2006-08-29 17:37:34 · 9 answers · asked by tobagononny 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Some of these answers are wrong! A unibody car uses the whole car as the frame, even the windshield. The radiator support is part of the frame and if it is bent,even just a little bit, it needs to be straightened-THIS IS FRAME DAMAGE. A chuck hole in the road can cause serious frame damage.You don't have to hit something very hard to end up with frame damage
2006-08-29 19:05:39 · answer #1 · answered by want2wild 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Frame work on some vehicles today are designed to give or crumple in a crash to absorb the impact and not transfer the force to the passengers. My Frontier is not one of them, it has a full box frame (hard to damage). My truck took a 65 mph impact to the rear and only moved the frame 1/2", however, I have seen vehicles going around 5 mph and cause great damage (unibody has no real frame).
When I say no real frame, I mean no thick solid metal frame. Unibody cars use several thin layers welded together in a square shape as a frame work and this is the length of the vehicle with more heavily re-inforcing at the front and rear of the vehicle (sub frames).
2006-08-29 18:10:16 · answer #2 · answered by turbietech 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on what part of the structure the car has been hit. An average MPH crash of 35 could ruin the integrity of the frame. Easiest impact points for such damage would be any of the quarter panels and door frames. Also corners of the vehicle.
2006-08-29 17:40:54 · answer #3 · answered by HuyaHuya 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it all depends on the car 5 mph did over $1200 of damage to my dads 2001 Saturn 40 mph did $150 of damage to my 1978 ford ltd
2006-08-29 17:52:11 · answer #4 · answered by grey_wolf54486 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not very hard these days,,and it also depends on where you hit it at,,and what angle it was hit on,,i have seen them role in to a pole doing 5 miles per hour,,and get frame damage on them,,it all depends on the car,,and what it hit,,good luck with it,,i hope this help,s.
2006-08-29 17:44:09 · answer #5 · answered by dodge man 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
unibody=no frame,most newer cars
2006-08-29 17:41:15 · answer #6 · answered by djf103 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's surprisingly easy to do. You can get free estimates at nearly any autobody shop.
2006-08-29 17:47:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on whether the object hit 'gives' or not....
and who came up with fiberglass bumpers anyway?
2006-08-29 17:39:49 · answer #8 · answered by sueflower 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i got t boned at 35mph and that did the trick. they totaled out my 2002 grand am.
2006-08-29 22:55:43 · answer #9 · answered by q-fire 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋