Bobbydigital
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I was driving on a road in a relatively congested area, and a car pulled out of a parking lot and t-boned me. initially the damage looked minimal
<img src="http://i.imgur.com/05WUSPH.jpg" width=1024>
running board damage and scratched up rim. hard to tell in the photo, but the running board was bent down slightly.
and the insurance adjuster from Geico looked at it superficially and estimated damage to be about $500 to buff/polish the rim, and replace the running board.
I took it home and took the running boards off and noticed that it immediately flattened out. I thought then that the bracket must have bent, but when I removed the bracket, it was not bent, and matched the same shape as the others. I removed the driver side running board as well. Comparing the mount points on the frame, I then noticed that there were stress points where the mount points on the frame had bent out slightly. The rear passenger side mount was more significant, and the middle was very slight, but noticeable if you ran your finger over it. The front mount seemed to be ok. On the driver side, as a comparison, the mount points were all flush to the frame.
Photos:
<img src="http://i.imgur.com/faVHJYd.jpg" width=1024>
<img src="http://i.imgur.com/z6cveQs.jpg" width=1024>
I sent the pictures to the Geico rep, and I have another appointment for them to look at that. Given that damage is on the frame, how involved is that going to be to fix? Assuming the damage is as it appears, it only affects the ability to properly install running boards, but I expect them to fix it. My suspicion is that it would be a rather expensive fix, but I don't really know.
<img src="http://i.imgur.com/05WUSPH.jpg" width=1024>
running board damage and scratched up rim. hard to tell in the photo, but the running board was bent down slightly.
and the insurance adjuster from Geico looked at it superficially and estimated damage to be about $500 to buff/polish the rim, and replace the running board.
I took it home and took the running boards off and noticed that it immediately flattened out. I thought then that the bracket must have bent, but when I removed the bracket, it was not bent, and matched the same shape as the others. I removed the driver side running board as well. Comparing the mount points on the frame, I then noticed that there were stress points where the mount points on the frame had bent out slightly. The rear passenger side mount was more significant, and the middle was very slight, but noticeable if you ran your finger over it. The front mount seemed to be ok. On the driver side, as a comparison, the mount points were all flush to the frame.
Photos:
<img src="http://i.imgur.com/faVHJYd.jpg" width=1024>
<img src="http://i.imgur.com/z6cveQs.jpg" width=1024>
I sent the pictures to the Geico rep, and I have another appointment for them to look at that. Given that damage is on the frame, how involved is that going to be to fix? Assuming the damage is as it appears, it only affects the ability to properly install running boards, but I expect them to fix it. My suspicion is that it would be a rather expensive fix, but I don't really know.
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