So there I was lazing away watching some TV this morning when all of a sudden I hear that familiar crunch of hawt bumper on bumper action from outside the house. The second the alarm went off I knew it was my 8 . My sister's friend was backing up her Lexus RX330 from the driveway which is at a steep downward angle, put it into NEUTRAL instead of drive then blammo. Front bumper is gone along with the hood and the front sub frame, also leaking coolant. I'll be going through insurance so hopefully I'll see about getting an aftermarket front bumper and maybe a CF hood.

 

Is she still alive?

 

 

LOL, she was crying hysterically, I sorta felt bad for her.

Any tips on how to work the body shop/getting aftermarket parts magic is appreciated as I've never had to go through accident insurance like this before

 

that sucks,,,,but i'll take ur rotary accent if u get an aftermarke bumper..

 

this marks a sad day only friday night we were installing your midpipe :[

 

5 sympathy posts before you start asking for ****! jk

 

oh my bad!!! lol

 

shall your 8 make a heroic comeback

 

It will rise from the ashes as a phoenix from beyond the planes of existence

 

if you play your card right you might have some rims :D

 

that will buff out

 

Yeah it runs but the coolant will leak out after a couple of minutes. Also the front part of the sub frame is beyond my capabilities to fix. I'll just be taking it to a shop and get new *****

 

That sucks, I'm surprised you let the friend live.

 

Sorry about the car.
Your best bet is to find an aftermarket bumper that is comparable in price to the replacement Mazda original bumper. Ask the body shop to price one after you make a choice on which one you want. If it's the same price as factory, or less your in. Or you could cover any additional cost out of pocket.
Now body work for fitment is going to be additional. Paint and paint prep is included as they would have to do that to a new Mazda bumper anyway. So get a good brand, not a knock off.

Good luck.

 

The bumper will only be worth 300 bucks and you will get a reman... also idk about the hood but are the headlights damaged?? i remember mine were scuffed and they also included them in the repair order... I knew someone with a shop and the got me my front bumper mazdaspeed =] then i went in and got the headlights replaced at the mazda dealership cause they were getting foggy... win win!

 

wow sorry dude

 

dam that sucks ... hopefully youll be able to get some cool stuff for her

 

sorry about your 8. Is the Racingbeat intake damaged at all, that would suck to have to buy another one. best of luck.

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Should be no problem to get an aftermarket bumper, there is no need for a claims adjuster to say that a little bondo will touch it up,,, Same thing happpened to me 4yrs ago, now the body shop will write up the apprasied value of the oem bumper, if the aftermarket one you are looking for is more you can work something out with them to where you will just pay the difference in the cost of the bumper. The labor should not be a problem whatever it comes to be they will get reimbursed from your insurance co.
Good Luck,,,

 

Yep, and make sure for everything else you get new Mazda OEM only. Demand it. They will try and slap aftermarket junk or used **** on there. Just got to a reputable shop.

 

Damn bro that sucks!!! I'm sad now!
your car looked so nice too! Hopefully you can
get the cf hood and aftermarket bumper.

 

dammit sorry man. Bang your sisters hot friend. Any pics of her?

 

wow, that definitely sucks. could have been worse. if you do not have a body shop you have been to before, i would definitely check around. ask your friends, family, etc to see what sort of experience they have had. i would not go with whatever default place the insurance company wants to send it. if you have time, check out the shop before having work done. if they have before/after pictures of previous work, that is always a plus too.

 

damn that sux, do i hear mazdaspeed bumper coming its way