If you had any child seats in the truck make sure that they replace them. The insurance companies have to replace them even if a kid is not in the seat. I had a similar wreck in my old truck and they did not even bat an eye at replacing both seats. My kids were not in them but it could still stress any plastic pieces and then if you get in another accident they will break easier. I just sent them a printout from a website with what the price would be to buy the same seat brand new. I then took the seats in and they gave me a check. They will want the old seats so that they can destroy them.

I found this on a site:
Here are samples of replacement guidelines from a variety of sources (current as of May 2004). This information may assist you when submitting an insurance claim:

* Excerpt from Car Safety Seats, A Guide for Families, published by the American Academy of Pediatrics says "Do not use a seat that was in a crash. It may have been weakened and should not be used, even if it looks fine. Do not use a car safety seat if you do not know its full history."

* The Juvenile Product Manufacturer's Association website offers a brochure a about keeping baby safe and comfortable. Titled, Safe and Sound, it is a guide to baby product safety, use and selection. Page seven, "Car Seats and Booster Seats", says "Do not use a car seat or booster that has ever been involved in a crash."

* Evenflo 2003: What do I do if my car seat is in an accident?
Please discontinue use immediately and contact the Evenflo Parent Link Consumer Resource Center at (800) 233-5921. There may be, in some cases, internal stresses that cannot be seen.

* GRACO 2003: I was recently in an accident. Do I have to replace my child's car seat? There doesn't appear to be any damage.
Yes. You must replace your child's car seat if it was involved in an accident, no matter what. Even if there appears to be no damage to the car seat on the surface, the impact and force of a collision can cause unseen structural damage to the interior of your car seat. Any such damage may prohibit your car seat from properly protecting your child in the event of a sudden stop or crash. Some insurance carriers will reimburse you for the replacement of a new car seat if it was in a crash. Check with your insurance carrier for more details.

* Britax 2003:
Britax strongly advises against buying or using a second hand child restraint. You can never be certain how it has been used or abused, if all the necessary labels, instructions or parts are still there and parts correctly assembled, whether it has ever been involved in a crash, and the restraint may be technically out of date with the latest in features.

 

I'd check the local salvage yards or ebay for a used tire/rim. I sold my stock rims on ebay and there were quite a few listed at the time. Worse case scenario is to go to the dealership and buy one, but it'll be a pretty penny from them. Make sure to keep the receipt and submit it to the insurance company, you'll hopefully get reimbursed for it.

 

Thanks Blue, I would have never thought of that...

I might take moose up on his offer lol

 

That sucks sorry about your truck, I guess its time for them Toyo's you have been wanting the truck dont look too bad, and im glad your fine well you have always been fine but you know what I mean.lol

 

thanks tuff I don't have the extra money to get anything big for my truck right now... So i will just have to milk the insurance company and get the broken parts fixed... Although now that Blue said the child Seat... there's 150 bucks

 

Washed and detailed the truck today... after looking more closely... I will need a front right quarter panel(has a dent and paint scrap), upper and lower bumper, lower valance, tire and rim... so I could be looking at some nice new 35's Will post pics tonight... gotta go eat grub at the grandparents house....

 

No problem. I would not have known about this either but my best friend's wife works for an insurance company. I had two older seats in my old truck when an idiot turned left in front of me while I was going 45 in the rain. My little girls were still at home sleeping when it happened. I got two brand new seats and they got to pick them out!

 

Good job on the diagram, lol. Glad you are ok, and it looks like you suffered minimal damage.

 

Well here is the damage... and yes RP I cleaned the wheel wells... I even shined my spare

 

WOW!! sorry... I'll resize them...

 

that actually doesn't look all that bad. from looking at your 1st post, I was halfway expecting missing paint. I've never seen a tire get a chunk taken out of it like that.

good luck with the insurance company. If you get some Toyo's, make sure to get the pics up

 

Well I am guessing that I had the tire cranked all the way to the left, and then the bumper hit hers and her steel bumper got a hold of my tire and ripped the chunk out...

 

TAKE YOUR TRUCK STRAIT TO THE DEALER and let the collision dept give you and estimate. that way you won't have any warrante problems down the road from letting some one else fix your truck. They will go through it pretty good they may even find some unseen damage. You can never be to careful.

 

Well i was planning to take it to the dealership for the quote and the repairs... But I need the tire and rim by friday as I am going out of town and need a spare tire for the trip to TX... never know what can happen on a road trip :|