Is this damage fixable? Is the car totaled?

[Sh3rpak!ng]

Yea if his insurance is out of date, I wouldn't worry too much. Just see if you get a phone call.

Do you have liability at least? If not, get the lube.

Yea, I have coverage for everything, except full coverage of my car.

[nando]

yeah it looks like you need fender, bumper, valance, grill, headlight, hood, core support, and the sheet metal over the wheel well. Probably some misc plastic bits as well.

[Sh3rpak!ng]

yeah it looks like you need fender, bumper, valance, grill, headlight, hood, core support, and the sheet metal over the wheel well. Probably some misc plastic bits as well.

yup, that's my assessment. That sheet metal over the fender well is probably smooshed too.

I'll probably buy a car cheap for the parts I need and part the rest of it out.

[UlrichFennec]

That's the spirit! Take the good with the bad, and it gives you a little money on the side. Good luck to you. I'm sure it'll turn out just fine.

[TobyB]

Yeah, you can fix it. Lollipop mounts might be in trouble, though...

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[Sh3rpak!ng]

That's the spirit! Take the good with the bad, and it gives you a little money on the side. Good luck to you. I'm sure it'll turn out just fine.

Yea, no way in hell this will keep me down. Already plotting some changes in my head. Probably a good time to do a wire tuck/shave for the driver side :D especially since it looked like the harness there suffered some damage

Yeah, you can fix it. Lollipop mounts might be in trouble, though...

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I'll know more tonight. Fingers crossed its all cosmetic.

[decay]

What the hell is going on with the influx of E30s getting boned recently? Does the universe just hate us?

Same as it ever was... there's a reason "I r3v'd my car" used to be a common phrase around here.

[Sh3rpak!ng]

Same as it ever was... there's a reason "I r3v'd my car" used to be a common phrase around here.

hahahah we need to bring that back

[McGyver]

what did we do to deserve this

You got rain, gotta take the bad with the good.

[rturbo 930]

If the frame rail is straight, I'd say it's fixable, but then it's a matter of how much effort you're willing to put into it, and also how much of it you can do yourself. I wouldn't bother paying someone to fix it, personally.

[Sh3rpak!ng]

If the frame rail is straight, I'd say it's fixable, but then it's a matter of how much effort you're willing to put into it, and also how much of it you can do yourself. I wouldn't bother paying someone to fix it, personally.

I'll be doing it all myself. I can weld and I have a friend who can paint. Plan is to get a donor/parts car. If the frame is straight, I'll just take what I need and part the rest. If the frame is damaged, I'll swap everything over.

[varg]

3rd E30 I've seen smashed up this week, we finished up the south florida meet this past Sunday with one turbo E30 getting rear-ended by some schmuck who was swerving around through traffic, then 2mAn's car got crashed, now yours. Not too happy about that. Makes me nervous, hits close to home. Hope you can get it fixed quickly and cheaply.

Stay safe out there, people.

[BlackSpeed66]

Definitely get it on a frame rack to make sure the measurements are good if you can. How does the Passenger's door open and how does the gap between the right fender and passenger's door look? If they're rubbing, that's a good sign it'll need some unibody alignment time. It's not the end of the world but you'll definitely want to get that taken care of before you start welding/bolting the other panels on.

[101]

Your damage is not too unlike what happened to my 87 es.

I'd bet that the inner wheel "house" as BMW calls it, is bent a bit, and probably the front section of the left frame rail with it. The gap between the fender and the door is somewhat telling.

Definitely fixable. My thread here - http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=248416 might give you some inspiration.

Good luck!

[Sh3rpak!ng]

3rd E30 I've seen smashed up this week, we finished up the south florida meet this past Sunday with one turbo E30 getting rear-ended by some schmuck who was swerving around through traffic, then 2mAn's car got crashed, now yours. Not too happy about that. Makes me nervous, hits close to home. Hope you can get it fixed quickly and cheaply.

Stay safe out there, people.

Damn, what's going one?! Apparently my brother's e46 330 got totaled when a semi tire exploded in front of him wednesday too... I'm scared driving my e36 now. If somethign happens to that car I'll die

Definitely get it on a frame rack to make sure the measurements are good if you can. How does the Passenger's door open and how does the gap between the right fender and passenger's door look? If they're rubbing, that's a good sign it'll need some unibody alignment time. It's not the end of the world but you'll definitely want to get that taken care of before you start welding/bolting the other panels on.

passengers door is perfectly fine, no change. Driver's door opens too, though it rubs a bit on the panel. I'll do what I can to check everything before I start repairing. If you look at the pictures, the impact was basically from the low beam over, the high beam wasn't even damaged - so the impact was outisde of the frame rail.

Your damage is not too unlike what happened to my 87 es.

I'd bet that the inner wheel "house" as BMW calls it, is bent a bit, and probably the front section of the left frame rail with it. The gap between the fender and the door is somewhat telling.

Definitely fixable. My thread here - http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=248416 might give you some inspiration.

Good luck!

Thanks, I'll take a look