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On October 5, my wife was in an accident with the Charger. The most important thing is that she's OK, and our two boys were not with her. Her back was a bit sore and one finger was a little sore. I think her heart hurt the most...as this is just as much her baby as it is mine.
She and the other guy were in opposing traffic. He did not yield during a left hand turn across her lane. He turned directly in front of her. She was hard on the brakes...ABS was kicking in, and she made an evasive turn to her left. Buy the pictures, you'll see that she almost missed him as the damage is on the right front corner. The other guy received a ticket for not yielding to oncoming traffic during his left hand turn.
Most of the damage was on the right front fender, hood, front fascia (and all associated parts), right front wheel & tire, right front frame (outer), right inner tie rod end ball and socket, ABS block bracket, and some of the front sensors (air intake, air bag?). The front radiator support was moved to the left just a bit. I think it'll pull easily. Also, the passenger door was not hurt at all. Good news is that because of her evasive action, the front unibody did not take a direct hit, but instead just a glance. The hit was soft enough that the air bags didn't even go off.
Here are a few pictures of the accident...
Fast forward to today...
Here are some pictures of the Charger in my shop. Yup, I got 'er back on Tuesday, and now she's put away because it is snowing/sleeting/freezing rain. You can see the sleet in the pictures.
I haven't had a chance to look at it in the sun yet, but so far the paint match looks good. There are no additional rattles and it drives just like it did before. Hood/fender/fascia fitment is not exactly perfect, but better than some I've seen off the showroom floor.
I'm satisfied given the circumstances. Now I wait for the repair invoice...and go after diminshed value.
Here are some pictures after the repair...
Keith
She and the other guy were in opposing traffic. He did not yield during a left hand turn across her lane. He turned directly in front of her. She was hard on the brakes...ABS was kicking in, and she made an evasive turn to her left. Buy the pictures, you'll see that she almost missed him as the damage is on the right front corner. The other guy received a ticket for not yielding to oncoming traffic during his left hand turn.
Most of the damage was on the right front fender, hood, front fascia (and all associated parts), right front wheel & tire, right front frame (outer), right inner tie rod end ball and socket, ABS block bracket, and some of the front sensors (air intake, air bag?). The front radiator support was moved to the left just a bit. I think it'll pull easily. Also, the passenger door was not hurt at all. Good news is that because of her evasive action, the front unibody did not take a direct hit, but instead just a glance. The hit was soft enough that the air bags didn't even go off.
Here are a few pictures of the accident...
Fast forward to today...
Here are some pictures of the Charger in my shop. Yup, I got 'er back on Tuesday, and now she's put away because it is snowing/sleeting/freezing rain. You can see the sleet in the pictures.
I haven't had a chance to look at it in the sun yet, but so far the paint match looks good. There are no additional rattles and it drives just like it did before. Hood/fender/fascia fitment is not exactly perfect, but better than some I've seen off the showroom floor.
I'm satisfied given the circumstances. Now I wait for the repair invoice...and go after diminshed value.
Here are some pictures after the repair...
Keith
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