Hello, well the night before Thanksgiving I ended up wrecking my car. All the damage was basically to the passenger side, minus the radiator, condensor, and fans. The thing is that I'm not exactly sure what parts I would need that were there. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Gotta find the parts and get her fixed up. BTW, this is all gonna be done out of pocket.

 

oops, forgot the pics. lol




Thanks again for any help.

 

is that a inza red pearl???? i would suggest go get a free estimate cuz they will list everything that needs to be repaired or replaced take some pics a lil further back too so we can see damage from a distance. where are u located at???

 

That looks like major frame damage. Theres no way you're getting that done on your own unless you're a body repair man. I wouldn't go any other way than taking that to a professional.

 

got insurance? your gonna need it for that one.. if it was just body panels Id say ya but its gonna need frame bending then panel tweaking

 

Needs Core Support, If I sell it Right Look something similar to this



Take a pic of the entire front it is easier to tell that way compared to the pictures you have right now, GoodLuck on Fixing. It is FIXABLE unless there is something else i dont See from the pictures.
R.

 

Thank you so far to everyone that's left comments. Let me explain a bit more. It doesn't look like the main frame is damaged (where bumper and motor mounts attach). Everything below this frame is still in good condition. The radiator support frame is bent but I'm guessing a machine will fix that. My sister and I were able to bend it more or less back to its original position in order to take out the radiator, condensor, and fans. So far I think it looks like the headlight support and the fender support are what took the most damage besides the radiator support. The panels on the drivers side still line up perfectly and the front motor mount seems to be untouched miraculously. I will be paying for everything out of pocket but not doing the actual fixing myself, except whatever small things I can. Since I can't drive it, I got a rough quote from pictures I sent in to a shop and the quote was $7400!!! But only $2009 was labor, rest was parts. So I'm looking to see what parts I need so that I can get them myself to bring down the cost dramatically. Main thing I'm having problem locating though is a hood. Sorry this is so long, just wanted to give you as much info as I could. I'll try to get pictures without the bumper tomorrow. But if any of you know exactly what parts I destroyed and will need, I would greatly appreciate it.

What I have so far:
Radiator and radiator fan, but am looking to order: Headlight, fender, condensor, and condensor fan.

Young03-Way west Texas, El Paso to be exact.

 

brand new hood on ebay for 97-01 models for $175 OEM to at that

 

that cars fucked up beyond repair. youd be better off buying a new car.

 

Thanks Gun5, I think I found the hood you were talking about. Only problem for that one is that it is for local pickup only. Apparently the major delivery services won't ship it due to its size.

 

like i said man, it will most likely end up costing more to fix your car than it will to buy a car of the same or greater value.

even if you do, with an accident like that, you most likely have some major frame damage, which means even if you get it straightened out, its never going to drive the same again.

 

+1 let insurance handle it, it's probably gonna get totaled........i've seen cars in better condition at a salvage car auction...

 

Ouch

 

what im saying is hed be better off writing it off as totaled, but idk if thats possible. insurance can be really stingy, and it depends on the accident if he has like comprehensive or reliabilty so on and so on.

if i were him id just get a new car.

 

they'll ship it iv shipped hoods before and iv worked for a shop we got them all the time its about 50-60 to ship a hood... ANYWAYS

get some pictures of the car from 10 feet or so from both sides and the front we can help alittle more then.. also take off the hood, rest of whats left the of the fender

 

yeah, hate to sound pessimistic.. god knows I was in the same boat years back........ youre looking at ALOT of money, or an insurance write-off, from there you can opt to buy it back and have it fixed, or just get another car

 

thats alot of damage

 

 

Ok, well I guess I forgot to mention this. The reason I'm paying for everything out of pocket is cuz I only had liability insurance at the time of the crash, I was bout to get full coverage last week, sux for me. lol As for getting a new car, yeah, that's kind of out of the question due to the fact that I'm still paying this one off. So for now my only option is to fix this one up. So with that, does anyone know what parts went where I wrecked it, above the main frame. I know there was the windshield washer resevoir and the power steering resevoir, but I'm not sure where the pump goes. Does anyone know if there are any other parts there that are now missing in the pics?

 

oemacuraparts.com has some diagrams of component layouts you might find useful...

 

If you love it, rebuild it.
If you can afford that love that is.

But best of luck man.

 

Thanks underst8. I actually bought some sheets from ebay to identify the parts, but now I gotta wait for them to get here. I'll check that link out for now. Much appreciated. Oh, here's some pics from a bit further.

 

im telling you thats going to cost twice the cost of the car to repair man. youre making a dumb decision trying to rebuild it. from what i got from that picture, you have major, major body damage, and since the body damage is so bad you most likely have frame damage. even when something doesnt look bad it can be, my friend got rear ended in his pathfinder, all it looked like was the bumper was bent, but it turned out the frame snapped in 3 places, and his tailgate and two back doors wouldnt open.

what im trying to say is, that car is totaled, and youre fucked. if you have another car, just part this out. even if you want to rebuild it, youd be better off just buying another cl and building that.

 

yeah dude that things had it, just let her rest in peace and move on

 

my suggestion is to get another cl that was hit in the back, get the part off of that. or even get a front clip.
looks like your engine bay as facked, the force of the impact was hard enough to bend the strut bar........im thinking you may have major frame damage.

 

ya your gonna need the whole passenger side cut out and welded in then the pulling begins.... I goto school where they teach for automechanics/autobody (taking mechanics) anyways the machines can get crazy close but its going to cost alot to get on one of those.. if you just goto a place that "pulls it" to line it up your camber,caster its gonna be crazy off forever

 

yea... or you can buy MY CL if you're in the FL area might be less than repair of car...

 

Thanks for that info Gun5, still thinking bout which road to take right now. Like I said, I'm still paying for the car, which is a major reason as to why I want to definitely try to fix it if possible. Besides the fact that I love this car that is. As for your offer agranado, I live in west texas so that's a bit far for me. lol