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Had an accident tonight.

Basically, the car in front of me hit the brakes hard and i swerved around him, clipped his bumper and then i hit the vehicle in the other lane.

All is good though, and i've got comprehensive insurance, just wondering if the damage looks repairable? I'm hoping it can be repaired but i've got an aero front bar and i know they're not that common.

What do you reckon boys? Repairable or write off?

Front what I can see, the damage is:

Passenger head light

Both fenders

Bonnet is a bit bent

Front bar cracked and has a hole in it.

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Dimi, sorry to hear this..

It certainly look repairable as it mostly looks like panel damage and the headlight but those headlights are damn expensive.

Hope you are back on the road soon.

Cheers

Andy

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Had an accident tonight.

Basically, the car in front of me hit the brakes hard and i swerved around him, clipped his bumper and then i hit the vehicle in the other lane.

All is good though, and i've got comprehensive insurance, just wondering if the damage looks repairable? I'm hoping it can be repaired but i've got an aero front bar and i know they're not that common.

Nissan can order the Aero bar in no problem.

Part number is K6020-AQ003 and it will come in unpainted.

First glance it looks fine.

However....

You'd need to look under/pull off the left guard to see if the sub-frame and if it's bent badly before drawing any conclusions.

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That's what I was thinking.

The price of the Aero front bar and one headlight.

Does anybody have an idea on how much an Aero front bar would cost brand new from Nissan?

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That's what I was thinking.

The price of the Aero front bar and one headlight.

Does anybody have an idea on how much an Aero front bar would cost brand new from Nissan?

Guessing at least $2K+ for a bumper

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I have thinking this myself... i dont think ppl would realise the damage bill they could cause if they have a minor accident with these cars, especially if there not insured.. Thats why im happy NRMA insured me with the window option, for instance they dont know what there in for if i break the rear window!!!

Im sure your bill will be less then a write off, however we just lost our 2004 maxima insured for $17K with similar damage except scratch went down one whole side of the car aswell.

But i cant complain coz it paid for my stag ;):)

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Haha, sounds like it ended up good for you Matty.

The Stagea is only insured for $12,000, so if it's a write off, i'll just add a few thousand on top of the payout and get another M35.

I'll just have to wait and see what the assesor says tomorrow.

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Nissan can order the Aero bar in no problem.

Part number is K6020-AQ003 and it will come in unpainted.

:D

Oops, don't bother quoting that number - it is specific to my chassis and comes in the BX9 colour.

Best bet would be to give them your VIN so they can put it directly into FAST...

I couldn't get a price from them as it is a factory option item... in Japan, thus Japan have to price it up I am told.

For reference,an unpainted standard bumper for RS is $770 inc GST so I wouldn't think anymore than around the $1k mark for a new Aero bumper (unpainted)

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Thanks fellas. I really appreciate the input, links and information.

The car has been taken to the assessment center and I should know weather it's a write off or repairable tomorrow :rofl:

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I enquired about that bar a while ago, they were after $180 from memory.

Spoke to my panel beater about getting it repaired, he wasn't keen given the prominent area of the repair (front & centre), very hard to get flat & smooth, and very obvious if it's not. Makes more work for the panel beater, can end up costing much the same as a brand new part in prep to get the right result, and even then, it may not be perfect. But it's up to you.

I would be expecting to pay around the $1000 mark for the aero front bar, otherwise start looking second hand on Import Monster or try Jesse Streeter, he reckoned he could get most parts, when I contacted him.

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