Recent content by Steve_In_29

Looks like they will be able to fix it. Estimate was $20,373.52 of which $500 is my deductible. According to KBB that is a few grand under 50% of its value Only fixable since air bags didn't deploy or that would have put cost WAY over 50% of value Though I still have to review that as the...

In both pictures the tires are pointed straight ahead. and parallel to the frame Driver's side Pass side

How do the light blue pieces mount to the dark blue frame? As I said they are pushed way over towards pass side

The frame horns are bent pretty far. The mounting hole of the drivers side body mount/crash bar mount is pointing almost straight forward and the pass side is pointed into and touching the tire

How far back to get into the frame? Everything behind the grill (intercooler, ac condenser and radiator) is toast as well.

Despite my not being a fan of the decoration, the Stroppe does offer everything I would want in a Bronco and I have a lead on a very lightly used 2025 for $10K discount over new.

Or they had orientated the PPF on that door in a different direction from the rest

It's why good body shops will repaint the entire side or even entire vehicle and not just a single panel

Any hoops required depend on state and insurance carrier. For my 07 F350 all I had to do after the repairs was get it inspected at a California State certified safety inspection station. After which Stare Farm insured it just like any other vehicle with no increase in my rates. Also not all...

This is a daily driver and not a dedicated trail rig so no time to spend rebuilding it. Plus I'm only 10 payments into the note so need entire loan paid off After I got another close up look at my Bronco in the tow yard you can see the damage is worse than it looks in pictures. The front...

I have NEVER had that happen That is why you carry underinsured/uninsured coverage. Just have to be careful of the fine print. For instance in California you have to carry at least twice the coverage of the underinsured driver for your policy to pay. So if you carry the state minimum and the...

I went to swap the rental (Genesis G70) for a more appropriate vehicle for the 10 miles of dirt to our place and had to straighten out a towing issue before Bronco could be transferred to body shop. The manager at Enterprise offered to give me a huge Mercedes SUV (for the $50/day the...

I think it depends on the situation and phase of the moon. A woman (insured by Geico) ran a stop sign and hit our 2007 F350 around 15 years ago. Gieco paid up promptly. In fact they paid too much. The adjuster missed a lot of things and had to make a return trip (60 miles each way) and was...

Bronco was transferred to the Body Shop today. They said they would let me know what's up next week.

Not to be a dick but the OEMs can make LEDs last for WAY more then 2 years. So not sure why yours seem to have longevity issues. It's really NOT rocket surgery. Perhaps give the chinese kid in the factory a raise.