Core and fender support damage Q's.

[Agamemnon]

Long story short, I rear-ended a guy. I am looking to get aftermarket fenders, bumper cover, and hood so I have that covered. The thing that bothers me is the damage to the core support and the driver side sheet metal. Is the damage so severe that I shouldn't even bother, or can a body shop graft in new parts without it costing an arm and leg?

[go240]

stuff like that sucks

here is a pic of my car when i first got it - notice the small damage at the front of the fender by the light
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/mnaccord/cars/DSC00700.jpg

the radiator support was just a tad tweaked, and nothing has lined up quite right ever since (hood fitment, fender, bumper, lights are all slightly off).

i guess it depends on how much you want to pay - a good shop could make it look pretty much new but it'd probably cost quite a bit

[infinitexsound]

body shop is the deal definetly gonna need a pull and new panels...

[spdfreek0o]

since the damage is close to the strut tower, it could possible be totalled, fixable, but totalled

[sncs14]

Red means STOP. Oh yeah, fixable, but more than likely totaled and will cost an arm and a leg unless you have the hookup at a good bodyshop.

[OdessaS13]

ouch looks like s14? driver fender and hood sustained most damage ehh?
whos fault if you dont mind. get an estimate first and then go from there
gl

[Agamemnon]

Yes, this is an S14. The damage never reached the strut tower. The fender took most of the damage. Anyone know how many panels are spot welded in that area?

[Ruby240]

In my experience with body work (worked in a shop helping my friend the owner for over 4 years), the shock tower is tweaked. Anytime you get any front end damage bad enough to distort the core, its going to tweak the tower.