slybunda Posted 18 October 2025 Report Posted 18 October 2025 Well had my first accident in the celica. got rear ended by someone while i was at the traffic light, not sure how hard it was hit but deffo felt it, probably 30mph took the bumper off to check the damage, pics attached looks like the rear crash beam, the foam thingy and the bumper has taken the brunt of it how much am i looking at to get this all fixed up bumper has some spider webbing style of cracks on it 2
Xanadu Posted 18 October 2025 Report Posted 18 October 2025 Bumper foam is about £30 on eBay - without p&p. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/167817951889 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235032913449
Old Red Celica Posted 18 October 2025 Report Posted 18 October 2025 £6-700 inc paint if using 2nd hand parts
slybunda Posted 19 October 2025 Author Report Posted 19 October 2025 The guy who hit me says he don't want to go through insurance and will pay cash so not sure on this. Do I get quotes and get back to him? Would insurance use brand new parts or 2nd hand?
Xanadu Posted 19 October 2025 Report Posted 19 October 2025 Given the age of the car, an insurance company might declare it a write-off. Play safe and contact your insurance company.
Old Red Celica Posted 19 October 2025 Report Posted 19 October 2025 All depends if you want to get rid of the car or have a "Cat write off" on it.
Xanadu Posted 19 October 2025 Report Posted 19 October 2025 12 hours ago, slybunda said: Do I get quotes and get back to him? Getting quotes would be a good idea, but don't be surprised if he says "I'm not paying that much!". If the car is written-off, you can offer to buy it back and repair it yourself.
Old Red Celica Posted 19 October 2025 Report Posted 19 October 2025 Insurance would write it off. But the other guys insurance would be affected for the next 5 years. So you can see why he wants to deal outside insurance. Insurance won't want the hassle of 2ndhand parts.
slybunda Posted 20 October 2025 Author Report Posted 20 October 2025 Ok makes sense to go the DIY route, guys gonna pay for a replacement crash beam and foam and bumper 2nd hand and for paint job which is quoted around 250 here
Old Red Celica Posted 20 October 2025 Report Posted 20 October 2025 Be sure you don't leave anything off the repair list. You need to make sure everything is fixed. NO BUCKLES IN THE FLOOR PAN. Above all be fair.
slybunda Posted 20 October 2025 Author Report Posted 20 October 2025 Yea took the spare wheel and boot trays out and checked everything seems solid. I didn't think that a 3rd partys insurance could write off a car and if demanded they would have to fix it in full. But my knowledge of insurance claim stuff is from around 20 years ago so not sure if things have changed since then
_Chris_ Posted 21 October 2025 Report Posted 21 October 2025 If insurance get involved then there's a reasonable chance it will end up with a cat c or d write off flagged which would make it unsaleable or at least reduce its value. If it's written off, the value offered minus the buy back may not cover a proper repair so you'd be worse off. If it were me, I would get a couple of quotes as a starting point. If it's a few hundred you would both be better off keeping it out of insurance.
slybunda Posted 21 October 2025 Author Report Posted 21 October 2025 Understood I think we should have this sorted in the next couple of days, will keep you guys posted
CelicaRacer Posted 21 October 2025 Report Posted 21 October 2025 On 20/10/2025 at 11:13, slybunda said: Ok makes sense to go the DIY route, guys gonna pay for a replacement crash beam and foam and bumper 2nd hand and for paint job which is quoted around 250 here 250 is cheap! I got quoted £750 just to paint the tailgate of my touring.
_Chris_ Posted 21 October 2025 Report Posted 21 October 2025 Tailgate is much harder to paint than a bumper.
slybunda Posted 23 October 2025 Author Report Posted 23 October 2025 Just need to be prepared the guy said he would pay this weekend, replacement bumper , crash bar and impact absorber iv purchased at the other guys expense and he saying he will go collect the items in 2 weeks time since they in London so 200mile round trip. Now if he don't pay this weekend should I just contact my insurance company since it will have been a week since the accident? What if he does pay but doesn't go collect the parts like he is saying he will do what then? Just trying to be prepared in advance
slybunda Posted 25 October 2025 Author Report Posted 25 October 2025 Guys paid me out so it's ok, parts paid for too. He said he would collect the parts for me which are in London once his van is back on the road. Dunno if there are any club members around the N7 8HD post code area with a van that are coming to Coventry any time soon?
slybunda Posted 7 November 2025 Author Report Posted 7 November 2025 guy seems to be messing me around with collecting the parts. is there anyone in london that travels between N7 8HD and UB10 8LU that could pick up the parts and drop to my cousins house?
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