I was driving home from school yesterday when a dog burst out of some bushes along the side of the road; to avoid it and not hit on coming traffic I hit the curb and the guard rail. I got a few estimates today, and took it to my alignment guy who measured it and checked that the frame is still square (it is). How much do you guys think this should cost? What's the best way to go about this? Here's my before and after.

 

i would personally buy a used bumper, header panel and valence and buy a new fender they are sheep

the pain itself is going to cost more then the actual parts themselves but atleast you will have a car that all together you can do paint later after changing all the parts

beautifull car btw....well before the accident lol

 

Thanks man... yeah that's what I was thinking about doing. I might have to put a call out on the board for parts.

 

lol why did you say finally wrecked my car? like you knew it was coming?

 

No, I really didn't expect it to happen... poor choice of words I guess.

 

Should'a hit the ****in' thing. Hit the brakes and the dog next time.

 

I ran up on a man a few minutes after he swerved to miss a dog, He rolled his truck in the ditch crushing the cab down to the top of the doors. Once they got the roof off it was too late.

I swerve for NO animals......

 

I couldnt bear to hit a dog. I love mine too much....

Dont feel bad you saved an animal's life. Trust me, Im no PETA rep, I love my meat as much as the next guy, but I could never run over a dog.

Besides, even at 30 mph, a 50 lb dog hitting the front of your car is still going to cause damage.... and be messy.

 

I wouldnt have moved as its just not gonna happen with me. Sure I like my dog and stuff but hes never running outside without a leash. Put it this way I was faced with a situation a few years back of either hit a Moose for swerve. I ended up hitting the moose at around 90km/hr lucky I did or I would have killed a family driving next to me. Sad thing is the moose staggered away after that and I hit him with my tractor trailer for work. Truck was a mess and I found the moose eventually in the woods as it bled out.

Basically Ill hit the animal and take my chances over dodging it as you never know what else you might hit instead

 

The hardest part to find will be the chin spoiler and it just happens that i have one

 

Got it apart, a replaced the impact bar. There doesn't seem to be any damage to the apron or the frame; now it's just a waiting game for parts.

 

Damn sucks to hear what happened

I remember seeing your car out in the bobs big boy in Burbank a while back with sc3g

 

Thanks man, she should be back to normal as soon as all my parts get here.

 

Back in business; now all I need is my 350!

 

Looks fantastic! Great job!

 

how fast were you going and how big was the dog is the question?

 

Liking the look of the repaired ride!