[so] A friend co signed on a loan for their scatterbrain daughter. Because they are responsible adults they have full coverage for their vehicles, and their insurance covered the kids new Jeep when they drove it off the lot. The kid was to be responsible for insurance asap. The kid didn't put full coverage on it, and wrecked it a week later. :roll:
Local dealer body shop quoted them $16K for repairs.
Being a handy guy and not a complete asshole, I offered to help. I started by finding a hood, and fender and pulled the front end back out. Yes the air bags blew...
The basketball hoop pole was no match for the damage, so I switched to a tree.
The front subframe corner had to come up, so I lassoed the tree high and hit it until she cooperated. A BFH came in handy.
Bolted parts on to make sure the subframe was close
Ran the parts to a friends body shop, blew it apart, and painted that garbage.
Came out pretty close, but the drivers door will need some blending.
Today I had some time to fiddle with the light mounting points and get it perfect. Any body shop would have sectioned and replaced this area because it's tedious and time consuming.
Final mounted the hood, and fender. Gaps came out pretty nice. You can see where the door needs to be blended. 99.9% of people won't notice, but I do.
Tomorrow I'll cram the bumper skin and plastic bits on. Washer sprayer nozzles for the hood are $18.95 each! Drivers door blend will be right after, followed by new dash, airbag, and drivers bag. Should be around $2000 total.
Local dealer body shop quoted them $16K for repairs.
Being a handy guy and not a complete asshole, I offered to help. I started by finding a hood, and fender and pulled the front end back out. Yes the air bags blew...
The basketball hoop pole was no match for the damage, so I switched to a tree.
The front subframe corner had to come up, so I lassoed the tree high and hit it until she cooperated. A BFH came in handy.
Bolted parts on to make sure the subframe was close
Ran the parts to a friends body shop, blew it apart, and painted that garbage.
Came out pretty close, but the drivers door will need some blending.
Today I had some time to fiddle with the light mounting points and get it perfect. Any body shop would have sectioned and replaced this area because it's tedious and time consuming.
Final mounted the hood, and fender. Gaps came out pretty nice. You can see where the door needs to be blended. 99.9% of people won't notice, but I do.
Tomorrow I'll cram the bumper skin and plastic bits on. Washer sprayer nozzles for the hood are $18.95 each! Drivers door blend will be right after, followed by new dash, airbag, and drivers bag. Should be around $2000 total.