Read ended someone. Smashed up the front bumper and hood good. Lights are gone, etc. No good. Airbags didn't deploy. Taking it into the shop later today. Really hope it isn't totaled.

 

Another one


Anyone hurt?

 

No one was hurt. Didn't appear to do any damage to the Explorer.

 

from what you described i doubt its totaled.. but pics would be nice...sorry to hear about your accident man, i hope you're ok

 

I'll snap some pictures today when I bring it to the repair shop.

 

wow. this is NOT a good year for us CL owners. Sorry man. glad everyone is ok though.

 

Wouldn't have posted about it but it just seems there are so many others getting smashed up too.

 

Sounds exactly like what happened to me back in January. Sorry to hear it man, hope it works out for you.

 

I'm getting with this... Please drive safe..........

 

time to raise the threat level to orange for 2ng Gen Acura CL owners.

 

That's a good idea.............

 

and thats makes 10...

 

Wow, so many are being smacked up!

Good thing mines sold. lol

 

True true...


*knock on wood*

 

Body shop has it all taken apart now. They're calling me tomorrow once they get everything written up.

 

 

Worse than I thought from the original post without the pics.

That's probably 3-4K in damages.

 

agreed...i hope the work is done right!

 

Brought it to Abra and the work is guaranteed for life.

 

i thought it was rear ended. wheres the pics of the back?

 

I know you rear ended someone, but were you at fault? ::hoping some way you werent::

 

Nope, I rear ended someone else.

Yeah the person that hits someone is always the at fault party (even in states with no fault insurance). I'm at fault for the accident even if it was because of the other party suddenly slamming on their brakes.

 

i've seen that exact damage on a 2nd gen CL before. i'd say $3-5k depending on quality of the body shop. glad you're ok and i hope you get it back soon Weez

 

CL owners watch out

 

Just got a call from the auto body place.

$5049.02

Replacing the following: bumper, foam absorber, metal bumper bar, misc. supports, both headlamps, driver side bulb (Acura is one of the few companies that sell just the bulb without requiring them to buy both headlamps so it saves a lot of money), radiator support, AC and radiator, fan shrouds, 1 AC line, hood, hood lock (always replaced whenever there is damage in the area for safety reasons), grill, both fenders, resurfacing and repainting drivers door and trim as it was rubbing the fender a little when you opened it and had rubbed a little paint off.

Tuesday of next week to have it done is the target date.

 

Expect a month minimum.. Anything a body shop states multiply times 3.

 

Going to have to disagree. I've seen friends with much worse damage have their cars back in a week. The service rep said he'd call every couple days with progress updates.

 

I had a friend who wrecked the entire front end of her Saab and got it fixed up in a few weeks.

 

dibs on the passenger side headlight...looks to be in good condition hahaha :wink:

 

Seems it was cracked too. I should have pulled them before I brought it in. Oh well.

 

Damn man..I feel like I gotta be extra careful now..

 

Muthafuckation! What's happening? We are going to run out of CLs at this rate.
Glad you're OK.

 

i feel ur pain...i got into an accident two weeks ago...=( but got my car back lookin better than before...i think 5k is kinda high...dont u guys think so

 

whoops, sorry. wrong "i got into an accident" thread.

seriously.

 

Shop just called. It's going to their painters today. They hope to have it painted either late in the day today or early tomorrow morning so I could have it back as early as tomorrow. If not, Monday.

 

How were they able to get all the parts so quickly? They must have too much manpower or not much business to be able to fix a car that quickly.

 

They have about 20 bays and most were filled with cars when I dropped it off. They're a good sized shop with good resources. When ever I've ordered parts of my Acura at dealerships around here they've always been able to get them within 24 hours.

 

thats pretty amazing...make sure you post pics of the work up close, and check the hood/fender gaps !

 

I plan on it. Spoke to my brother about it last night. He's into everything in the car industry and he said the shop I brought it to is really good (some of the others in the chain are hit and miss). Only place better is some place he recommended but said the only people that go there are insurance claims because no one can afford it on their own.

 

The hood has always been a pain to open on my car. They called today to say the hood cable isn't working quite right so they ordered a new one and will have the car back to me tomorrow. This wasn't a problem from the accident but if they're gonna replace it then sweet.