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Originally Posted by y2kimmel
I was in a 4-car collision a week ago, and was rear ended and driven into the car in front of me. Lots of cosmetic damage to the front of the car, and somehow the rear impact puctured two holes in the bottom of the trunk where the spare sits.
I went to look at the car this a.m. to find the cause of the coolant leak. I spun the main cooling fan and one of the blades came off. I looked at the radiator and it appears that the fan was pushed into the radiator, casuing a small hole fairly high up towards one side.
The adjustor is coming soon, and need to know what to push for as far as mechanical repairs.
I know I'll need a new radiator and cooling fan as a minimum. Given the impact, I think I should insist on new motor mounts as well. How about the bearing assembly that the cooling fan is connected to? I can't imagine that this bearing is designed to take the loads associated with impacting the radiator. Is this something that is reasonable?
Anyone who's been through the same type of ordeal - please let me know your outcome.
Thanks,
y2kimmel
1995 E420 108k
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I was involved in the same type of accident except there was more damage in the front than back. Total repairs came out to be around $2500...from the collision I knew it was a total loss (tweaked chassis) but I still wanted to keep the car so I gathered all the phone numbers I could of people I knew and started calling around for parts, and called dealer for parts pricing quotes, searched online, went to numerous junkyards, ebay you name it...I needed a new hood, radiator, f&r bumper, aux. fans, horns, headlamp + marker, had to straighten out the frame, grille, new water pump, did most of the body repairs myself through DIY articles and had a friend, who's a mechanic/painter, help me out with the engine and painting the hood and bumpers. It's really a personal choice if you want to keep the car but as you can see, it won't be easy financially.
Post some pics up if you can.