My poor EF! is this a write-off?

[hobo]

This is my EF, i went sideways through a gutter and then a fence in the rain. Does this look like a write-off? it looks like it has bent the bottom of the pillar in a bit is this fixable?

[EDXR6T]

Not a write off.

But not a cheap fix, you would need to replace the whole seal and graft it in.

Any panel beater will rip you a new one, and obviously two new doors which you can pick up for next to nothing.

[finnyman]

nar man im a spray painter in a panel shop and looks ok but might need new door skins,look ok unless theres major structual damage underneath... but the answer to your question is no, not a write-off, whats car insured for as well?

[snypereb]

Cut the seal out weld another seal in and two new doors. Easy fix.................... kinda.

[Tiga_EL]

Most probably wont line up properly even after its fixed but.

[webby_191189]

Is it just me or has the front wheel been bent on an angle to? Or is that the angle of the pic?

[pauly85]

waste of time trying to skin those doors, the frames look pretty mangled

not a write off but if your going through insurance then it would most probably be written off because these are not worth that much anymore unfortunatly

its a relativly easy fix tho, weld in a new sill, couple of second hand doors, pull out the pillar a little AND KEEP HER OUT OF THE GUTTER lol

[Aaron_EF8]

The insurance company will class that as an economic write off, meaning it will cost more than the car is worth to fix it.

It is fixable though, I've seen a lot worse floorpan damage done to cars that have been repaired.

[hobo]

nah it's not insured, but i want to fix it. i was thinking of just replacing the doors my self and getting the panel beater to do the pillar and sil. and yes the front wheel is mangeled and i think some suspension bits are broken aswell
lol i will try and keep out of the gutter, i am a hobo tho

[pauly85]

its not worth putting some new doors on the car with the sill and pillar damaged like that, chances are you will damage the new doors trying to close them

just get a few quotes, find out how much you can get some doors for compared to a panel shop supplying them

you might find that a panel shop could get the doors cheaper than you can

what state are you in?

[Jason[98.EL]]

Originally Posted by hobo

nah it's not insured,

i hope you have/had atleast 3rd party insurance

[niko]

Originally Posted by EDXR6T

Not a write off.

a write off is whatever the assessor thinks it is.... can be as simple as a pushed in front bar, smashed lights etc...

[XR Martin]

Im going to go against the grain here and say it would be a write off. What's an EF worth these days? $4k at best? (I paid $3k for my EL a year ago) Hell you wont have much change from $2.5k if you took that to a panel beater and wanted it done properly.

But its certianly fixable

[hobo]

what state are you in?

i am in NSW

[castek]

damn, i'm lucky mine wasnt that bad. but underneath mine was probably worse, bent the diff, and all the arms it was attatched to. bent my stub axle on the front, giving me 4 degrees of positive camber. the stocky was absolutely mangled. and the worse thing was my pizzas got squashed by my subbie box

[EDXR6T]

Originally Posted by niko

a write off is whatever the assessor thinks it is.... can be as simple as a pushed in front bar, smashed lights etc...

Yes because there thinking about the cost of repair and weather it out weights the overall value of the car.

I say is not a right off for the pure fact that it can be repaird, I didnt commnet on weather it was worth it or what a bunch of ******* at a insurance company think.

Hope you can do your own work buddy because if your paying someone else to do the work its not worth it.

[hobo]

hmm, might ask around and see if anybody is interested in buying it.

[wodahs]

Originally Posted by niko

a write off is whatever the assessor thinks it is.... can be as simple as a pushed in front bar, smashed lights etc...

they wrote the old mans for less than that
the bumper was scrached and a damaged headlight n fender after some lass backed into it
but i recon the asseser had his eye on it coz it never made auction and we didnt get a chance to purchase the damaged wreck and the car had had a complete respray bout two years ago and the hole drive line (ecept diff) and front steering had been rebuilt in the last six months , after the old man decided to keep it untill he wernt alowed to drive nomore (he's in his early 80's)

and they tryed to screw him more when they wrote it off he had tools and stuff in the car that insurance wasnt gonna gover , acident happened thursday morn they wrote it off thursday arvo rang him friday morn and gave him till miday to colect his gear or loose it

sorry went off abit there and had a winge about insurance companies

[Nikked]

-New or secondhand front door
-door skin on rear
-sill could be repaired
-Doors and sill painted

could be no more than $2000 to repair

[chich]

You havn't got it insured but you're asking if its a write off ??

[FDG 220]

perfect reason for respray now bud

maybe nice colour change, dumped on some big dubs

[hobo]

You havn't got it insured but you're asking if its a write off ??

i was under the impression that a write off ment irrepairable damage, regardless of insurance, i realise now

perfect reason for respray now bud

yeah, i need a crash course in spray painting.

[bucko]

When my eb got smacked up the rear the damage was about $2800 and they didn't write that off!!

[frost]

They wrote off my XR before I got it for a smashed bumper and broken side skirt!!!

[niko]

Originally Posted by wodahs

they wrote the old mans for less than that
the bumper was scrached and a damaged headlight n fender after some lass backed into it
but i recon the asseser had his eye on it coz it never made auction and we didnt get a chance to purchase the damaged wreck and the car had had a complete respray bout two years ago and the hole drive line (ecept diff) and front steering had been rebuilt in the last six months , after the old man decided to keep it untill he wernt alowed to drive nomore (he's in his early 80's)

and they tryed to screw him more when they wrote it off he had tools and stuff in the car that insurance wasnt gonna gover , acident happened thursday morn they wrote it off thursday arvo rang him friday morn and gave him till miday to colect his gear or loose it

sorry went off abit there and had a winge about insurance companies

all i was trying to say is, anything is a write off, just depends on who is looking after the case, and wether or not you yourself wants it. if you don't have an insurance, it's not a write off...

[EA2BA]

It is fixable, but if its nothing special, buy another car, will cost just as much then swap the good/useable bits from the wreck and sell the left over bits.

Looks like a base model, so possibly not worth all the effort or more so the cost of repair.

[Jason[98.EL]]

Originally Posted by Nikk O'lass

-New or secondhand front door
-door skin on rear
-sill could be repaired
-Doors and sill painted

could be no more than $2000 to repair

what it would be a bit more than that

this damage cost the person just under 2g ($1960)


hope that helps

[castek]

Originally Posted by heljas

what it would be a bit more than that

this damage cost the person just under 2g ($1960)


hope that helps

you are joking arent you? for me to fully respray a car (if i give it to them in undercoat) it'll cost that much. and thats in 2pack

[private9]

Originally Posted by 1tufel

you are joking arent you? for me to fully respray a car (if i give it to them in undercoat) it'll cost that much. and thats in 2pack

I've had similar quotes for similarly minor damage in the past. Different make & model, but prices wouldn't be far off.

There are some very nasty panel beaters out though who quote stupid prices. Ended up having the 2 doors & sill fixed, body mods done, minor front end bingle repaired & the whole car resprayed for less than some people were asking just for the doors to be fixed.

[castek]

i might have to open a panel shop. to replace a door skin on my dads AU, and respray the two doors and blend it all in, cost $800