A pillar damage..

[suckmykiss]

My friend did this earlier.. What are the chances if autoglass being able to fit a new screen???

She's panicking as she needs the car for work etc..

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

How the hell !?

Has she called them.....?

At a guess, the problem would be wether the a-pillar is damaged where the bead sits. Won't know until the screen is off probably.

 

[suckmykiss]

 

[Adam.]

Cat A.

 

[suckmykiss]

Looks knackered to me but I'd rather someone's opinion who's in the know.. Clipped a parked up trailer.. As in tractor and trailer.. She has rang them but they can't come until weds and they couldn't say over the phone without looking st it.

 

[Inequality Street]

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[suckmykiss]

Cat A.

That was my 1st thought tbh

 

[Simon@SprayShack]

1 way ticket to the scrap yard.........

 

[Paul172sport]

Not alot of damage but no realistic way of repairing that. Cat b I reckon.

 

[Siddle]

What did she hit!?

as said above - its a tricky one to judge.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

That latest pic .. I'm far from an expert, but I'd suggest that was close to game over territory

 

[suckmykiss]

Ye I only revived the last pic after I posted..

 

[Dave..]

Repairing that would involve chopping the A pillar out and welding a new section in from a donor car.

Massive costs.

 

[suckmykiss]

It's an old diesel 206 so I'm guessing write off.. Cat c

 

[Addicted]

Isn't it immediately Cat A if there's A-pillar damage?

 

[Adam.]

Isn't it immediately Cat A if there's A-pillar damage?

Na.

 

[JackJack]

Isn't it immediately Cat A if there's A-pillar damage?

And immediately Cat B if there's B-pillar damage?

 

[Addicted]

And immediately Cat B if there's B-pillar damage? Lol

See now I thought one special person would think I meant that, but no, no I didn't.

 

[suckmykiss]

Cat a is completely burnt out/ no parts usable, b can be used for parts, c is chassis damage, d is body/ light damage.

 

[Dave..]

Cat a is completely burnt out/ no parts usable, b can be used for parts, c is chassis damage, d is body/ light damage.

Nearly right

Cat C is just a more costly state of repair than Cat D.

Cat D would be something like, paint stripper poured over the car, or flood damage. My Clio is Cat C and didn't have any chassis damage

 

[Saner]

^Yus

My Cat C has no Chassis damage

 

[Adam.]

Cat A usually for blood and guts inside too lol.

 

[Dave..]

^Yus

My Cat C has no Chassis damage

I miss your boyish charm and dashingly good looks.

 

[suckmykiss]

Cat c must be pretty serious though.. I've seen pretty badly smashed up cat d's before

 

[Dave..]

Cat c must be pretty serious though.. I've seen pretty badly smashed up cat d's before

It can be badly smashed but relatively cheap to fix, or like mine, very little panel damage, but suspension and running gear fucked.

 

[Saner]

I miss your boyish charm and dashingly good looks.

I miss your rugged manliness and commanding nature. Any big bills on the Audi yet?

suckmykiss, its all to do with cost, and labour is the biggest cost. You could have every panel damaged, but if its a quick bolt on replacement it will just be Cat D. With my car only one panel is damaged, but the labour of straightening it is over 80% the total repair cost!

 

[Dave..]

Any big bills on the Audi yet?

Yes.

 

[Saner]

Yes.

:dapprove:

 

[Dave..]

New front calliper is going on, fuel leak from the filter, torn CV boot, headlight level sensor and a service. Yay!

 

[Lawro]

I would say close to game over too.

 

[Siddle]

More to the point - how did this happen?

Did she hit someone? ..I won't tell.

 

[Djw John]

Id be surprised if that wasnt written off tbh

 

[ThomasBrentnall]

More to the point - how did this happen?

Did she hit someone? ..I won't tell.

Hit a trailer of a tractor, its on the first page somewhere

 

[Siddle]

Hit a trailer of a tractor, its on the first page somewhere

Pshhh, I was looking for a murder confession..

 

[ThomasBrentnall]

Pshhh, I was looking for a murder confession..

Hahah

 

[Gaz.]

Repairing that would involve chopping the A pillar out and welding a new section in from a donor car.

Massive costs.

14lb hammer into shape, ship it to Poland, it'll last 10 years.

 

[JCC]

Autoglass won't fit a screen to that, the part where it meets the windscreen would have to be straight first. The dent on the outside is f**k all, it all depends what it looks like where the glass meets the pillar whether it'll be a write off or not.

 

[Dave..]

14lb hammer into shape, ship it to Poland, it'll last 10 years.

Ship it to Poland and they'll be carting round a herd of cattle and a family of 18 in it, for the next 10 years

 

[Gaz.]

Everyone's a winner in that situation.

 

[sinnie92]

Shitt! Assuming the trailer didn't drive into her, is she fully comp? It's a matter of the insurance deciding if the pillar is feasibly, legally and economically repairable. It will probably be brought from a write off auction and repaired by a dodgey Indian garage in high wycombe