Collision contagion!

[Bob98SR5]

First Lance, now me...though i didn't have nearly the damage that Lance did!:)

As much as I would have liked to put a good off roading story to this, this was a dumb, stupid accident on my part. I just clipped a H3 on the freeway on the way back from work. I just simply was not paying attention and messing with my sun visor at the time to adjust it properly.

As you can see, it was a glancing blow. The good thing was that no one was hurt, no spin out, etc. The H3 had a nice family with a small child. Child was fine. As we pulled off the side of the freeway to exchange info, the CHP lady pulled behind us not a few minutes after the collision. She escorted us onto the surface streets where we got to exchange more information, but through an official police report.

Like i said, the family was a nice family and everything was very low key and cordial. The cop even said that the family agreed that they were all ok.

Another good thing was that the T17 took most of the damage and contained it to the bumper and to the bumper brackets. if i had my stock bumper, that thing would've folded like the French army and probably wouldve sustained more internal damage (i.e. radiator, battery pushed in, etc). after several tries to bend the wing away from the front driver's side tire, i just took off the bumper and drove home w/o it (stored it in back)

i think the bumper is toast as well as the bumper brackers, but i will give it the good country try and try to bash it back into shape. i dont think it'll happen, but anything is possible with steel. the lights are toast, some internal brakcets are toast, but over all, this should not be a difficult repair. the hood sustained a little damage, so who knows what magic they can pull off at the body shop to bend it back. Oh yeah, the satoshi mod survived :) at least i think so...maybe one of the rear clips broke, but thats about it.

oh yeah, you morbid bastids, here are the pics :drool:

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w177/bob98sr5/collision/003.jpg

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w177/bob98sr5/collision/004.jpg

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w177/bob98sr5/collision/010.jpg

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w177/bob98sr5/collision/011.jpg

Here's the H3's damage:

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w177/bob98sr5/collision/007.jpg

Links to all the pics: http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w177/bob98sr5/collision/


bob

[Elton]

ouch looks like the h3 won heres what it could of looked like if you didint have the tjm and you drove it home too
click on pic to make it bigger
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/Eltonh/My%20Wreck/th_Picture240.jpg (http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/Eltonh/My%20Wreck/Picture240.jpg)

[garrett]

glad everyones okay.

if you come to the decision... how much for the bumper?

[Bob98SR5]

haha, garrett you vulture!!! but as jabba says 'youre my kind of scum' :D

dude, no clue. i'll have to see what the magic sledge hammer can do. probably nothing, but we'll see

bob

[garrett]

haha, garrett you vulture!!! but as jabba says 'youre my kind of scum' :D

i know! sorry, i don't mean to seem insensitive... but if i didnt ask, someone else would have. :hillbill:

[Seanz0rz]

damn bob. good that no one is hurt, and good that the 4runner survived relatively intact. doesnt look like the h3 faired to badly either. im surprised at that.

makes me want a arb front bumper even more!

[Rock Slide]

Guess it could've been worse...glad everyone is okay.

Hate to see a fellow 4Runner in a wreck though...

[localmotion]

damn duuude that sucks!

I still drive mine around all bent up...i guess you will be using the brackets? LOL

whats with the influx of Asians crashing their 4runners with custom bumpers?!?! I guess i started it all.

Garrett...i always lauf when i see your avatar.

[garrett]

Garrett...i always lauf when i see your avatar.


13 days baby! :gay: :flipoff:

[localmotion]

hahaah...yea, I'm still not sure how i got passed all of their tests...LOL


back on topic!!!!!

[Good Times]

:( man I feel your pain! so now we've got 2 4runners to wrench on! ;) glad to hear the other party walked away from the accident.. especially the child in the suv. give me a call so we can start workin on gettin your 4runner up and running!

[bigwapitijohnny]

Sorry to hear about it. Glad that everyone is OK. Could have been worse. :angel:

Regards,

BWJ

[paddlenbike]

Ah man Bob, sorry to see/hear that! Perhaps I should just keep my 4Runner in the garage for a while. :confused:

Had you center-punched the H3's rear tire carrier there would be considerably more damage to her truck.

Good luck in getting her back on the road Bob.

[DNAhilux]

ooo, crappy to see to such a well thought out vehicle. but at least youll be known not as "H3 recovery team", but as H3 rear ender-er.

[Bob98SR5]

Ah man Bob, sorry to see/hear that! Perhaps I should just keep my 4Runner in the garage for a while. :confused:

Had you center-punched the H3's rear tire carrier there would be considerably more damage to her truck.

Good luck in getting her back on the road Bob.


ken,

yeah, that tire hanging off the back of the hummer wouldve mangled more than just the hatch.

and damn dude, i have not heard from the adjuster today. i better hear from him/her tomorrow by noon!

bob



ooo, crappy to see to such a well thought out vehicle. but at least youll be known not as "H3 recovery team", but as H3 rear ender-er.

haha, thanks for the compliment---and the jab :hillbill: well like i said, its probably not going to be an expensive repair. lots of parts swapping i think. hopefully the adjuster is experienced enough to make a good evaluation

i am definitely going to see what the cost is for a 99 scooped hood vs a 98 hood. and i'm gonna want to get the 99 headlights as well. of course, i'll pay the difference if it is not significant.

bob

[BruceTS]

looks like the bumper can be pounded back out, I have a set of side wings. Time to do the turnsignal mod........ Brackets are repairable

[Bob98SR5]

bruce,

yeah, that is my goal. if those wings are for sale, i'll buy em from you. turn signal mod: oh yeah, right! i actually bought that relay many moons ago, but other stuff came up before that.

luckily, i kept my old stock bumper. that will go on temporarily until i can get the rest pounded back into shape. i'll need some help/tips from you re best way to accomplish this if you dont mind.

bob

[slosurfer]

Dang Bob! Sorry to hear about that, glad everyone was okay though. Remind me not to drive in front of you or Lance at Pismo.

[humanoid]

Sucks, Bob, but glad to hear everyone is A-OK.

[Marc P]

Glad you are ok, and your truck looks pretty easy to repair.

I told you not to put lipstick on while driving :chair:

[MTL_4runner]

Wow Bob, not sure how I missed this thread, but luckily everyone was fine and it doesn't look too bad to fix. I definately want to see a scooped hood on that thing when it's all done (accident is certainly the time to get that changed out if insurance is paying for it...difference will be minimal). I hope that collision virus stays contained to the west coast though! :laugh:

[jrallan26]

Thats it, the crashing bug is here. My truck is going straight to the garage. I dont mind crashing my wife's Carmry, we are shopping for a 07 Camry.

[expatoz]

Sorry to hear Bob. Good luck getting it all sorted out.

[Bob98SR5]

dropped it off at the shop on saturday. hopefully this wont extend out too far. i want my truck back. waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

[p nut]

It's the curse of the 4Runners! My friend rolled his last August. I totalled mine in December. I was freaking stuck driving a rental Focus for a couple of weeks. Still have a bitter after-taste. Bleck.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y220/shinpaul/IMG00025.jpg

[Elton]

update ?

[Bob98SR5]

talked w/ the shop yesterday after getting the report from the adjuster. made sure i got my 99 parts in there. i got the 99 lights, corner lamps and 99 hood w/ hood scoop parts. i am just paying a little over $165 to get the 99 hood scoop. anyways, they say it should take 3-4 weeks but thats not acceptable to me so i am going to go to the shop, start counting vehicles to make sure mine is not done later than the ones i see in the lot

bob

[MTL_4runner]

anyways, they say it should take 3-4 weeks but thats not acceptable to me so i am going to go to the shop, start counting vehicles to make sure mine is not done later than the ones i see in the lot

bob

Bring your camera. :thumbup:

[iceman601]

Wow...3-4 weeks to fix?...thats a pretty long time considering the damages seen in the pics...Did the frame get bent or something,that shouldn't take no longer than a week at most. Which body shop did you go to Bob?

[Seanz0rz]

saw a green 3rd gen with massive right side damage today on the freeway. it was on the 5 or 55 or something like that. looks like it either changed lanes into a chevy or the chevy hit the side of it. it was pretty banged up, looked like someone got hurt, saw someone on a strecher.

poor 4runners! i lost a bolt on the freeway for my grill guard, whole thing fell down away from the grill. put in a spare bolt till i got back, now its sitting in my back yard where it will remain till someone takes it off my hands. time for an arb!

[Bob98SR5]

ice,

yeah, 3-4 weeks sounds way too long. so went to the shop, they were closed. but the gate was open so i parked inside the lot. well you konw what i saw? my freakin' bumper was sitting next to the dumpster. Farg, i was soooo damn pissed off when i saw that. so i called the shop, but all i got was an answering machine so i left off my pissed off message. turned around home to get my tools and i took it apart and hauled it back home. i have no idea how i am gonna pound this back into shape, esp the left side. one mount is toast, but i think i could grind out the shackle hanger wing and weld it back into another bracket.

the shop's name is expo auto body on baldwin and lower azusa...right by the home depot. its my friend's shop. i am gonna give him a big piece of my mind on tuesday.

bob

[Bob98SR5]

well, ave him a piece of my mind. never heard my friend so apologetic. anyways, looks like 2-3 weeks. i told him 4 weeks was bull#### and not acceptable, esp for a friend who didnt have to go to his shop

bob

[Henry]

Sorry to see your 4runner like that Bob. Hope you get it fixed soon and looking forward to the new pics of it repaired w/the 99' parts.

[Bob98SR5]

henry,

hey, news flash: your V is missing from your name ;) j/k. you can be whoever you want on this forum...and not be banned for it :D

yeah, it was not a good day, but i know it couldve been much worse...as in me hurting myself or hurting others more seriously. its just a car, as they say. but yeah, i dont like to be given the b.s. line either when it comes to the long estimates for repairs

i am going to drop in and check it out on saturday to see what progrss if any has been made. i'll expect the worst and hope for the best!

bob

[Bob98SR5]

well, the 4runner is done today. i am not going to pick it up until friday evening after work. might as well use all the rental car days at 32mpg :)

actually, im not really excited to get the truck back. (gasp!) i'm more focused and amped about getting the veggie benz here to CA :D

bob

[jrallan26]

Hope the runner looks better than before.....

[Bob98SR5]

ok truck is back. looks like they did a great job so far. i did not give it the 110% inspection, but from all quick looks right now, they did a great job. ill post pics tomorrow.

looks great w/ the hood scoop!

bob

[Bob98SR5]

ok, nothing to get all exited about, but here are the pics. good thing: no frame damage. nothing to straighten out. they installed a new 98 grill, but i put ol' satoshi back on :) the truck looks so different w/out the TJM. looks...ummm...stock! :D i definitely think the hood scoop gives it a more muscular look, but in the end game, its just deco-ray-shun, as they say in the hood.

However, i am looking at 96 4runner's data with great interest re cutting out the hood scoop barrier thing. doesnt matter as much to me b/c i dont have an SC, but interesting info about the cooling effect at idle.

with new replacement grill
http://www.4runners.org/image/random/scoop_reg.jpg

with satoshi grill installed back on
http://www.4runners.org/image/random/scoop1.jpg

another shot
http://www.4runners.org/image/random/scoop2.jpg

Ok gents, I'm back in the saddle. Time to wheel!

bob

[MTL_4runner]

Looks good Bob!.....but it does look a bit light without the TJM. :P

[Bob98SR5]

jamie,

yeah, it does. it does.

pounding that tjm will be an effort. its really twisted. i think i'll start a suggestion thread on what would be the best way to rebend it back.

bob

[slosurfer]

Bob, that hood scoop is :gay2:



















:lol: Just kidding! Looks good, glad you finally got it back. Post pics of the tjm.

[FUZION]

the front looks shiny :clap:

[firebane]

mmm sport hood and satoshi... now to find those myself *rubs hands evily*

[Robinhood4x4]

I thought they threw away your satoshi?

[Bob98SR5]

steve,

i thought so too. but one of the guys followed directions and saved it.

bob

[DeathCougar]

lookin good! What all did they have to replace? Did they cut/replace the core support, or just half-ass pound it back into shape? Thank god for no frame damage too...that takes $$$ to repair.

[jrallan26]

Bob,

Why didnt they replace your TJM bumper?

[paddlenbike]

Looks great Bob! The satoshi mod alone makes the truck look more aggressive.