Ok i had an accident and in a 2001 Lincoln towncar signature series around 120,000 miles and in exellent condition..
the damaged is all front i will need new fenders, hood, lights, grill, bumper etc and im afraid i have done some frame damage so is it worth fixing the car now ??? will it be the same after they fix it ?
2007-09-18 12:28:06 · 3 answers · asked by KhaN 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Some body shops have frame straightening equipment, but depending on the type of car, it can be "iffy" at best. Larg cars such as yours typically don't get repairable frame damage. If the frame is bent, it's not a good idea to try to fix it, because the car is so large and heavy that a tweaked frame will just not ever likely be the same.
I would take the car to a reliable body shop and ask them to check the frame for tweakage. You may still be good to go.
Frame damage is often the death knell for any car though. Sometimes you can fix them well enough that you can drive them for xx number of years afterward, but they will never likely be the same as they were.
2007-09-18 12:34:52 · answer #1 · answered by tallcowboy0614 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Frame damage comes in varying degrees---some times it's only the front part or "horns" that are bent or twisted which are easy to repair with modern frame equipment and a skilled tech. The body or frame is tied down with chains to keep it from moving and hydraulic pressure is applied at various points to bend the frame back into shape and some times, the damage is just slight enough where a tech can heat it up with a torch and pound it back into shape. Regular steel in frames is easy to reshape if you know how to do it. Most modern shops have computer printout's of exact specs for multiple alignment points on the body and frame to guide them in doing the repairs and can get the tolerances back to within an 1/8 of an inch from factory specs. Straight-on off center hits at high speeds or side impacts are the worst. I've seen some of my tech's do some pretty amazing things in frame repair and really good guys just use a tape measure to cross-check measurements. Any frame repair is just a matter of how extensive it is and how skilled the tech is that's doing it....ask to see before and after specs on the repair if you're concerned and whether the repairs are guaranteed by the shop or insurance co.
2007-09-18 12:52:20 · answer #2 · answered by paul h 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sue the dealer... it's OBVIOUS with carfax behind you that the car is infact and was damaged before they bought it
2016-05-18 00:00:23 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋