burton50x

Got into a wreck at an intersection. Overall I think I'm lucky and so is my jk given damage to their vehicle. Anyone have any experience with auto insurance and aftermarket parts? Just looking at front end I can tell my steering is shot, pitman arm cracked and was on the ground. Drag link/tie rod damage as well. Who knows what else. Sucks to see your baby hurt.

BrowniesJK

That's more than the pitman arm.

red2010rubi

That BMW is done

MotoJeeper

Depending on the shop you go to they may be able to put aftermarket parts in there under the table, and you pick up the price above the OEM part, which insurance will pay for. Insurance company thinks they're paying for the stock part, when really they're just helping pay for the new aftermarket part. It's not really illegal, but the insurance company won't like it if they found out.

burton50x

Will start the process tomorrow with claims, at second glance the passenger LCA and frame bracket are completely broken. My tire took the brunt of the hit sparing body damage but really sending all the force through the front end axel and supporting parts.

I have USAA if anyone has experience with them.

My first wreck in 10 years of driving, kinda makes you think twice about taking every precaution to be safe in all life endeavors cause it only takes a split second to end it all. Will update as I go along.

God bless all

Greep

I got hit about 6 months ago. Went to Calibre Collision. Upgraded all my parts (both bumpers and tire carrier) from stock. Good experience.

Yamaha90

Glad you're alright! BMW is toast, but yours should be able to be repaired assuming it's limited to front axle damage.

doc5339

Check out this insurance write-up from JeepLab.com; it was written by a guy who wrecked with a relative in auto insurance industry. Glad you are OK, and best of luck:
Wrecked Your Modded Jeep? Here's What To Do.
Published on 09-23-2014 06:47 PM
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I have experience with wrecking a modded Jeep. Dealt with two accidents now, and both my father and father-in-law are in the insurance industry. My dad is actually a 35 year State Farm Agent.

So here's the deal, and one that most people don't get and get mad at your insurance company as they don't understand. Separate from the rider as mentioned earlier, the insurance company will pay you what your car is "worth" today, if you bought it today. So, don't get pissed with them when they try to establish what it was worth, instead, help them. The claims adjuster, ALL he cares about is having enough documentation to come to an agreeable figure and cut you a check. He doesn't care about you, he doesn't care about State Farm, all he cares is that he has documentation to cover his ass, so help provide him that documentation.

What you need to do is start grabbing all your invoices of add-ons. Then, research up on what the resale value is of your vehicle today, find the high, medium and low. KNOW THESE PRICES... Get them from all sorts of places, autotrader, local dealership etc. Claims adjuster will probably be dead on with this figure, but if you don't know prior, you can't disagree if you feel he is low. LET THEM give you their pay-out price first. If you like it, run with it, if not, just say "I think I have some documentation that will show you it is actually valued more at today's pricing" and offer up the documentation.

By being nice, and showing documentation of the EXACT SAME TRUCK on-line as what my wife had just totaled, I walked away with $6k MORE than what I paid for our truck. I actually made money with State Farm on the accident. I had an accident in a brand new VW Passat (months old.) I called up my dealership and said "hey, I'm sending State Farm your way to establish pricing... You give them a real high price of what that thing is worth only being months old, and I bet I'll be buying another one from you." Dealership faxed over an official document saying the vehicle would have only depreciated $0.18 per mile from new. Claims adjust took my mileage and multiplied by this (because... he had documentation from a legit dealership) and then said "Okay, they say MSRP was $$$, minus the $0.18 deprec, so how about $$$$.$$?) Answer YES - because they offered me more than what I bought it for, and dealership got another sale.

Oh, one other thing, they will want to evaluate cost to total vs cost to repair. Make sure you bring donuts to the repair shop that does the estimate ;-) Tell them you'll do future business with them if they make sure on their estimate they don't miss a single nut, bolt, screw, washer, special paint, special grease, whatever. You want the garage estimate to be as high as humanly possible. And then ask them to push it just a hair more (that's where the donuts come in.) If the accident came in to the engine block, then you have a chance. If you're new fangled bumper stopped it from hitting the engine, then there is probably no way in hell they will total it. Make sure garage evaluates if the engine needs to be replaced VERY CLOSELY. If they are in question, tell them to go hard towards replacement, tell them you don't want to have worry down the line.

Originally Posted by ferrarifast
Friends,

The Magnuson install has been put on hold following a severe wreck yesterday. I was hit nearly head on from a older driver who ran a Red Light at the bottom of Provo Canyon. The police estimate they were travelling between 40-50 mph. The paramedic indicated that it was his opinion that my front bumper most likely saved my life.. The irony is that the bumper was just installed last Wednesday... Much thanks to Poison Spider for an excellent, safe product...
I guess that the S/C will wait for a new jeep to be purchased... My biggest worry at this point is whether Farmer's Insurance will cover my add-ons that my Jeep had. My Agent at State Farm indicated that we will pressure them to cover my accessories. Does anyone have any insurance experience where it wasn't your fault and things were covered??

Sore and bruised, yet grateful to be alive!

FF

jedg

Since that steering is shot, time for hydro assist!

I have USAA. They will be pretty danged quick at getting you fixed up. If you take your jeep to one of their 5-star shops (they can tell you these), then it's much faster and easier.

EDIT - and if it's a 5-star shop, then the repair has a lifetime warranty

burton50x

Thanks for all the feedback. Started process with USAA today and they hooked me up with a rental car before I was off the phone.

Jeep got towed to local jeep dealership collision shop.

USAA didn't have any preferred shops in Massachusetts so this is what I chose over local mom and pop shops. Waiting for adjuster to fly out this week and get down to the $ business.