My Mav got rear ended

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  1. mattwagner

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    Friday afternoon I was leaving school to head home when i got rear ended leaving the parking lot. My bumper is pretty messed up and the panel with the rear lights has a good amount of dents. I hope the guy that hit me has good insurance haha.
     
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    Man that sucks. Hope you had good insurance too. Glad your OK.
     
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    maverick75 Gotta Love Mavs!

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    Make sure to have your frame checked, even a minor bump can mess these dinky subframes up.
     
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    mav1970 Bob Hatcher

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    Agreed - not much meat to those rear rails :cry:

    Sorry to hear that happened - glad no one was hurt :(
     
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    predfan2001 David in Tn

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    Post some pics if you get a chance. Looking at your images, it might be a good time to replace the end caps and mount a small bumper correctly.

    Shouldn't be too hard to get another rear panel, but there is always the Shelby taillamp option using a steel C/S rear panel for a Mustang. There is a how-to here on the forum.

    http://mmb.maverick.to/showthread.php?t=60517&highlight=california+special
     
  6. mattwagner

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    Here are some pics

    img_0504_1_original.jpg img_0503_1_original.jpg img_0502_1_original.jpg
     
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    predfan2001 David in Tn

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    That's not that bad. A good body shop should be able to pull that back out. I still think it would be a good time to get a lower valance and early end caps to install a small bumper correctly. Might be a headache with the insurance company though. If you're lucky you'll get a nice check and not be tied to a body shop that the insurance company works with. I've seen the parts you need on ebay and I'm sure Craig can help out with selling you the parts you need.
     
  8. Craig Selvey

    Craig Selvey Indiana State Rep - MCCI

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    Just think....if you would have kept the big bumpers....it would not have been that bad of an accident. Those big bumpers are good for daily drivers. :thumbs2:
     
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    You could go with an exo-cage, like in the Fast Five movie
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    I'd like to know how your tag made it through that! I'm also sorry that you got whacked! :cry:That damage should be fairly easy to fix. :)
     
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    Sorry to see you got hit. Hope it works out. By the way, what is that white stuff on the ground? Looks like white sand.


    Jim
     
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    its snow... :cry:
    but that makes it easier to drift :thumbs2: haha
     

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