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Posted by: d914 Oct 1 2013, 12:46 PM

Just hit by a truck... Driver side, rear bumper cover, cracked fiberglass crossing a quarter of the way across the deck area, running light and antenna motor gone. Crack just short of driver door...

Any ideas on cost of repair.. plus or minus a grand????

Fix or replacement parts... whole rear replaced??

Car worth maybe $5-6k...... enough for ins to total????

No idea on costs.. collision guys.......how much does it cost to fix a vette.

headed out later or tomorrow for an estimate..

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Posted by: Ferg Oct 1 2013, 01:10 PM

Betting it's a gonner, Unless it has crazy low miles or you fight like hell they will total that. I would not want it fixed anyhow, never be the same.

If I had to guess that is 3k plus easy.

I'd start gathering comps of recent sales.

Ferg

Posted by: d914 Oct 1 2013, 03:16 PM

answer is $$$$$$$$$5600.00

Posted by: Ferg Oct 1 2013, 03:20 PM

Not surprised.

Start searching comps, and solds. If it were me I"d check auction sites like Mecum, Ebay, ect and search the solds for 87-90 verts.

Posted by: sixnotfour Oct 1 2013, 03:44 PM

It's not a Gonner It's a Donor.....

Posted by: kg6dxn Oct 1 2013, 03:49 PM

That's a great donor car!!!

Posted by: Jeff Hail Oct 1 2013, 06:01 PM

$7000 just by visual alone for the SMC replacement and bumper, lamp, liner.

The rear trunk/ floor compartment is one piece that also makes up the right and left rear inner panels. If it's damaged and requires replacement $10k easy. The composite inner panel is bonded to the frame along with 19 stand off brackets that are NLA from GM and have to be cut and transferred to the new panel.

Need to get the car torn down, qtrs. and upper deck panel, bumper removed to properly evaluate.

Posted by: 914forme Oct 1 2013, 06:11 PM

First off sorry for your lose.

Relax, all right? My old man is a television repairman, he's got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it.

Posted by: scotty b Oct 1 2013, 06:25 PM

IMHO. Insurance will total it. In reality it could be fixed for 2-3K depending on underlying damage. The bumper would come back out simply by fixing / replacing the brackets. It is being held in it's current position by the brackets being bent and the fiberglass being broken. All of the cracks could be repaired properly and strongly , but they wouldn't be " insurance company approved " It's a game, if you want to win, you have to play.

P.S. It's an uphill battle. My advice....Let/make them total it and buy it back. Take the payout and repair it or make it a donor

Posted by: d914 Oct 2 2013, 06:31 AM

Thanks Scotty.... I believe that's my plan based on the numbers

Posted by: d914 Oct 4 2013, 06:32 AM

Got the bid from the ins company,, they want to fix for $4300.00

Im going by a vette place today to check on bid .

Right now I think I will drive for a while and then sell as an ugly Driver!!

If I fix I will need to have whole car painted not half.. Not a lot of money but more into a car Im not sure I was going to keep anyway??

Love driving it.. I know not a lot of fans of this car here but it is a blast to drive.. More incentive to get the 914 done..

Posted by: d914 Oct 4 2013, 03:45 PM

rehabbed the vette,, re bent the support bars and cleaned her up,, picked up a used marker light.. pocketing the change and selling as is.. hopefully that might take a few weeks!!

Posted by: d914 Oct 4 2013, 03:47 PM

mmm

Posted by: r_towle Oct 4 2013, 05:22 PM

Odd, just found something up here.

Look on craigslist in Boston and
New Hampshire under the auto parts section.

There is a rear clip for your car on CL for sale, and it seemed cheap.

Sorry, I can't remember where it was, but if you look on those two sites, you should find it.