Oh No...Crunch...$$$

Disclaimer: Links on this page pointing to Amazon, eBay and other sites may include affiliate code. If you click them and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission.

WalleyeMikeIII

Full Access Member
Joined
Feb 22, 2022
Posts
1,931
Reaction score
1,490
Location
Sunny and Snowy Minnesota
Well, did 1 second of inattentive driving while repositioning my rig to load up our gear at the end of my ice fishing trip. Early morning, dark, foggy, unfamiliar surroundings....tapped a tree at about 0.5MPH. On initial sound, I was praying it was the snow bank...but, no luck. Crunch. Pics attached.

Body shop estimate: $6700, ouch..
Parts Needs: Headlight assembly, Fog Light assembly, fog light bezel, new bumper facia, right front fender, grill
Plus Paint and labor.
Plus whatever brackets are likely busted underneath.
Hood not yet included...hoping that was spared; but...time will tell.
On the schedule for a month from now, assuming they can get parts.

No humans or trees were injured; only my pride.
 

Attachments

  • IMG_8654.jpeg
    IMG_8654.jpeg
    245.2 KB · Views: 34

R32driver

Full Access Member
Joined
Nov 24, 2021
Posts
717
Reaction score
619
Oh no that sucks! If it makes you feel any better (probably not) I'm looking at a $3300 quote to repair just paint damage on our '21 all caused by someone else. Paint rubbed all the way off on driver side rear bumper from careless driver hitting it while parked and then a couple weeks later deep scratches all down the passenger rear fender that appears to be a key job done on purpose. Same color rig as yours
 

zbad55

Full Access Member
Joined
Dec 1, 2017
Posts
300
Reaction score
264
Location
Detroit
Wow, sorry to hear that, and $6700 is crazy. Hard to tell from the picture but can't they fix anything or are just going to replace all the parts. Hard to tell from the picture but looks like the bumper and fender could be repaired. Hope that you can get it fixed in a timely manner,
 

B-train

Full Access Member
Joined
Sep 12, 2022
Posts
1,869
Reaction score
3,043
I had a similar experience with my new 2018 sierra. My daughter moved the truck for me on a rainy night and bumped my work truck. $3400 later I had a new bumper, fixed lower rear quarter, and repaint. Stupid how fragile these new vehicles are. I want a 1995 sierra again......they were actually built to use as a truck in my mind.
 

navyseal334

Full Access Member
Joined
Jan 19, 2022
Posts
133
Reaction score
79
9-Chevrolet-Suburban-1500-Sport-Utility-1655380344.jpg
Km9NK6cSFcJXAly4TEvNS4UleO8.jpg
Growing up we had a '99 suburban. We got rear-ended hard one time in traffic. The other guy's hood was completely smashed in and the only damage to our Suburban was the edge of that THICK stainless steel bumper was bent in 0.5 inches on the edge - I never would have noticed it if I hadn't known about it. That thing could take a hit and brush it off easily. Those extended bumpers also protected the sheet metal/lights from taking a direct hit.

It's a shame how fragile these plastic shells are today.

Also annoying how high it is to get into the trunk compared to that older model (I am 5'6 and have to jump to get in; good luck to my kids) without the higher ground clearance to show for it (thanks to the rear suspension arm). But that's another issue.
 

Forum statistics

Threads
128,782
Posts
1,805,329
Members
91,761
Latest member
AlbertoTahoe2011
Top