Chris141084 Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 Was in a queue of traffic earlier going to the cinema, someone hit me from behind at low speed. Is there anything hiding behind the bumper that could be damaged/need to look out for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 Very likely. The rear bumper will pop back out, leaving everything damaged underneath despite it looking fine. Please tell me they stopped, and you got details and photos... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris141084 Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 I stopped straight away, so did they, I have her details, no photos tho. I'm a mechanic, so Ill be taking the bumper off tomorrow to inspect for damage. She thought the traffic was moving so set off into the back of me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 Grab some photos before you remove anything, definitely. Call your insurance and do it through them, zero point you spending a penny on it. She went into you, it couldn't be any easier for them to prove liability in this case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris141084 Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 (edited) Oh yeah, I will do, I've already seen some spidering in my paint work. I'll be ringing the security of the cinema site to see if the cctv caught anything too. I definitely won't be paying a penny out, it sent my wife into a mini anxiety attack too. In a positive note, the jungle book is an ace film :-) Edited May 1, 2016 by Chris141084 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 upsides and all that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris141084 Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 upsides and all that! Exactly!:-) I'll keep you posted 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 Chris depends how hard this woman hit you & what height her vehicle was. You may get lucky if it was a slow speed impact and her vehicle cleared your exhausts & just hit the bumper. This is what's behind the rear bumper... As you can see there is a crash bar behind the rear bumper but not a lot else really. It would have to be a reasonable impact imo before you start creasing the boot panels etc. My worry though would be that if she hit the exhaust system possibly bending it or even moving parts further up the system out of place like even the manifolds (although if that happened the car exhaust would sound louder so you'd probably know if that has happened). Hopefully it's only minor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 that's my car, fancy searching the net and finding her half naked! I think that was when I was test fitting the CS rear bumper, and that was some years ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris141084 Posted May 2, 2016 Author Share Posted May 2, 2016 She didn't hit me that hard, we were stood in a line of traffic in a car park, she just set off into the back of me. There is an outline in the dust where her number plate hit, it's right in the middle over the towing eye cover. Shouldn't be much damage if any, hopefully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris141084 Posted May 2, 2016 Author Share Posted May 2, 2016 Cheers for the pic GMballistic, I've never seen behind my rear bumper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 that's my car, fancy searching the net and finding her half naked! I think that was when I was test fitting the CS rear bumper, and that was some years ago. Best picture on the first page that came up on a google search. She didn't hit me that hard, we were stood in a line of traffic in a car park, she just set off into the back of me. There is an outline in the dust where her number plate hit, it's right in the middle over the towing eye cover. Shouldn't be much damage if any, hopefully Cheers for the pic GMballistic, I've never seen behind my rear bumper You're welcome Chris. Fingers crossed it's nothing more than minor damage to your bumper then. If the bumper and everything behind it is ok, but the bumper needs a respray (to get rid of the spidering) then I personally wouldn't go through insurance. It would probably only cost you an estimated £150-£200 tops for a rear bumper respray which is probably a lot less then your insurance excess anyway (if you have to pay that on a non fault claim?). As long as shes an honest person then I don't see why you don't just get her to pay for the repairs at a bodyshop of your choosing. Removal guide here in case you fancy removing the bumper yourself... [media] [/media] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris141084 Posted May 2, 2016 Author Share Posted May 2, 2016 She has offered to pay, I'm going to get a couple of quotes, but I know who I would like to paint it as I've used him before. I'll make the decision then, once I've got some prices. I'll keep it out of the insurance if I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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