Crashed My R32 Into The Gutter. Tyre Arm Area Is All Bent

[emts]

Sounds like you lucky you didn't hit anything else!! could have got much more expensive very quickly.

but sounds like that's the right idea, get it rolling, get them to give you a list..save up and fix it...and get insurance....

[gtr fan]

I dunno what the parts cost as it was over a decade ago but I remember the final bill being around 4k. I had only had he car for a few months and didn't want to have to make an insurance claim so I paid for it.

Otherwise they would have probably doubled my premium or torn up my policy at 20 yo.

GTST's aren't that expensive these days so look around and maybe by a cheap one. Then keep yours for spares.

[RDirty24door]

Honestly as it sits now with the damage no 1 in will pay any more than 2k for a broken car. i just bought a 32 4 door for 3k hail damaged with a broken rear screen found one for $350 and also needed a LH blinker got that for $55 my silvia before this i bought for $500 they were both good deals but the point im trying to make is no one in their right mind would pay 6-7k for a wreck. maybe if you parted it possible you might get close to that amount but not as a whole car. your best option would be to buy a wreck with all the parts you require and fix it slowly over time. To put it in perspective your not going to have a car for xmas.

[Dan_J]

Is this the HPF in dandenong ?

just tell them to do this:

rear lower control arm $180 (could've bought it on SAU for $90 but didnt have the time)

2 x rear struts $150 each

+ labour

that way you have it rolling/ kind of driving.

rear cradle is the same as s13 if that helps but it shud be still drivable with a stuffed k frame.

and what suburb are you located at? the damage cant be that bad, i might come round and have a sus

[cosmokram3r]

I got them to just leave it after doing the rear lower control arm, and the bill came to $380!

Dan_J yeah HPF in Dande. I think they said the upper control arm or something couldnt sit right because of the damage to the k frame, but I'm not sure.

They said without the K frame they can weld someshit and just that + lower control arm + labor it will be $800 and thats just a temporary fix and theres no guarantee even that will hold it.

So could I then get a rear cradle for an s13 or an r32 for parts? or even buy a half cut? could I use GTR parts or they must come off a GTST or it depends on the part?

I'm in Hampton Park mate yourself? Yeah I'm gonna tow it back to my place tomorrow, more then happy for you to check it out and give me your opinion! =D

Edited December 21, 2010 by cosmokram3r

[STATUS]

spewin (about ridiculous towing fee) i just saw this, i drove past it on sunday as its close to my shop.... and thought poor bastard.

Dude i have cradle $150 and arms $50 sitting here if you get stuck and cant find anything.

It will need rear cradle, it wont be noticeable but the lower mount ALWAYS moves a few mm.... its all easy to fit.... most complete r32 rear cradles go for $400 with all arms, fitting is around 30 mins max 50mins.... so approx $120.

[RDirty24door]

f**k thats cheap trent. what else you got for a 32 or even a 4 door 32. maybe pm so i dont hijack old mates thread. mainly after 20 man box pedal set fly wheel. few other bits n pieces.

[cosmokram3r]

spewin (about ridiculous towing fee) i just saw this, i drove past it on sunday as its close to my shop.... and thought poor bastard.

Dude i have cradle $150 and arms $50 sitting here if you get stuck and cant find anything.

It will need rear cradle, it wont be noticeable but the lower mount ALWAYS moves a few mm.... its all easy to fit.... most complete r32 rear cradles go for $400 with all arms, fitting is around 30 mins max 50mins.... so approx $120.

Hey Trent! Dont know if you remember my car? I've taken it to you for work before, I cant remember what it was for but I was also gonna get a remap but ended up not doing it.

That sounds pretty good, I'll definitely take it. I'm gonna go pick my car up from HPF on the trailer, maybe I'll drive it to your shop since its only around the corner and see if you can check it out?

[cosmokram3r]

Okay heres the update!

Took my car from HPF and paid them $380 just to provide and change the lower control arm and go over it. Sounds like a bit much but whatever had to get it outta there.

Took my car past Status Tuning and had a chat to Trent and thank GOD I spoke to him, as he was saying the job isnt that hard, max 1 hour! Whereas this morning at HPF they were going on about how big the job is, actually using the words "mega job" lol which all turned out to be bullshit.

So I'm gonna get the rear cradle and arms off Trent and either have my mate do it, or wait until Trent comes back on Jan 10th and have it done then.

This pretty much means instead of me having to sell my car for parts, since its only gonna cost $300-400 to get it back on the road I get to keep it YAY!

Then I just gotta buy a new rim and 2 new rear tyres (had to buy new tyres anyway)

Gotta give a big thanks to Trent for being so helpful, top bloke

[PENGUYEN]

Now you can fork out more on BETTER TYRES.

Sorry, really does need caps.

[cosmokram3r]

You said it!

I usually change my tyres whenever needed, I swapped my fronts a few months ago and when I did that they said the rear's were fine for now, and I guess it just slipped my mind to keep checking to see when I'll need to replace it.

My mate works as a tyre fitter, he's pricing me up some 19" 235's, and with the rim I'm thinking of seeing if its possible to have fixed, because to me it doesn't look that bad

[RDirty24door]

Its still a big job dude i work for pedders and to change the cradle bushes over requires taking out whole rear cradle then burning the old bushes out as you cant press a giant sub frame then putting the new bushes in and so fourth to get the cradle out might take an hour as you only have to undo the shock let it hang and also take off the brake calipers on both sides. i worked on a customers xr6 turbo the other day at work and his car had been to HPF his total bill was $14,658 for bigger turbo, cooler kit, flash tune, install brembo brakes so fourth the labour cost alone were like 5 or 6k so youll be glad you got it out of there. trent knows his shit you wont have any more problems with it..

Edited December 22, 2010 by RDirty24door

[cosmokram3r]

Its still a big job dude i work for pedders and to change the cradle bushes over requires taking out whole rear cradle then burning the old bushes out as you cant press a giant sub frame then putting the new bushes in and so fourth to get the cradle out might take an hour as you only have to undo the shock let it hang and also take off the brake calipers on both sides. i worked on a customers xr6 turbo the other day at work and his car had been to HPF his total bill was $14,658 for bigger turbo, cooler kit, flash tune, install brembo brakes so fourth the labour cost alone were like 5 or 6k so youll be glad you got it out of there. trent knows his shit you wont have any more problems with it..

Woah HPF they are such a rip!

Yeah Trent checked it out today and said it wasn't a big job, that it was fairly easy so I'm hoping thats the case.

[RDirty24door]

his invoice was like 3 or 4 pages long as i read through it i was thinking holy f**k what a dumb arse. its a fkn quick xr6 turbo just looks like its been FPV optioned. He had a fair bit of shit done was just waht i mentioned i just couldnt remember all of it he did get his centre diff bush done also which is a bit of job in it self bit like taking the rear cradle out of 32. you wouldnt see my cars there but my cars dont go to workshops either as i work on them my self when the time comes for a tune. trent will be my choice for one.

[Harey]

+1 for Trent, legend!

[AnDyStYLe]

Might also be an idea to brush up on your mech knowledge and do a fair amount of homework if you're going to continue to keep the car, and continue to drive it in a manner that caused this type of accident to begin with...

You may also want to retract this statement "HPF they were going on about how big the job is, actually using the words "mega job" lol which all turned out to be bullshit." as you have no grounds to call it bullshit as you don't have any idea yourself. Each workshop accesses it differently and it may have been the case that it was a mega job to one workshop (i.e. HPF), although a smaller job to another shop (i.e. Trent's). Having said that, it does looks like HPF took advantage of your lack of knowledge which was your downfall.

You were very lucky to come across an honest workshop in Trent, and if you didn't get lucky coming across Trent you may have very well ended up getting it fixed by HPF and would have praised them about fixing your car as you mentioned previously you've used them and trusted them before

Moral of the story... Don't go mouthing off about workshops when you yourself have no idea about the work involved. As I said, brush up on your knowledge and you will put yourself in a better position to determine what's best for you, your car, and your pockets

Cheers,

Andy

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

if you didn't get lucky coming across Trent you may have very well ended up getting it fixed by HPF and would have praised them about fixing your car as you mentioned previously you've used them and trusted them before

that's quite a good point.... never thought about that before

[cosmokram3r]

Might also be an idea to brush up on your mech knowledge and do a fair amount of homework if you're going to continue to keep the car, and continue to drive it in a manner that caused this type of accident to begin with...

You may also want to retract this statement "HPF they were going on about how big the job is, actually using the words "mega job" lol which all turned out to be bullshit." as you have no grounds to call it bullshit as you don't have any idea yourself. Each workshop accesses it differently and it may have been the case that it was a mega job to one workshop (i.e. HPF), although a smaller job to another shop (i.e. Trent's). Having said that, it does looks like HPF took advantage of your lack of knowledge which was your downfall.

You were very lucky to come across an honest workshop in Trent, and if you didn't get lucky coming across Trent you may have very well ended up getting it fixed by HPF and would have praised them about fixing your car as you mentioned previously you've used them and trusted them before

Moral of the story... Don't go mouthing off about workshops when you yourself have no idea about the work involved. As I said, brush up on your knowledge and you will put yourself in a better position to determine what's best for you, your car, and your pockets

Cheers,

Andy

I've used HPF for simple things which any mechanic could do, nothing major like this. Praise to them as they sure know how to do a service!

Well obviously I'm not a mechanic, I don't know about repairs which is why I asked on here in the first place to learn. Not being a mechanic I dont know every part of the car and how it works, if I did I'd fix it myself!!!! I now know what work is to be done, and realize what HPF suggested was ridiculous. They said for $800 they could try and weld and patch up the K frame temporarily, and almost $2000 to get a replacement K frame and swap it (same job quoted $200 parts from Trent + $300 for the swap at GT Hyper). Nice mark up there HPF!

They did try to take advantage of my lack of knowledge, which makes them f*king dirty! Making someone who crashed their car pay 2-3 times more then it should cost? Very low thing to do and I'm happy to expose it here

At the end of the day, they tried to charge more then what they should've so I'm not retracting sh*t I stand by what I said.