I hit the fucking apartment's parking column and now I need a new front bumper, passenger's side headlights, passenger's side fender.

:(

Sorry just had to vent.

:cry

:(

Anyway, anyone have any clue as to where I can get CHEAP replacements for the above items?

Edit: Anyone buy the damaged areas that I have above. Please post where you got it, HOW IS THE FITTING, ETC...

I hope you werent sober, or if you were, i hope you were atleast getting some head or something that distracted you! lol

www.carparts.com

look for your shit on that site. good luck.

ps. wouldnt it be cheaper to fix the stuff you fucked up?

when my friend crashed his civic he ordered from the parts train. The pieces fit well for the civic (front bumper, and radiator support). You might want to check them out http://www.partstrain.com/products/1997~MITSUBISHI~ECLIPSE.htm

Evan B
97 GS- sold
90 GSX-sold
Stamford CT
EvMan2345@aol.com

Originally posted by EvMan2345
when my friend crashed his civic he ordered from the parts train. The pieces fit well for the civic (front bumper, and radiator support). You might want to check them out http://www.partstrain.com/products/1997~MITSUBISHI~ECLIPSE.htm Evan B 97 GS- sold 90 GSX-sold Stamford CT EvMan2345@aol.com

that place is a little on the expensive side. 120 bucks for one headlight? i would say go with ebay. you can get an oem front bumper off of there for 105 shipped. oh, welcome to the fucked up dsm club; my front end is also in terrible shape for now.

I am SOBER!!! Just had 5 hrs of sleep and 5 cups of coffee. :cry

WOE IS MEE.

Cool I found a place on ebay for fenders for 70!

Front for 110...


BTW: based on the pics, do you think I could fix it or no?
here's the aftermath (I know my camera sucks...

so, how exactly did it all happen?

Originally posted by injendsm
so, how exactly did it all happen?

I was pulling in to the parking spot, my going 5 mph and lack of sleep, plus not really paying attention equals me hitting the post!

Simple as that and no one to blame but myself.

you could fix that with a heat gun, a dent puller and some bondo.

Do you think a shop can fix that and make it 100% perfect? i'm a stickler for perfection.

in all honesty, that does not look bad at all.

Originally posted by injendsm
in all honesty, that does not look bad at all.

Well, yeah... To put it in perspective (ie. earthquakes in Pakistan, Katrina) it really is not that big of a deal.

:) Oh well. :)

Its just my car is soo clean ya know. But I'm gonna fix it soon.

I just need to swap driver's side lenses. I'm gonna get a quote tomorrow for the bumper and the fender at a good body shop that can return everything like it was. My front bumper needs fixing anyways since the paint is starting to have spider cracks on it. I might even buy a new bumper cause mine has snagged sooo many parking bumps that is is sagging a bit.

Just three questions though.

1. If I buy a new fender and bumper that's primers already, how much will it take to paint at a good shop?

2. If I take the damage fender and bumper to a good shop, how much to restore it to perfection?

3.ok nevermind, just two question.

Originally posted by jsupetran

Originally posted by injendsm in all honesty, that does not look bad at all.

Well, yeah... To put it in perspective (ie. earthquakes in Pakistan, Katrina) it really is not that big of a deal. :) Oh well. :) Its just my car is soo clean ya know. But I'm gonna fix it soon.

lol. if i remember to, i will take a pic or two of my car tomorrow and we can compare damamge.

Originally posted by injendsm

Originally posted by jsupetran

Originally posted by injendsm in all honesty, that does not look bad at all.

Well, yeah... To put it in perspective (ie. earthquakes in Pakistan, Katrina) it really is not that big of a deal. :) Oh well. :) Its just my car is soo clean ya know. But I'm gonna fix it soon.

lol. if i remember to, i will take a pic or two of my car tomorrow and we can compare damamge.

Yeah, I really just needed to vent. :) Yes, please take pics.

Originally posted by jsupetran

Originally posted by injendsm

Originally posted by jsupetran

Originally posted by injendsm in all honesty, that does not look bad at all.

Well, yeah... To put it in perspective (ie. earthquakes in Pakistan, Katrina) it really is not that big of a deal. :) Oh well. :) Its just my car is soo clean ya know. But I'm gonna fix it soon.

lol. if i remember to, i will take a pic or two of my car tomorrow and we can compare damamge.

Yeah, I really just needed to vent. :) Yes, please take pics.

will do. and believe me, i understand wholeheartedly that you needed to vent because i have done it quite a bit with my eclipse. here are two teaser pics. the first one is the damage that was done less than an hour after my car was dropped. the other is one that was taken a month later.



hint.....look at the door.


ps---the bumper was fixed, somewhat, until recently.

Wow injen. From your sig I always thought you had a clean looking car.

Originally posted by RSClipse9d7
Wow injen. From your sig I always thought you had a clean looking car.

lol. it was clean until college. a lot of dumbass people live on the west coast of florida. that pic earlier happened when i was leaving grain's house after lowering my car. i cut over into a lane too soon and clipped a truck that was towin a flatbed. wait till you see the damage that a semi truck tire did to my car two weeks ago.

I know this place here in San Diego that sells front bumpers for 45$ no shipping though. Headlights are expensive, cheapest I can get is $115 brand new.

edit: WTF how do you do that injen??

sorry to hear that . i know how it feels . i hit a sewer cap and crushed my bumper once and it got me mad even more cuz i did it

wow, i wouldn't even call that damage! lol. that white paint can easily buffed out of course, but hell, if you replace the entire bumper, sell it to me! i'll take it.

Damage is minimal IMO...take it from the king of dents. My car has been hit/backed into 6 times since I got it in 01...none of which my fault.

A good paint/body shop can fix that so easy, you would never be able to tell.

Think about this, your gonna pay all the money for bumper, headlights,and fender...plus installation(maybe since you love perfection) plus a lot of paint, thats an insane amount of money no matter what.

If only we had full dumbass coverage, problems like this would not ruin our days. Dumbass protection for ourselves and others...haha

Originally posted by ScreaminE
Damage is minimal IMO...take it from the king of dents. My car has been hit/backed into 6 times since I got it in 01...none of which my fault. A good paint/body shop can fix that so easy, you would never be able to tell. Think about this, your gonna pay all the money for bumper, headlights,and fender...plus installation(maybe since you love perfection) plus a lot of paint, thats an insane amount of money no matter what. If only we had full dumbass coverage, problems like this would not ruin our days. Dumbass protection for ourselves and others...haha

Really!?!? Yeah, I'm just shopping around my options and really wish it was Wednesday so I can go around bodyshops and see what type of work they do and how much. Hopefully I will get an okay deal and everything is restored back to normal. As for the headlights, I thought I might have to buy projectors (which I really don't want to), but I found someone I think someone I can swap lenses with for minimal expense.

Originally posted by destruckeclipse
I know this place here in San Diego that sells front bumpers for 45$ no shipping though. Headlights are expensive, cheapest I can get is $115 brand new. edit: WTF how do you do that injen??

Check your pm please!

hey man, just thought I'd let ya know, that that fender DEF. looks repairable, headlight prolly need replaced, bumper MAY need to be replaced. Before I would start buying stuff, I would take it somewhere to get a free estimate. If you do have to buy stuff, call around at local junk yards, you may be able to find the stuff you need there in good condition for real cheap.

You also have a pretty common color among 2G's. So I'd really check the junkyards first. Or take a stab with a green marker and see what you come up with. Don't use a highlighter though, I think it'd be too bright.

Originally posted by jsupetran

Originally posted by destruckeclipse I know this place here in San Diego that sells front bumpers for 45$ no shipping though. Headlights are expensive, cheapest I can get is $115 brand new. edit: WTF how do you do that injen??

Check your pm please!

Okay.

hey j, check the post i made for pics from my most recent damage.