Yesterday I left school in Austin (University of Texas) and was heading to Dallas via I-35. While going with the flow of traffic down a narrow two-lane road, a driver four cars ahead slammed his brakes, and I was unfortunately caught in the pile up....





I also received a small tap from the back, and theres a straight line dented from top to bottom on the rear bumper.

 

That sucks big time man. That happened to me once but I avoided the hitting the car in front but the Buick the size if a boat couldn't stop and hit me

Use the insurance money to upgrade your bumper to the iPL versions!

 

Sorry.

Hopefully everyone is ok.

Although, doesn't look like $2500 in damage, so you might not see anything on the carfax.

Here's to crossing the fingers.

Good luck.

 

Sorry to see it. I hope the repairs and insurance goes well for you.

 

I feel for you bro. That sucks *****. Only good from this is the upgrade options

 

Thank you all for the sympathy, it was hard seeing my car look like that. And yes, everyone is ok. I'm 22 years old and thats the first accident I've had. As such, I'm not sure how the insurance thing will work. I assume an adjuster comes out, looks at the damage and gives a budget to the shop (I had it taken to Stuart's Paint and Body), and the shop specialists purchase the necessary parts.

Is it actually possible for me to get, for instance, a 2011 sport bumper instead of the 2008 through insurance?

 

Glad you came out unharmed. That's all that matters.

To answer your question, yes. Most shops should let you upgrade your bumpers, since it's just an OEM part. If there's a premium, you'll just have to pay out of pocket for that. I've gone through insurance in upgrading a couple items - deer destroyed my front end, upgraded to aero front; got side swiped in a parking lot, upgraded to aero sides.

On a side note, did anyone else notice that the styrofoam padding behind the bumper looks like teeth now that it's sticking out?

 

Awesome, thats exactly what I was hoping to hear! I'm not sure what I'm going to do in regards to wiring the fog lights, but if I follow through with a newer model bumper, I'll look up the fog DIY and go from there. Maybe I'll be able to put on a midnight grille as well

 

Aero bumper ftw??

 

lol good find,.

 

That sucks , time to upgrade to an IPl front !

 

Looks like it'll exceed 2500$. Hood, front bumper, grill, wiper fluid tank replacement and maybe headlight adjustment? Hardware, brackets and the lower splash may need replacing too. Add labor into all that and 2500$ goes quickly. Good luck OP!

 

^^^^IPL 370GT is right. The repair will exceed 2500. Doesn't look like a totally loss so your your title will remain clean..Carfax may be impacted.

 

I thought about what I want to do for a long time, and I'm leaning more towards the 2011 sport bumper. I'm not too fond of the straight lines on the IPL front.

 

I agree, I'm sure it will be over $2500 out the door. Thank you