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My VX got hit this weekend when somebody lost control of their car in the snow. The damage is on the front passenger side wheel and lower cladding. Has anybody had damage like this repaired before? What should the garage look for as far as damage to the front end? The insurance company is trying to convince me that it is all cosmetic damage, but I have a sneaking suspicion that there may be more to it. I don't want to end up with problems in the future.
BTW I've only been an owner for 3 WEEKS!
Last edited by PittVXr : 12/09/2008 at 09:26 PM
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Sorry that happened. The damage looks pretty strait forward. I'd definitely get new or like new cladding if the insurants company takes care of all the costs.
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sorry man i would be so peeved! hopefully it is just cosmetic damage.. but make sure they pull the cladding and wheel to make sure! hope they get you back to normal soon
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wow, thats too bad...
i would check the lights if i were you, when mine got "bumped" it misaligned my lights really bad....had to do some modification to get it straight....
whats goin on here, thats 2 VX's broken into and 2 in accidents....
fingers crossed and knocking on wood....
i might have to move the VX to the garage till the smoke clears...
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From your other pic, the cladding isn't that bad. You can probably hit it with a heat gun and properly reshape it. There is sheet metal under that area, I know because I had to readjust it to fit my tires. So they already did the job for you!!
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Make sure the insurance company has the alignment checked by a quality shop (not the body shop). They'll be able to tell if there was any damage to the control arms.
I'm assuming from the pics that the VX was parked when hit. If so, make sure that there wasn't any damage to the steering wheel lock.
Sorry to hear you're experiencing something like this so soon after getting her. Good luck.
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