Bent Frame - not the member
#21
10-18-2005, 04:25 PM
RE: Bent Frame - not the member
ORIGINAL: sadize
yes sorry i didn't mention it is a truck. the damage did not look so bad to me, but i've only been in one wreck and they totaled out my car... i have pics from my phone...its a 2005 canyon
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ORIGINAL: karguy427
Allow me a word here.
I read that it's a "full frame" vehicle - like a pick-up or (most) sport-utes?
A bent frame does not automatically make the vehicle unrepairable.
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A lot depends on what TYPE of damage it is.
Rear frame rails sagging down - usually easilly repairable.
Rails collapsed (crushed) - a bit more difficult, but repairable
One note here. Is the frame rail folded over (bent) more than 45 degrees? That usually means the metal will be considerably weakened when it is straightened, and should be replaced.
Also - frames can be REPLACED. Shops di all the time on pick-ups. Just ask a Ford dealer body shop. They were having a real problem when the new '97 F-150's came out. The front rail sections would crush in a front end collision, but Ford didn't offer a front rail section as a separate part. Shops had to replace the whole frame. They have since started offering the rail sections.
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What kind of vehicle is it?
Got any pictures?
Allow me a word here.
I read that it's a "full frame" vehicle - like a pick-up or (most) sport-utes?
A bent frame does not automatically make the vehicle unrepairable.
.
A lot depends on what TYPE of damage it is.
Rear frame rails sagging down - usually easilly repairable.
Rails collapsed (crushed) - a bit more difficult, but repairable
One note here. Is the frame rail folded over (bent) more than 45 degrees? That usually means the metal will be considerably weakened when it is straightened, and should be replaced.
Also - frames can be REPLACED. Shops di all the time on pick-ups. Just ask a Ford dealer body shop. They were having a real problem when the new '97 F-150's came out. The front rail sections would crush in a front end collision, but Ford didn't offer a front rail section as a separate part. Shops had to replace the whole frame. They have since started offering the rail sections.
.
What kind of vehicle is it?
Got any pictures?
[IMG]local://upfiles/9220/074E061BB3014C759DC17FC78A55F983.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]local://upfiles/9220/C0330C7CD9994FEE8078901F541797D1.jpg[/IMG]
I have noted lately that (at least here in So. Cal) that these new GM compact trucks don't seem to be holding their value too well. Seemed to be over-priced when new. Have recently seen low mileage 2004/2005 Crew cabs going for 18-19K.
#22
10-18-2005, 07:52 PM
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RE: Bent Frame - not the member
Not that the cost of fuel would in any way affect the value of such fuel mizers as pickem-up trucks, huh? naaaaaaaaaaahhh...
#23
10-18-2005, 09:48 PM
RE: Bent Frame - not the member
ORIGINAL: AWDaholic
Not that the cost of fuel would in any way affect the value of such fuel mizers as pickem-up trucks, huh? naaaaaaaaaaahhh...
Not that the cost of fuel would in any way affect the value of such fuel mizers as pickem-up trucks, huh? naaaaaaaaaaahhh...
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