Just Got Rear Ended On The Highway

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Anyone know how much that black plastic piece on my rear bumper costs? Also, there is a small dent in my metal part of my bumper, will insurance pay to replace that too? What's the cost on that part also?

[snarkee]

shitty.....let the others guys insurance repair your truck....make sure nothing under the bumper is bent

 

2 weeks ago a tractor trailer hit some power lines causing them to short out....the insulator blew off the pole and hit my hood causing 3 minor dents and 2 nice scrapes to the metal....being that it was a $1000 repair and NOT my fault, insurance covered it, my deductable, and my rental truck without it affecting my insurance

 

hope to get mine back tomorrow

[mhenshaw]

Glad he hit your hitch or your truck would have been destroyed. Doesn't look like you guys were going fast so hopefully no one was hurt.

 

I always have a draw bar in incase someone hits me. Its a little extra protection.

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Glad he hit your hitch or your truck would have been destroyed. Doesn't look like you guys were going fast so hopefully no one was hurt.

 

I always have a draw bar in incase someone hits me. Its a little extra protection.

 

We were doing 70 - 75mph, everyone in front of me slammed on their brakes, the driver of the Ford didn't react in time. He prob got down to 10 - 15 mph when he hit me.

 

I used to leave my 3 ball hitch installed, but the retarded reverse sensors would always flip out when I was backing up.

[iminaquagmire]

Looks like you got off pretty lucky. The center section from GMPartsDirect is about $112 but get it looked at because there are lots of pieces to the bumper besides the center section. They should also replace the hitch since it could have stress cracks that could fail while towing. Too bad about not being able to keep the tri-ball in. Its saved my bumper a few times already.

[tbhuge]

Let his insurance company do all of the repairs at the shop of your choosing. It isnt up to you to shop around and find the best bargain for them.

 

As far as you, if you have not already gotten yourself checked out, I would recommend seeing a chiropractor. Even at 10-15 MPH, you can still have whiplash from the accident. The longer you let it set in, the more chronic the condition can become and the more problems you can have in the future.

[jandersinc]

Having a receiver hitch in when getting rear-ended sounds like a good plan, but even with a minor impact like yours it can bend the hitch and frame causing thousands more in damage.

 

I go to collisions often and have seen it many times. Just a little bump and it helps protect your bumper, but anything over a couple miles an hour and it'll tweak the frame.

[greezy]

About 5 yrs ago a lady rear ended me at a stop light. I had my receiver hitch in and the impact bent it half way under the truck. Didn't touch the bumper or nothing. She was only doing about 10mph. Her insurance had to replace my tow hitch and had to get my frame rails straightened that the tow hitch was attached to. The frame wasn't bend that bad but it still bent em. I would definitely take it to a body shop for a lookover. Her hood was peeled back like a sardine can from my hitch extention.

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I started thinking last night, since the cops were called and a report made, this is probably going to end up on carfax. This is the first accident this truck has been in, do I need to worry about depreciation and getting comped from the insurance company?

[Egghaus]

Who said the rear bumper on the GMT-900s was weak? Looks like the F-150 front bumper is just as thin as the GM.

[gnet158]

Thank god for tow hitches! That said I'd have body shop take a good look at everything (bumper/hitch/tailgate/bed) because you never know what might have gotten tweaked.