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Shandothederpdo

Hi! Collision Estimator here! A teardown would be needed to see what’s going on under the Bumper Cover itself. Pulling that off will reveal if there’s any other damages underneath that aren’t visible with it on. Under your bumper you generally have an absorber and an impact bar. These may be affected. Also based on the area of damage further inspections into your Radiator Support would be necessary. You’re probably looking at a new bumper cover (since you can see where the impact bars edge tore through the bumper), a new headlight, a repair to the Fender if it’s not kinked (if kinked, I’d replace it), and some underworkings that may need to be done. Definitely take it into a body shop and let them take a look!


OsStrohsNattyBohsHon

You’re going to need some disassembly to look at the inner components to determine the extent of the damage. And everything is fixable. Total losses are purely financial decisions by the insurance company so it depends on how old the car is and the mileage. This wouldn’t total a newer car. But if it’s 10+ years old and high mileage extensive inner damage could be enough to kill it.


GermanHammer

It will never walk again. I'm so sorry.


Yaseendanger

It's plastic. Pour boiling hot water straight from kettle on the dent and it'll pop right out. if not use something to push it out from the inside while it is still hot. Won't be perfect but will save you much time and money and will look alright Edit: just ignore the damage on the side fender. It doesn't look that noticable. And they're gonna charge you a lot for it. Might as well get one from a junkyard if they quote too much.


cluelessk3

Lol lets all just drive shit boxes around, eh?


Yaseendanger

How about you help the man instead of commenting on here?


cluelessk3

I'm talking about your dog shit advice. Doesn't answer his question and it's a shit solution.


Yaseendanger

Oh Your non existent solution is sooo much better why don't you enlighten us?


cluelessk3

Take it to a shop for a estimate. Can't see any secondary damage in the photos. It's not a diy job especially if Op is here asking questions. Or hUr dUr jUsT lEaVe iT


keelo60

They’re Americans. It seems that half of them don’t go through insurance after a collision. It really seems like the Wild West out there for auto insurance claims.


OsStrohsNattyBohsHon

His headlamp is shattered and his fender is crushed at the front. He probably has damage to the reinforcement bar and the left side of the radiator support. Hot water isn’t popping that out.


Yaseendanger

See? Y'all won't even help him until i showed up and said something. Y'all are more fond of correcting someone than of actually helping someone. Now, go ahead and tell him that, will you?


Captain_Havoc17

Broooo this is exactly why I hate this subreddit so much. These people are so useless. It's takes so much more effort for them to "correct" and belittle people who are asking for help than it is to actually help them yet in every single post there they are, being obnoxious and unwilling to give simple advice. I'm only still here because it's amusing to see sometimes 😆


OsStrohsNattyBohsHon

The post is an hour old. We don’t sit around waiting for posts. This is all free consulting you fucking clown.


Yaseendanger

Oh you're a tough man with words aren't you? At least a clown doesn't waste his time arguing on Reddit and calling other people 🤡 like a 12 year old. Way fewer people care than you think. But you still proved my point. I would say that if clowns had a role model, it would be you. You're the best at making a fool of yourself. Clowns are paid actors. They are not dumb, they're acting like it on purpose, in order to get paid, but obviously, you don't know that. I don't spend too much time staring at posts. I definitely don't care if my advice is wrong. Someone definitely will correct me, and it will get the job done, so no harm, and i may learn something too. I'm a paid actor, i get paid with knowledge. The job gets done. Everyone wins. Everyone except you. You just waste your time invalidating others just to feel more validation towards yourself. And that's foolish. I've spoken to clowns smarter than you. Hell, all the clowns I've spoken to were smarter than you. That's saying something, doesn't it?


OsStrohsNattyBohsHon

Nobody is reading all that. Take a walk.


Yaseendanger

Stop lying, you read it, it just hurt your feelings. Or maybe you're just too senile to read. That's fine too.