Rear ended...

[Dee jay]

Hey guys i got rear eneded last night and i was just wondering how much a vt ss rear bumper would cost? Oh and also the plastic covering on the boot (behind the number plate in between the back lights) that got all crackd up, how much would that cost? Cheers

[edals]

I would say from a wrecker you would be looking at about $100 each, then you will need to get them resprayed
Ring around and see what you can get.

[Dee jay]

I would say from a wrecker you would be looking at about $100 each, then you will need to get them resprayed
Ring around and see what you can get.

Thanks for that

[old mate]

is your reo bar straight?

[philba]

since you got rear ended, the other persons insurance should pay for it, if they dont have insurance, your insurance will chase them up for the money to have your car fixed

[2DIE]

The garnish wont need to be painted for a VT, I could find them for free-$20 if I needed one.

The rear bumper Ive seen for $110 brand new at holmart, they were $80 somethhing at carsrus but I don't see any on there now.

The best/easiest option would be to scan ebay and gumtree for someone wrecking one the same colour close to your area, then I wouldn't pay more than $100 for a perfect match.

I just saw a VT SS rear bar (white) for $120, I would have snapped that up fast if it was my colour. Painting would cost from $100-300 depending on where you go or who you know.

It would probably need a new reo too if it hit it hard enough to damage the bumper, it will also pay to look under the spare tyre and see if the wheel well is buckled.

My car got hit in the rear and only the paint was slightly scuffed yet the wheel well was buckled (where the spare goes) and the reo was bent, it cost $300 for a mate to put it on the rack to straighten it in his own time. Where he worked told me they would book me in for 5 months time and charge me $1,500 (the car cost $1,700 so that wasnt a option)

Also check for panel gaps around the boot and rear doors.

I hope for your sake its not as bad as it could be but with a broken bumper and garnish it sounds like a lot harder hit than mine.

Good luck, I hope this helps.

[dragon91]

Should cost u nothing as they have to pay if they rear end you. In like 99% of cases that is. I was rear ended by an old drunk at 70 kmh at a set of lights and pushed into the car infront and smashed its whole back end. Cops came and wrote a report saying that because of his speed there was no way I could have avoided the car infront (as I was pushed a number of metres) and Mr drunk was up for both car repairs out of his own pocket. Moral to the story is...... I dunno don't drink and drive?

[Dee jay]

Yea i had insurance so did he, so yea theyll do it all but i might need to find the parts and they just pay for it at the end of it, thanks 2DIE helps quite alot thanks every 1 else, and yea i lost two mates in a drink drive crash so yea its not worth drinking and driving

[Jonesy484]

just go to a pannel beater and get them to rip him off

[Dee jay]

Haha was thinking about it but meh noting to bad, oh and WTF is a reo bar? >.< haha

[Jonesy484]

its the steel reinforcement bar that is behind the rear bar, there is one on the front and rear of the car

[Dee jay]

Ohh haha can u see it? Or do you have to get under the car to have a look at it?

[Jonesy484]

best way is to take the bumper off.
Here is a pic of a front reo bar

[Dee jay]

Ohh thanks! That helps heaps umm have to take ma rear bumper off soonish ill have a look! If it is bent what happends?

[Jonesy484]

its best thing to do is replace it, obviously from the name it reinforces the bumpers so it is quite important, again you can pick them up from the wreckers, and im predicting questions im not sure if a front reo bar can be used on the back

[Dee jay]

Ohk well ill get my Mechanics to sort it all out and the insurance to pay it since there covering it haha thanks for all the help! Oh and btw Do you know if i need to remove the front bumper to take the head lights out? Haha soz for the random question

[Jonesy484]

haha no worries yeah you do but, removing the front bar is a 2 minute job, 2 screws in the wheel arches and 3 in the engine bay

[Dee jay]

So i cant stuff it up taking it off? Oh sweet cheers for that will attempt it 2moro! Oh and do you know about the rear bumper same thing just some screws?

[Jonesy484]

um some rear bars have riverts in them so they are slightly harder to take off

[Dee jay]

Damm oh well as i said b4 just get my mechanics to do it all thaks again been so helpful!

[Dee jay]

The garnish wont need to be painted for a VT, I could find them for free-$20 if I needed one.

The rear bumper Ive seen for $110 brand new at holmart, they were $80 somethhing at carsrus but I don't see any on there now.

The best/easiest option would be to scan ebay and gumtree for someone wrecking one the same colour close to your area, then I wouldn't pay more than $100 for a perfect match.

I just saw a VT SS rear bar (white) for $120, I would have snapped that up fast if it was my colour. Painting would cost from $100-300 depending on where you go or who you know.

It would probably need a new reo too if it hit it hard enough to damage the bumper, it will also pay to look under the spare tyre and see if the wheel well is buckled.

My car got hit in the rear and only the paint was slightly scuffed yet the wheel well was buckled (where the spare goes) and the reo was bent, it cost $300 for a mate to put it on the rack to straighten it in his own time. Where he worked told me they would book me in for 5 months time and charge me $1,500 (the car cost $1,700 so that wasnt a option)

Also check for panel gaps around the boot and rear doors.

I hope for your sake its not as bad as it could be but with a broken bumper and garnish it sounds like a lot harder hit than mine.

Good luck, I hope this helps.

I vot a quote from a body shop its gunna cost 1500 haha o well insurance will cover it! Luckily

[2DIE]

Must be the going rate for rear ended VT's

[Dee jay]

Yup sure is :/