Accident = bent frame - opinion?
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Well, now I am starting to see this. In 35 years of driving, I've never been in a situation like this before.
I really started to see this when my insurance adjuster's estimate was a bit higher than the other one - looked like a screwing coming.......
My body shop guy said the same as you greencrew - that I am better off letting my insurance handle the repairs and getting their money back.
Thanks for all the input and advise guys - it does help calm my nerves a bit!
I really started to see this when my insurance adjuster's estimate was a bit higher than the other one - looked like a screwing coming.......
My body shop guy said the same as you greencrew - that I am better off letting my insurance handle the repairs and getting their money back.
Thanks for all the input and advise guys - it does help calm my nerves a bit!
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From: Mount Airy,MD
I was in an accident this past Friday. An older man in a midsize car crashed into my back bumper and receiver hitch. I was driving through a construction site at around 25 to 30 miles an hour. No clue to his speed at the time of impact. It bent my hitch to the right and under the bed to the spare tire. my bed was pushed up against the cab with very little dents in the cab itself. I was able to drive truck home but it felt different. It will take 10 days to get any info about the other driver. My truck is a 2011 F150 Ecco Boost and I don't have gap but I paid a lot down and almost have it paid off. I owe less then $5000. and paid over $40,000 new less then 2 years ago. I don't want a new wrecked paid off truck. I was wanting to have a new truck paid off in 2 years. What do you think they will do to my truck? Fix it or replace it?
More than likely they will replace the whole thing rather than a part. Frames cost is around 3K plus labor to do the move. Trying to cut and weld in the new piece correctly could cost just as much as putting in a new one, and you would still have the possibility of it being out of wack.
Last edited by kingfish51; May 21, 2013 at 09:20 PM.
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I saw one being done on an '10 and after seeing how it's done, I'ld trust it.
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I know what you are saying, but Ford makes the sections, like a front clip, rear clip, etc and the old frame is cut and new one has ends that slide in place and when lined up, it's welded to high standard.
I saw one being done on an '10 and after seeing how it's done, I'ld trust it.
I saw one being done on an '10 and after seeing how it's done, I'ld trust it.
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anyone know where i can get a diminished value price for my truck if they decide to fix it or try to they are talking a full frame off rebuild for only $20k and would be another month before i would see the truck back if that. numbers are not adding up to me. ya the truck was over 40k new but that doesn't mean its worth 40k there are several dealers and online truck places listing the same truck now and used 15 models for 32k to 35k. Thoughts from anyone would be helpful on this i am supposed to have this info back from body shop today and then insurance from at fault party will come out to look at it. had new truck 6 days that was it 370 miles on it we only put 200 if that on it, and been off work since the accident january 13th.
