maguirre

Hi all,
I live in New York and we just got hit with a mayor snow storm. Anywayz... needlessly to say, i just got in a "small" accident with my truck.
There was a accident prior and as I approached the mess my truck hit ice and the rest is history.
I hit a trailer truck in the rear... luckily the trailer was pretty tall so my front-end did not hit, my truck slid right underneath the trailer.

Please review my pics and let me know your thoughts....
I want to get some ideas of how bad the damage is before I take it to my local body shop.

TIA,

maguirre

Charchee

For a one bend accident, you sure did bend it in the wrong place. You are going to need a door, of course, but the frame around the windshield is going to be tricky. Either going to be real cheap or real expensive. If it were one of mine, I would find a used door if I didn't already have a spare for that side, and then head down to the salvage yard and cut out a good section of that piece around the windshield. I, myself, would weld it in there and live with a little scar.

Now, if that section is part of the roll over protection system or something like that, you may have trouble getting a body shop to make that kind of scab repair. I honestly have no idea how you would go about replacing that part of the vehicle without welding a section in.

Next time you get a chance, send us a picture of that spot from the inside. That is, if you can get the door open.

fierohink

Your truck is going to need time on the frame machine to repair the A pillar. I don't know if it's enough damage to total it. It will be close.

Your truck may book for $6k so anything more than 50% damage value is a total loss under many policies.

This leaves you with $3k or so in repairs. You can easily have $1k in machine time to fix the pillar and door frame. Perhaps a door if they can't straighten the window. A mirror ($100), paint ($500+), and a windshield ($500).