damage does not look so bad.

The front bumper cover is broken, the headlight lens is cracked and the fender is shot. there appears to be no structural damage, although the radiator support bracket is also cracked (under)

Any guesses at how much to fix??

This will make you sick.

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Women just cant drive like us men :amen: Just joking.

Sorry to hear about your mistake BimmerDom, the main thing is no one got hurt. :57:

But that headlight price is way to high, the repair place is definately making some cash on that one.
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post Jan 12 2007, 06:58 AM
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Should we all be a bit concerned about these core mount brackets? How fragile are they? anyone crash tested one at higher speed yet? I mean if they break with a little ding like that I would hate to see what happens to them in a real crash??

Any chance that it is a manufacturing defect?

BTW: Gutted to see that pic for you. not good.

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post Jan 12 2007, 01:13 PM
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QUOTE(dansaaf @ Jan 12 2007, 06:58 AM)
Should we all be a bit concerned about these core mount brackets? How fragile are they? anyone crash tested one at higher speed yet? I mean if they break with a little ding like that I would hate to see what happens to them in a real crash??

Any chance that it is a manufacturing defect?

BTW: Gutted to see that pic for you. not good.
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It's not a manufacturers defect. They are plastic, therefore, they don't bend. These are a lot more sturdy than the metal core supports. Helps increase chassis rigidity I'm sure. With the metal ones, in a wreck, they get bent, or torn, some shops will just bend them, or weld them back into place. They weigh a lot less than the metal ones, and are a lot more solid.
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post Jan 13 2007, 06:46 AM
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QUOTE(LowSonoma1999 @ Jan 12 2007, 01:13 PM)
It's not a manufacturers defect.  They are plastic, therefore, they don't bend.  These are a lot more sturdy than the metal core supports.  Helps increase chassis rigidity I'm sure.  With the metal ones, in a wreck, they get bent, or torn, some shops will just bend them, or weld them back into place.  They weigh a lot less than the metal ones, and are a lot more solid.
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Jeez..! How bad were the metal ones if the plastic ones are more sturdy..!!!?
Looking at mine (unless I'm mistaken?) It doesn't look like it plays a major part in Chassis rigidity, to be honest being made of plastic that splits and breaks at less than 10Mph I'm glad it doesn't.

I agree, it's a good thing that they don't bend. They just break real easily??

I'm hoping that it's somthing to do with a "Safety Feature" like a crumple zone?? that way I wouldn't feel so ripped off by Hyundai if I ever broke mine.

That reminds me has it been Ncap'd yet?
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post Jan 15 2007, 09:34 AM
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My stomach hurts after watching that picture.

Glad to hear no one got hurt.
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post Jan 19 2007, 08:21 PM
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QUOTE(LowSonoma1999 @ Jan 11 2007, 04:38 PM)
I'm sure the prices are in Canadian, which is always quite a bit more than US$.  Here are US list prices for the parts he needs. 

Headlight  $521.68
Frt bumper  $663.93
Fender  $213.95
Core Support  $391.68
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US/Canadian dollar conversion is approx 20% - so based on your US prices in CAD$ you get:
Headlight $626.00
Bumper $797.00
Fender $257.00
Core Support $470.00
Total $2150

My total was $2215.00


Plus the body shop is probably allowed to make 10% to cover shipping, admin and other charges which would explain the delta.



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post Jan 19 2007, 10:19 PM
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I am an insurance appraiser in Mass & RI and I was going to say about 2,000. Cars today are made to crush, it's to protect the driver compartment.
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post Jan 26 2007, 11:33 AM
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this happened to me in storms last week. The piece of timber the guy is holding was blown off an advertising hoarding and side swiped the rear wing.
cost of repairs: £2200 (4,313.50 USD) Luckily the advertising CO. have agreed to pay for repairs.

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post Jan 26 2007, 11:43 AM
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^ ouch! :crying:
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post Jan 26 2007, 06:49 PM
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ouch is right, not exactly a small piece there
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