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i recently got into a car accident and was uninsured at the time. The guy i hit said he went to a few smash repairs and said the quote to fix the damage was roughly 5.5k, i am no panel beater but i think is overpriced. i have uploaded pictures of the damage but the pictures arnt that good of a quality because they were taken on my phone,to sum it off the extend of the damage looks to be the rear bumper and the reinforcment bar was scraped but not pushed in. Can someone tell me if i am being roughted

thanks for the help

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If its just a rear bumper bar, then to the extent of the damage described, their ripping you off. whole resprays can be done for 10 grand.

To get it done should be a lot cheaper, (around the thousandish dollar mark)

go get some quotes from some quality workshops, and see what they give u as an estimate, as shopping around is your best option. (if you bring all of the replacement parts/source them yourself, they may even drop the price further)

also if push comes to shove, look for another bumper at a wreckers, this could save you a few $$$ plus bumpers are not overly hard to change over.

Just my 2c of what i know from the industry, hope it helps

:cheers: Aaron.

I would say it may be slightly on higher side but then again I haven't see the car in person and aren't in the industry. I got a light tap in the rear of my R33 GTST and it ended up being approx $3.5K. It pushed in the rear metal plate in the boot and some other things causing it to not line up. The Friday arvo that it happened I almost thought it would buff out however once I started to have a look with the panel beater the damage started to show. The V35's might be stronger in the rear than the R33?

It looks to be a fibreglass rear bar as plastic ones don't tear like that. So, you have to replace the rear bar to start with which may need to come form overseas? The reo bar needs to be fixed if damage or possibly replaced. It may have pushed some of the structure that it bolts to. The panel shop then needs to make the bar fit the car properly as a lot of the time they won't line up with the car. That can take time which equals cost. To paint a rear bar I'd expect $400-500.

Just remember that you cannot always see the damage until some trim is taken off and you can get a good look at things.

I'm not just directing this at you but anyone who reads this.. For the sake of everyone on the road (you included) please get some insurance!!!! I would be so fn angry if I was the one you hit. Imagine if you hit something like a BMW 5 series you could be in a world of hurt, more to the point the poor owner of it would.

I would say it may be slightly on higher side but then again I haven't see the car in person and aren't in the industry. I got a light tap in the rear of my R33 GTST and it ended up being approx $3.5K. It pushed in the rear metal plate in the boot and some other things causing it to not line up. The Friday arvo that it happened I almost thought it would buff out however once I started to have a look with the panel beater the damage started to show. The V35's might be stronger in the rear than the R33?

It looks to be a fibreglass rear bar as plastic ones don't tear like that. So, you have to replace the rear bar to start with which may need to come form overseas? The reo bar needs to be fixed if damage or possibly replaced. It may have pushed some of the structure that it bolts to. The panel shop then needs to make the bar fit the car properly as a lot of the time they won't line up with the car. That can take time which equals cost. To paint a rear bar I'd expect $400-500.

Just remember that you cannot always see the damage until some trim is taken off and you can get a good look at things.

I'm not just directing this at you but anyone who reads this.. For the sake of everyone on the road (you included) please get some insurance!!!! I would be so fn angry if I was the one you hit. Imagine if you hit something like a BMW 5 series you could be in a world of hurt, more to the point the poor owner of it would.

only if they didn't have insurance, which is highly unlikely

as for the damage, it looks like there could be close to that sort of amount of damage. as people have said, it isn't just the bar, but the reo bar, that black grill thing in the bar probably has broken clips and i wouldn't be suprised if the exhaust is bent too. there is also the chance that the reversing sensor wiring is damaged.

Well what happened was he told me the day after the accident it would cost roughly there i asked what they were fixing all he told me was rear reo, rear bar, clips and for them to rematch the colour. Fair enough i told him to go thru insurance as it was to much for me to pay in a lump sum, about a week later he told me he had no insurance so i needed to pay cash so i found it abit sus because on the day of the accident he asked if i wanted to fix it privately or handle it with his insurance

Before handing over any money, arrange for the car to be taken to a pannel beater of your choice as well.

3k for a rear bar seems steep, but then again, I have gotten prices from Nissan Australia before and they weren't cheap

35's are getting to be nearly 10 years old, there should be a few rear bars going at wreckers by now.

Edited by PWND

Its an aftermarket bar so will nissan still know the price?

In that case no. You would have to find out what brand it is and get a price

3k seems like a bit of money for a rear bar. Might include the price of a rear reo as well, but still seems a lot.

As I said, arrange for him to take the car to a pannel beater of your choice and get a quote

Remove/Refit:

R/bar = $55

splash shields = $25

T/lamps = $20

boot trims = $45

r/bar reinforcement = $25

Total:$170

Repairs:

Beaver/Rh Drop panel = $180

Reinforcement = $120

Total:$300

Paint:

R/bar = $180

Reinforcement = $90

Beaver/Rh drop panel = $110

mix/match = $25

Oven Allowance = $75

Total:$480

So labour all up your looking at about $950 mark plus whatever parts you may need....IMO i think you're getting ripped

I'm a motor assessor and these are the figures i'd allow from quotes (this is just going by what i can see in the pics)

Hope that helps :D

Remove/Refit:

R/bar = $55

splash shields = $25

T/lamps = $20

boot trims = $45

r/bar reinforcement = $25

Total:$170

Repairs:

Beaver/Rh Drop panel = $180

Reinforcement = $120

Total:$300

Paint:

R/bar = $180

Reinforcement = $90

Beaver/Rh drop panel = $110

mix/match = $25

Oven Allowance = $75

Total:$480

So labour all up your looking at about $950 mark plus whatever parts you may need....IMO i think you're getting ripped

I'm a motor assessor and these are the figures i'd allow from quotes (this is just going by what i can see in the pics)

Hope that helps :D

Tis good to have you along... :thumbsup:

sorry to bump this up, but do not under any circumstance just go off his quote. he could have just gone to a friend and had him quote you a fairytale.

if you are paying out of your own pocket, if he wants to see the money, you both have to agree on a repairer.

otherwise, let him take you to court. ensure you communicate to him in writing that you would like the car inspected at an agreed smash repairer, and you should have no issues.

The court is not going to award the one quote he got from a smash repairer he selected himself.

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