Kr33m0
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So, this happened to me last week. Got hit by Jeep Wrangler and pretty much cracked the tailgate. I don't think I have ever seen a car crack quite like that.
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ElChanclo
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It's all plastic back there.
If you watch some of those dash cam videos on youtube, when a modern car collides, you'll see thousands of small plastic fragments explode all over the place as the crumple zone deforms. Great for expending energy during a crash, horrible for the cleanup crew and fender benders.
If you watch some of those dash cam videos on youtube, when a modern car collides, you'll see thousands of small plastic fragments explode all over the place as the crumple zone deforms. Great for expending energy during a crash, horrible for the cleanup crew and fender benders.
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MerlintheMad
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Holy, crap. That level of impact could even deform the diffuser and RR fender. Hopefully not.
westcoastGT
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relatively inexpensive part to replace , the painting will be 350-500 though ( 3 part paint , color , pearl , clear ) , plus some buffing on the bumper ...............
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BadTrainDriver
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Soccer mom on her cell phone?
Your back hurts, right?
Your back hurts, right?
Kr33m0
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Hahah, worse. 16 yr old HS girl that was probably distracted by her cell phone!
Kr33m0
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I would likely need a new tailgate. Is that cheap?? Got a quote from my insurance around $2600, but noticed that they had the wrong tailgate on there - the non-auto open tailgate. So, I expect that to change. I just want the car to look and function just like before.....or better LOL!
Kr33m0
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I hope not! But will have the bodyshop look into that.
Kr33m0
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I did order the "Stinger" script for the tailgate to replace the Kia logo. So there's that?
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westcoastGT
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You dont need a whole tailgate just the plastic plate fascia , this piece has been posted years ago with a price I think it was something like 300.00 . Try to find a parts diagram
MerlintheMad
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Good eyes! I was seeing metal caved in with the plastic. But the metal surround appears to be entirely undamaged except for a couple of small paint nicks. All plastic damage, we hope.
The definitive test is open and close the hatch lid. If it works without issue, no trouble beyond cosmetic.
Kr33m0
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Really? The cracks are through the tailgate. I have not opened it since the accident fearing I would do more damage! The tailgate seems to be offtrack/not set properly as well. Will hopefully see what the body shop says soon.
MerlintheMad
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West Coast is talking about the visual damage; it's all plastic panels. If you can look at the crack between the body and hatch lid, and it is consistent all the way around, then you do not (in all likelihood) have any structural/metal damage: if that's the case, you've got nothing to lose opening and closing the hatch lid yourself: the guys who check it out are going to do that anyway, so, you might as well go in with as much info as you can gather.
